Questions tagged [confirmations]

Confirmations correspond to the number of blocks that are dependent on a given transaction. This includes the block containing that transaction and all blocks after it in the blockchain. The more confirmations a transaction has, the more likely is it that it will remain in the blockchain permanently.

On Ethereum specifically, "12 confirmations; however, exchanges and entities handling very large amounts of Ether frequently are still encouraged to run two different Ethereum implementations and only accept transactions that have been confirmed by both for maximum security (e.g. Go & C++)."

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monitor the number of confirmations of multiple transactions

I know I can get a number of confirmations one by one, but is there a easy way to monitor the number of confirmations of multiple transactions?
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Who mines/confirms blocks on private Ethereum projects?

this is a pretty simple question - I understand that projects can be built on the Ethereum blockchain. I have tried doing a bunch of Googling, but can't seem to figure out who mines these projects. For example, if I were to build my own smart…
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transaction confirmation for ethereum

Is there a transaction confirmation for ethereum like there is for bitcoin? I sent 73 etherium to an exchange and they show only 64. How can I verify that they received all 73?
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how likely does a block get reversed after confirmation

I have a contract that needs multiple approvals for a transaction to go through. a user requests a withdraw the site approves the withdraw an escrow also approves So there needs to be 3 interactions with the blockchain before a withdraw request…
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