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legendary
Activity: 3290
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Thick-Skinned Gang Leader and Golden Feather 2021
January 03, 2021, 09:26:49 AM
#49
Forkcoins?  What, huh, how do I get those?
Considering the total amount if quite low, I'd say just use Coinomi (on Android) to import your private keys on the BCH, BSV and BTG chain. That covers the main Forks.
Before you do this, you'll need to add Forkdust to your current address, so BCH/BSV/BCH-A don't move at the same time.
Coinomi doesn't support BCH-A yet, and it keeps telling me that my BCH isn't split yet (they're working on it) so moving them together might not be the worst. In that case all you need is some BSV-dust, then sweep the private keys on Coinomi for each Fork (starting with BSV in this case).
After doing this, never use this Bitcoin address again! Consider it compromised.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
January 03, 2021, 08:06:53 AM
#48
Forkcoins?  What, huh, how do I get those?
legendary
Activity: 3290
Merit: 16489
Thick-Skinned Gang Leader and Golden Feather 2021
December 27, 2020, 02:22:57 PM
#47
Don't forget:
Just so you know: after you've secured your Bitcoin, you also own about $22 worth of Forkcoins. Getting them is a bit above n00b level though, and you shouldn't try to get them before all your Bitcoins are confirmed on a new address.
So keep your private key.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
December 27, 2020, 01:07:36 PM
#46
Yes, Electrum in the end.  Glad to have got them out of Bitcoin Core and I have actually "cashed out"  Whilst I'm sure BTC will get much higher in 2021 the £1000 they equate too is well needed at the moment and considering when I got them all those years ago tidy profit!

Yeah, went for 12 as I wanted to be sure and to get it done!

Oh, and the added bonus, some HDD space back as I can uninstall core now Smiley
legendary
Activity: 3290
Merit: 16489
Thick-Skinned Gang Leader and Golden Feather 2021
December 27, 2020, 10:25:48 AM
#45
I think I'll try with 6.
I'm going to disagree with Loyce here. The mempool is now filling up again, and 6 sats/vbyte is going to put you 5MB from the tip. There's a reasonable chance that that won't clear today, and if it doesn't, then it might not until next weekend. I'd probably be pushing up to 20 or 30 sats/vbyte if I wanted some certainty of confirming today.
I said 12 if you're unlucky, not 6. Usually fees drop several times on a Sunday. If you want certainty, a much higher fee is indeed the way to go, but for a total of ~50 mBTC with 15 kB transaction size, your recommended fee would be almost 10% of the total amount.
I think 5 sat/byte was just confirmed too.

Got them! Thanks for all your help guys, much appreciated!
Congrats Smiley The delay earned you a couple hundred bucks in increased value Smiley
What did you use in the end? Electrum?
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
December 27, 2020, 10:16:29 AM
#44
Got them! Thanks for all your help guys, much appreciated!
legendary
Activity: 3038
Merit: 4418
Crypto Swap Exchange
December 27, 2020, 09:11:30 AM
#43
I think I'll try with 6.

So when I set that and click "ok" I get a confirmation screen

Transaction ID is unknown
And options along the bottom are Export / Save / Combine / Sign / Broadcast and Close

BUT broadcast is greyed out.
You have to Sign first before you can broadcast the transaction. Remember to not tick the box in the Bump Fee dialog to make the transaction final. It should still be replaceable.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
December 27, 2020, 09:09:25 AM
#42
Went for 12 in the end, so fingers crossed! Smiley
legendary
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Merit: 18706
December 27, 2020, 08:59:40 AM
#41
I think I'll try with 6.
I'm going to disagree with Loyce here. The mempool is now filling up again, and 6 sats/vbyte is going to put you 5MB from the tip. There's a reasonable chance that that won't clear today, and if it doesn't, then it might not until next weekend. I'd probably be pushing up to 20 or 30 sats/vbyte if I wanted some certainty of confirming today.

BUT broadcast is greyed out.
You need to sign it first. Then you can broadcast it.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
December 27, 2020, 08:48:55 AM
#40
I think I'll try with 6.

So when I set that and click "ok" I get a confirmation screen

Transaction ID is unknown
And options along the bottom are Export / Save / Combine / Sign / Broadcast and Close

BUT broadcast is greyed out.
legendary
Activity: 3290
Merit: 16489
Thick-Skinned Gang Leader and Golden Feather 2021
December 27, 2020, 08:40:58 AM
#39
Got it, so what's a realistic fee to get this thing confirmed today (with luck) but not spend a fortune Wink
See Johoe's Bitcoin Mempool Stats: if you're lucky, 3 sat/byte is more than enough. If you're not lucky, 12 sat/byte should be enough:
My suggestion: make 2 transactions: use a low fee on the small inputs, and a higher fee on the larger inputs.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
December 27, 2020, 08:20:00 AM
#38
Got it, so what's a realistic fee to get this thing confirmed today (with luck) but not spend a fortune Wink
legendary
Activity: 3038
Merit: 4418
Crypto Swap Exchange
December 27, 2020, 08:14:32 AM
#37
Aha!

That worked, sorry to be annoying, but what should I do next....

It's showing the unconfirmed transaction at the top and my balance as 0 Smiley
Right click the unconfirmed transaction and select Bump Fee. You should be able to see a dialog to see the fees for the replacement transaction. If you do this, the transaction will be replaced with a similar transaction with a lower output amount and a higher fee.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
December 27, 2020, 08:11:41 AM
#36
Aha!

That worked, sorry to be annoying, but what should I do next....

It's showing the unconfirmed transaction at the top and my balance as 0 Smiley
legendary
Activity: 3290
Merit: 16489
Thick-Skinned Gang Leader and Golden Feather 2021
December 27, 2020, 08:06:17 AM
#35
I tried to sweep into Electrum
Try import (create a new wallet, select "Import Bitcoin ~ private keys".
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
December 27, 2020, 08:04:07 AM
#34
I tried to sweep into Electrum but it is saying "no inputs" is that because my balance in Bitcoin Core is zero?
legendary
Activity: 3290
Merit: 16489
Thick-Skinned Gang Leader and Golden Feather 2021
December 27, 2020, 07:49:41 AM
#33
-zapwallettxes looks like a startup line parameter, will I need to resync bitcoin core after doing that?
Only if you have a pruned node. If you have a ~350 GB blockchain on your disk, you're fine (but it will take a while).
Alternative: export your private key, import it into Electrum, and make the transaction from there. Electrum also allows you to manually control which inputs to use (Addresses tab, hold CTRL to select, use right-mouse to Spend from).

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Don't want to screw it up, but like to sort this!
Think of it this way: the value went up a lot since you created this topic Wink
legendary
Activity: 2268
Merit: 18706
December 27, 2020, 07:49:37 AM
#32
I'd add one more:
1.1 - Try CPFP (child pays for parent), with much higher fee.
He said he was sending to Coinbase. If he means the exchange then CPFP is not an option. I've never used the Coinbase wallet, but I'd be surprised if it allows spending unconfirmed funds. CMIIW, though.

When you say smaller output you mean smaller because of the higher fees?
Yes. Since you are sending the entire contents of your wallet to another address, if you are going to replace that transaction using the same amount of bitcoin but using more of that bitcoin to pay a higher fee, then the final amount being sent to your Coinbase address will have to be smaller to compensate.

-zapwallettxes looks like a startup line parameter, will I need to resync bitcoin core after doing that?
Yes. -zapwallettxes will delete all transaction data, and will then need to rescan the blockchain to update all your addresses and balances again. It will also delete but not restore your unconfirmed transaction, which will allow you to create a new transaction spending these inputs with a higher fee, which when broadcast, will replace your current unconfirmed transaction since it is flagged as opted in to RBF.

Don't want to screw it up, but like to sort this!
Hence why you should back up your wallet file first.



Alternative: export your private key, import it into Electrum, and make the transaction from there.
I forgot all your outputs are on the same address, in which case this suggestion from LoyceV might be easier if you are familiar with Electrum.
legendary
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Merit: 6382
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December 27, 2020, 07:33:53 AM
#31
I think it's time I do something about this transaction.

If you are not in a hurry, keep waiting. Sooner or later will be either confirmed, either dropped.
With some luck the activity won't be so high these days.


Edit: o_e_l_e_o is right, because it's sent to Coinbase part CFNP does not apply, hence I've deleted that part of the post in order to not cause unnecessary confusion.
newbie
Activity: 21
Merit: 6
December 27, 2020, 07:33:41 AM
#30
Could you give me a bit more info on the third option please?

When you say smaller output you mean smaller because of the higher fees?
-zapwallettxes looks like a startup line parameter, will I need to resync bitcoin core after doing that?

Don't want to screw it up, but like to sort this!

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