Confirmations and how long payments take
Why a crypto payment waits for confirmations, and how long that takes on each network.
A crypto payment succeeds once its network has confirmed it enough times that it can't be undone. Until then it shows as pending, and checkout counts the confirmations for your customer.
How long it takes
| Solana | 2 confirmations, usually about 2 seconds. |
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| Polygon | 4 confirmations, usually about 8 seconds. |
| Ethereum | 4 confirmations, usually about 48 seconds. |
| Tron | 3 confirmations, usually about 9 seconds. |
| Bitcoin | 2 confirmations, usually about 20 minutes. |
When it takes longer
Busy networks and customers who send with a low fee can take longer to confirm, Bitcoin above all. Checkout keeps watching while your customer waits, and the payment succeeds as soon as the last confirmation lands.
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