Transactions
Bitcoin Confirmations, Mempool, and Fees Explained
Understand pending transactions, confirmation depth, fee rates, and why an estimate is not a countdown.
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Fee rates
Separate transaction cost, size, and confirmation estimates.
A total fee and a rate per virtual byte answer different questions. Transaction structure affects the data involved, while fee estimation describes an uncertain target rather than a reservation. Use these articles to understand the units and arithmetic without treating teaching examples as live recommendations.
Explorer essentials
Bitcoin Inputs, Outputs, and UTXOs: Follow the Pieces
Use worked examples to understand change, transaction fees, output indexes, and wallet balances.
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More topics to explore.
Follow a different thread through Bitcoin’s public data and the tools around it.