<p>Which transactions make it into a block are purely at the discretion of the miner who mines that block.  In general, they take the transactions that will yield them the most in fees...but there's not really a way of saying for sure.  If a particular mining pool has another incentive in play that is worth more to them than the fees they'd be sacrificing, I'm sure they would operate differently.</p>

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Jestin
<p>Are there any factors that contribute to how fast a transaction is confirmed other than the Fee (sat/B), and a little bit of luck?</p>

<p>Does it matter what service is used?<br>
How large the transaction is?<br>
How many senders/receivers?<br></p>

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related: [How do miners select which transactions to include in a block?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/7311/5406)
Murch
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What, other that Fees and Luck, controls the time to confirmation?
abelenky
# What, other that Fees and Luck, controls the time to confirmation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-05)

Are there any factors that contribute to how fast a transaction is confirmed other than the Fee (sat/B), and a little bit of luck?

Does it matter what service is used?  
How large the transaction is?  
How many senders/receivers?

**Tags:** confirmations, transaction-selection

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> **username_1**: related: [How do miners select which transactions to include in a block?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/7311/5406)  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-05. Score: 2

Which transactions make it into a block are purely at the discretion of the miner who mines that block. In general, they take the transactions that will yield them the most in fees...but there's not really a way of saying for sure. If a particular mining pool has another incentive in play that is worth more to them than the fees they'd be sacrificing, I'm sure they would operate differently.


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