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  <p>Given that every transaction on an exchange requires also a transaction on the blockchain, how does it work? </p>
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<p>They don't, movements on exchanges are internal, not Bitcoin transactions.</p>

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2021-09-28T10:36:42.410Z
Is the activity on exchange not related to the activity on the blockchain in any way?
Aqqqq
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2022-05-16T20:11:12.807Z
@Aqqqq Have you yet found any answers yet? It's quite an interesting topic!
Max Wong
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2017-12-22T10:25:16.560Z
Claris
<p>I a bit puzzled to see high transaction rates on BTC exchanges yet read that the blockchain only confirms about 6 transactions per second. Given that every transaction on an exchange requires also a transaction on the blockchain, how does it work? Is my perception of the volume just wrong? Or are there quiet times at exchanges when the blockchain can catch up?</p>

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High activity on exchanges vs. low transaction rate on blockchain
Christian Lindig
# High activity on exchanges vs. low transaction rate on blockchain

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-22)

I a bit puzzled to see high transaction rates on BTC exchanges yet read that the blockchain only confirms about 6 transactions per second. Given that every transaction on an exchange requires also a transaction on the blockchain, how does it work? Is my perception of the volume just wrong? Or are there quiet times at exchanges when the blockchain can catch up?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-22. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

> Given that every transaction on an exchange requires also a transaction on the blockchain, how does it work?

They don't, movements on exchanges are internal, not Bitcoin transactions.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Is the activity on exchange not related to the activity on the blockchain in any way?  
> **username_3**: @username_2 Have you yet found any answers yet? It's quite an interesting topic!  

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