<p>The transaction appears to have a very low "fee per byte" of 20.09 satoshis per byte.  A transaction I just completed got confirmed 5 times within 30 minutes or so with a fee per byte of 298 satoshis/byte.</p>

<p>You need to make sure the fee you specify for the transaction is attractive to miners, otherwise it will take a long time for the transaction to be confirmed.</p>

<p>Earn.com has a great bitcoin fee tool at <a href="https://bitcoinfees.earn.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcoinfees.earn.com/</a> (I'm not associated with Earn in any way)</p>

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Would there be a way for me to add more money to the fee?
Xdecora
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<p>I am new to Bitcoin (using Bitcoin core client) and i tried to make a transaction but its taken 4 days so far and i not sure what to do?</p>

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Why is my Bitcoin transaction taking so long
Xdecora
# Why is my Bitcoin transaction taking so long

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-15)

I am new to Bitcoin (using Bitcoin core client) and i tried to make a transaction but its taken 4 days so far and i not sure what to do?

<https://blockchain.info/tx/8c2057ca78c0843b881c2620127d140cdeeeb73f38fa6444d9aecd82d0979cc9>

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-15. Score: 0

The transaction appears to have a very low "fee per byte" of 20.09 satoshis per byte. A transaction I just completed got confirmed 5 times within 30 minutes or so with a fee per byte of 298 satoshis/byte.

You need to make sure the fee you specify for the transaction is attractive to miners, otherwise it will take a long time for the transaction to be confirmed.

Earn.com has a great bitcoin fee tool at <https://bitcoinfees.earn.com/> (I'm not associated with Earn in any way)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Would there be a way for me to add more money to the fee?  

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