<p>That's just a model example. The average time between blocks is 10 minutes, while the median is approximately 7 minutes, so 5 minutes is a pretty common time to wait for the next block.</p>

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<p>Book &quot;mastering bitcoin&quot; 3rd edition, on page 26, there is one statement as following:
<strong>&quot;Approximately five minutes after the transaction was first transmitted by Alice’s
wallet, a miner finds a solution for the block and announces it to the network.&quot;</strong></p>
<p>My question is why it is &quot;five minutes&quot;?</p>

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Question about bitcoin transaction minted time
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# Question about bitcoin transaction minted time

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-03-13)

Book "mastering bitcoin" 3rd edition, on page 26, there is one statement as following:
**"Approximately five minutes after the transaction was first transmitted by Alice’s
wallet, a miner finds a solution for the block and announces it to the network."**

My question is why it is "five minutes"?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-03-13. Score: 1

That's just a model example. The average time between blocks is 10 minutes, while the median is approximately 7 minutes, so 5 minutes is a pretty common time to wait for the next block.


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