Questions tagged [transaction]
The term "transaction" is used in IoTA to refer to the signed data package that stores a message to be sent from an externally owned account.
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Corrupted transactions
I have a couple of transactions which are able to pass through IRI MessageQ to my ZeroMQ-client
This client causes exceptions on those transactions, apparently the Unix timestamp is wrong. I don't ...
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Can I do a transaction with someone if one participant doesn't have internet access?
Is it possible to do a transaction with someone if only one participant of this transaction has internet access? I am thinking about a scenario where I try to pay with IOTA inside a shop where I don't ...
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In a transaction, what are "trunk", "branch" and "bundle" exactly?
I'm browsing the tangle explorer and found that transactions have fields called Branch, Bundle & Trunk, but cannot figure out what their meaning is exactly.
As second part of my question, I ...
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Why does it take so long to see a completed transaction in history? [closed]
I work with the Light Wallet 2.5.4
After the computer has done the proof of work it says: "Transfer completed"
First of all I think this is very confusing, because obviously it is not completed but ...
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Does the tip selection depend on how quickly the proof of work is done?
I read that the tip selection chooses the newest transactions with a higher probability than the older ones in the tangle. So I am afraid that my computer is too slow.
Do I have a better chance to ...
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How do I find out whether a TX has been reattached?
Querying thetangle.org for one of my addresses, displays all TXs (= transactions) for this address and their state. thetangle.org displays pending, confirmed and reattached confirmed.
I am wondering, ...
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Javascript Transaction object Message versus Tag
What is the difference between the Message and Tag values when creating a new transaction object via the JS library
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Why does the signatureMessageFragment have a fixed size?
A transaction in IOTA consists of 2673 trytes. The biggest part is the signatureMessageFragment (more infos here) which has a size of 2187 trytes.
It is used to store the signature of value ...
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Is it safe to send iota to a pending receiving address? [duplicate]
I have created a few receiving addresses using iota wallet. Is it safe to send iota to those addresses, or do I have to wait until addresses are confirmed?
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Change the node while transaction is still pending?
What happens if I change the node while the transaction is still pending?
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Why does sending take so long? Does it depend only on POW or also on something else?
If I do a transaction with my 2.6GHz laptop it last quite a long time in the status "sending" (1-3minutes). I know that it is because of the power of work that has to be done. But is the time always ...
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What happens to pending transactions after a snapshot?
Scenario:
John creates a transaction before a snapshot.
Transaction stays pending and he reattaches it 5x.
Snapshot is enforced.
Are the pending transactions and their reattachments simply "...
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Why do we reattach instead of sending a second transaction that confirms our first?
The spam attacks prove that its possible to attach a transaction to whichever tip you want. Normal operation of the tangle is to attach a transaction to two random tips and then wait for another node ...
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What happens when reattching under 30 minutes?
Why should you only reattach after at least 30 minutes? What happens when you don't wait 30 minutes and what's the danger of it?
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Is it possible to make transactions smaller?
As one transaction is quite big (I read something around ~4kb), are there any ways to lower that size or is it not possible due to the architecture?
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Is it possible to cancel a transaction?
I made a transaction from Android wallet to Exchange A of 10Gi. The transaction is in pending. I tried a few times to reattach, but the transaction is still in pending.
I made a second transaction ...
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Does every node in the network have to know about all transactions issued by other nodes eventually?
With every node I mean the nodes issuing and validating transactions, so certainly full nodes, with light nodes I'm not sure.
I understand that the tangle can be pruned and snapshots can be created ...
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What are IOTA flash channels and how can users set them up?
I have heard that flash channels are a way to make instant transactions off tangle. How does that happen and what is the process for setting up flash channels?
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Transactions per second
Why are transactions at the Tangle Explorer at approximately 1-2 transactions per second? Is that the current transaction rate IOTA is achieving? That seems very low. When should we see the ...
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How to reattach a transaction with no access to sending seed?
A sends a transaction to B. Now, A goes offline and after hours the transaction hasn't been confirmed, so B wants to reattach it to ensure confirmation. How should that be performed, in a user-...
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How to know a transaction is "confirmed"?
I'm building a little IOTA test project with TypeScript + Node.js.
I want to start an action when IOTAs are received on an certain address.
I've tried the findTransactionObjects function, but I don'...
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What is an input transaction, and what does its "address" field represent?
In the IOTA guide's The Anatomy of a Transaction the address field of the transaction is described as:
address: String 81-trytes address. In case this is an output, then this is the address of the ...
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Does every pending transaction pose a threat for my remaining funds in the wallet?
A moderator on slack told me that every pending transaction poses a threat for my remaining funds in the wallet. Especially when a transaction stays pending for a long time or never confirms.
As far ...
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Why are transactions so slow?
Right now each transaction takes about 30 minutes or longer. Previously it was said that the increasing number of transactions (even empty spam) are good for the network and are improve the ...
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How will PEAQ tokens interact with IOTA and the Tangle?
PEAQ is a new platform that will be developed on top of IOTA and the Tangle that will allow for tokenization, similar to the ERC-20 standard of Ethereum.
With it's launch we will likely see several ...
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What is the Min Weight Magnitude and what implications arise from changing it?
The Min Weight Magnitude determines how 'hard' the POW puzzle is. How does this work? What are the implications when setting a lower or higher MWM, how does it impact the consense and are tx with ...
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What exactly happens on reattach?
IOTA client will redo the POW for 2 transactions. But what exactly is happening at the full node?
How will it keep track of all the reattachments?
What will happen if I reattach on multiple full ...
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How will IOTA avoid re-generating old addresses that have been pruned via Snapshots?
Some people are seeing issues where they have generated addresses post-snapshot that were pruned, which are identical to pre-snapshot addresses. This poses a risk because if you re-use these addresses ...
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When is a pending transaction technically confirmed?
I'd like to understand the steps that lead to an eventual confirmation of a transaction. I understand that there are several child transactions required and that the individual weights of each of ...
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Identify transactions issued by the coordinator
I am listening for new transactions on the ZMQ stream published by the iri. Is there a way to identify transactions that were created by the coordinator?
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What happens to duplicate transactions that say pending, when one has confirmed?
For example, I withdrew 5 MIOTA from Bitfinex to my light wallet seed. I see 6 duplicate transactions, 1 of which went through and is reflected in my total balance, but the other 5 saying pending. ...
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IOTA Light Wallet returns Request Error when sending funds
I am running IOTA Light Wallet 2.5.4 and am connected to my own full node that is in-sync with 4 healthy tangle connections. The minimum weight magnitude (MWM) is set to 14.
When attempting to send ...
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I sent 1 IOTA to Bitfinex, transaction is confirmed but money aren't store on my wallet on Bitfinex [closed]
It was like that :
1. I wanted to send IOTA to Bitxinex so i take adres from my wallet on Bitfinex (according to the instructions) adres is ...
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What are the criteria for a transaction to be confirmed in the light wallet?
I've been exploring the tangle, but I can't seem to find out why some transactions are confirmed while others are not.
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How long should it takes before I can consider an outgoing transaction that is still in pending as failed?
This is a different question born from the discussion in "How do I know if a pending transaction will be successful?"
I'd like to know WHEN I have the green light to try to do a second transaction in ...
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How do I know if a pending transaction will be successful?
When I send or receive IOTA, I first see the transaction in my wallet as in pending. As the time pass, the transaction is still in pending. I have to wait half an hour minimum to do the reattach. And ...
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Doesn't reattaching transactions allow double-spend transactions?
I only have a very basic understanding of iota transactions, but after reading
How does a reattached transaction impact the tangle?
I have the following question: Doesn't reattaching transactions ...
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What does the "block number" in the iota wallet represent?
My iota wallet displays something that I would assume to be a block number in the lower left corner: 291911
But being aware of the Tangle structure, I know there are no blocks in iota. What does this ...
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Is there any zero-value iota test network?
I would like to play around with iota transactions without putting real value tokens at risk.
Is there any zero-value iota test network?
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What's the deal with prefixes? Is Mi smallest amount that could be transferred?
I just received 1 Mi as test. And it seems to be smallest amount to transfer. So I guess that's the reason that IOTA is dubbed MIOTA.
But when I check https://thetangle.org/statistics/tokens-...
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Transactions Pending - Balance 0
I have had my IOTA in at Bitfinex account for a while now, and decided to move it over to the app. After a while the transaction was at 0 and showing pending, but after browsing around I saw to ...
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What is the IOTA transaction data structure?
I'm vaguely familiar with Bitcoin's UTXO-based transaction structure and Ethereum's account-based/gas-including transaction structure.
What does an IOTA transaction contain?
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What is the average transaction time in IOTA?
In other blockchains, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, the transaction time is limited by the block time. Even then, there's no guarantee your transaction will be incorporated into the next block. (I'll ...
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Why do some of my transactions have Weight Magnitude 16, although I have set it to 14?
When looking at transactions in a tangle explorer website, some transactions like this (not mine) show up as Weight Magnitude 16.
This also happens for my transactions where I am sure that I had set ...
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How does a reattached transaction impact the tangle?
Do reattached transactions get removed from their original position and can I reattach even if the transaction is referenced by other transactions?
Assume the tangle looks like this: (green: ...
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How does a full-node validate transactions?
A full-node "validates" the incoming transactions and discards invalid ones.
What algorithms, mechanisms are involved in determining a valid transaction.
Appending a transaction by doing the POW also ...
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What kind of "invalid" transactions are transported by the network (and appear on tangle explorers?)
When looking at transactions on a tangle explorer, I often see "Unconfirmed" transactions that (when taking a closer look) can not get confirmed, but the tangle explorer does not show it to me.
So I ...
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Is there a difference between branch and trunk transactions?
I understand that a transaction confirms two other transactions (branch + trunk).
Is there a special semantic or rule for branch and trunk or are this just two words chosen to denote the two ...
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Why is my transaction not getting confirmed?
What can I do to speed-up the transaction’s confirmation? When should I reattach (replay) a transaction?
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How does reattaching a transaction increase the chance for confirmation?
It is common advice to reattach a pending transaction.
But why do I have to do so from a technical perspective? In other words: why does the tip selection not pick up my transaction if it's pending ...
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