What is confirmation?Confirmation
Each block added after the one containing your transaction is another confirmation; more confirmations make it harder to reverse, and exchanges often require a certain number before crediting you.
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- Crypto BasicsOn-Chain Transfers: Networks, Gas and Confirmations
Moving coins from an exchange to your wallet or to a friend: pick the right network, check the address, pay the gas fee and wait for block confirmations. There's no undo button if you get it wrong.
- Crypto BasicsBlockchains and Cryptocurrency
A public ledger that everyone holds a copy of, where changing one page gets noticed instantly. That's a blockchain, and cryptocurrencies are recorded on it.
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