A big Saint Patrick's day fuck up, a little took much whiskey I bet.
Well, the guy must have started the celebrating really early; the incident occurred over a week ago.Now who's been into the whiskey?!
Topic: 2.5 btc tx fee - page 2. (Read 1491 times)
Now who's been into the whiskey?!
Clearly just a rich guy trying to help the network right
It was a mistake. he posted here in bitcointalk weeks ago.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/please-help-i-sent-a-transaction-with-a-25-btc-transaction-fee-1818791
oh man i wish it wasn't just a one comment kind of topic from OP and it would have been great if he/she could explain why that happened so maybe others could learn from that mistake.
anyways that seems to be a story with a happy ending since the miner (Bitmain) paid him back
https://blockchain.info/tx/eb76fdc7a422342cc5b97c77f8e37406aefb3ec8cfbe2c00e0240138b950b768
I think this happened because he could have thought that he's placing transaction fee in the form of dollars. In such a way to get faster confirmation could have done it without understanding the representation of btc and dollar separately. The user is simply helpless, because such transaction get confirmed in a short as well getting back is tedious.
Clearly just a rich guy trying to help the network right
It was a mistake. he posted here in bitcointalk weeks ago.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/please-help-i-sent-a-transaction-with-a-25-btc-transaction-fee-1818791
Clearly just a rich guy trying to help the network right
A big Saint Patrick's day fuck up, a little took much whiskey I bet.
Well, the guy must have started the celebrating really early; the incident occurred over a week ago.
Now who's been into the whiskey?!
Its likely someone who was messing around and handcrafted the TX himself. Many don't realise that the fee is always the input amount-output amount and the fee is unintentionally overpaid. Depending on who mined the transaction, they may not refund. The 2.5BTC is technically theirs.
It happens when the wallet you use to send funds don't have the feature to input the fees manually and you can't preview the fees, seems like electrum and mycelium but those two can preview the fees before sending so still it safe.
Or maybe he used some exchange that get the fees from the users balance automatically and the user can't see if the fees reach 1 BTC already.
Or maybe he used some exchange that get the fees from the users balance automatically and the user can't see if the fees reach 1 BTC already.
https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/4d45a14ee7320b97bafd550d60df1a1be524f3cfc8ca1ea6295279eeb7026aff/
Wtf. How does it happen 😄😄😄
Just a mistake, and lucky for those have repays : Wtf. How does it happen 😄😄😄
Bitcoin Miner Repays Customer Who Accidentally Paid 2.5 Bitcoins Transaction Fee
And all well done here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/please-help-i-sent-a-transaction-with-a-25-btc-transaction-fee-1818791
The reply of their representative is indeed correct--the user made the mistake personally and the company has no responsibility or whatsoever in the matter. However, it is so kind of them to still give the user his losses after what has happened on that scenario and that was pretty cool of Antpool to do since the funds were already dispersed but still they gave it to the dude. A nice ending to a horrific start, I guess.
Somwone was probably drunkenly using a waller that allows hand input for fees and mistook the field. There have been cases that the pool mining the transaction returned the fee but they're certainly not obligated ro.
https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/4d45a14ee7320b97bafd550d60df1a1be524f3cfc8ca1ea6295279eeb7026aff/
Wtf. How does it happen 😄😄😄
Wtf. How does it happen 😄😄😄
Probably a big mistake by whoever sent the funds.
I mean there are a lot of transactions that carried way more transaction fees than even this one, i believe there was one with something like 40+ BTC in transaction fees. It's not that uncommon these days to have transactions with fees over 0.1 BTC, without a mistake just because the fees are pretty damn high right now.
If that guy made a mistake, which he probably did, he should contact whoever mined the block which is Antpool in this case and ask for a refund.
I've seen companies offer refunds before, not sure what's Antpool's stance on this issue.
https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/4d45a14ee7320b97bafd550d60df1a1be524f3cfc8ca1ea6295279eeb7026aff/
Wtf. How does it happen 😄😄😄
Wtf. How does it happen 😄😄😄
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