So I finally got my bank account verified on Coinbase and bought my first bitcoin, and now it's telling me that it will take 10 days for the transaction to go through. Why so long, and is there a faster method?
Damn 10 days? Which country are you sending from?
I use bank transfer(SEPA) on Coinbase, usually takes 2 days.
Kraken is the fastest for me, takes 1 day with SEPA, but their platform and services have been buggy and slow as shit the past months.
For lower amount it is recommend to use credit/debit card, otherwise your bank will eat up a big chunk of your transaction.
One more thing, don't make the same stupid mistake as I did the first time I used bank transfer.
Make sure to
share the transfer charges/fees between
sender and
receiver when using bank transfer.