<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5h0b38/why_does_blockchaininfo_show_the_warning/dawdkae/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BTCJerk on reddit noticed</a> that "Blockchain.info is having issues, the last block they show is 442341". Other block explorers were already on block 442349…</p>

<p>Since the transaction was <a href="https://webbtc.com/tx/fc3f81c625720063c5cab2145bcb5ef20b13ff0aa73b0b2435ffdb645acfcb8b" rel="nofollow noreferrer">timelocked</a> until block 442345, and timelocked transactions are considered invalid until the appropriate blockchain height is reached, blockchain.info was still considering the transaction invalid due to its lagging behind.</p>

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Murch
<p>The transaction <code>fc3f81c625720063c5cab2145bcb5ef20b13ff0aa73b0b2435ffdb645acfcb8b</code> has the warning "Transaction rejected by our node. Reason: The transaction is not final." <a href="https://blockchain.info/search?search=fc3f81c625720063c5cab2145bcb5ef20b13ff0aa73b0b2435ffdb645acfcb8b" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on Blockchain.info</a>.</p>

<p>The same transaction shows up with five confirmations <a href="https://blockexplorer.com/tx/fc3f81c625720063c5cab2145bcb5ef20b13ff0aa73b0b2435ffdb645acfcb8b" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on Blockexplorer.com</a>.</p>

<p>What does that "the transaction is not final" mean, and why did blockchain.info reject the transaction?</p>

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Why does blockchain.info show the warning "Transaction rejected by our node. Reason: The transaction is not final"?
necromancer
# Why does blockchain.info show the warning "Transaction rejected by our node. Reason: The transaction is not final"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-07)

The transaction `fc3f81c625720063c5cab2145bcb5ef20b13ff0aa73b0b2435ffdb645acfcb8b` has the warning "Transaction rejected by our node. Reason: The transaction is not final." [on Blockchain.info](https://blockchain.info/search?search=fc3f81c625720063c5cab2145bcb5ef20b13ff0aa73b0b2435ffdb645acfcb8b).

The same transaction shows up with five confirmations [on Blockexplorer.com](https://blockexplorer.com/tx/fc3f81c625720063c5cab2145bcb5ef20b13ff0aa73b0b2435ffdb645acfcb8b).

What does that "the transaction is not final" mean, and why did blockchain.info reject the transaction?

**Tags:** blockchain.info, blockexplorer, sequence


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-12-07. Score: 1

[BTCJerk on reddit noticed](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5h0b38/why_does_blockchaininfo_show_the_warning/dawdkae/) that "Blockchain.info is having issues, the last block they show is 442341". Other block explorers were already on block 442349…

Since the transaction was [timelocked](https://webbtc.com/tx/fc3f81c625720063c5cab2145bcb5ef20b13ff0aa73b0b2435ffdb645acfcb8b) until block 442345, and timelocked transactions are considered invalid until the appropriate blockchain height is reached, blockchain.info was still considering the transaction invalid due to its lagging behind.


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