# How long does it take to receive and send Bitcoin?

> All Bitcoin transactions require six confirmations in the Blockchain from miners to be processed and credited to your account. In general, Bitcoin transactio...

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Last updated: 2022-09-01T21:38:04.425Z

All Bitcoin transactions require six confirmations in the Blockchain from miners to be processed and credited to your account. In general, Bitcoin transactions usually take from one to one and half hours to complete. 

On occasion, a high volume of transactions taking place on the Blockchain could lead to transaction delays. You can check if this is the case by viewing the [Blockchain's volume](https://statoshi.info/dashboard/db/transactions).