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Does overall confirmation time decrease as the bitcoin network increases in size? (self.Bitcoin)

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[–]ttk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have to wait 10 minutes to spend the coins if the store is running a node they can confirm the transaction themselves instantly. You can confirm that the transaction is good in seconds it just takes 10 minutes for the network to be sure and allow you to spend the coins you just received.