diff --git a/5_2_Resending_a_Transaction_with_RBF.md b/5_2_Resending_a_Transaction_with_RBF.md index d8e7101..4322c53 100644 --- a/5_2_Resending_a_Transaction_with_RBF.md +++ b/5_2_Resending_a_Transaction_with_RBF.md @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ If your Bitcoin transaction is stuck, and you're sender, you can resend it using ## Opt-In for RBF -RBF is an opt-in Bitcoin feature. Transactions are only eligible for using RBF if they've been created with a special RBF flag. This is done by setting a transaction's sequence number (which is typically set automatically), so that it's more than 0 and less than 0xffffffff-1 (4294967294). +RBF is an opt-in Bitcoin feature. Transactions are only eligible for using RBF if they've been created with a special RBF flag. This is done by setting a UTXO's sequence number (which is typically set automatically), so that it's more than 0 and less than 0xffffffff-1 (4294967294). -This is accomplished simply by adding a `sequence` variable to the `vins`: +This is accomplished simply by adding a `sequence` variable to your UTXO inputs: ``` $ rawtxhex=$(bitcoin-cli -named createrawtransaction inputs='''[ { "txid": "'$utxo_txid'", "vout": '$utxo_vout', "sequence": 1 } ]''' outputs='''{ "'$recipient'": 0.1, "'$changeaddress'": 0.9 }''') ``` @@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ _Should I trust transactions with no confirmations?_ No, never. This was true be ### Optional: Always Opt-In for RBF -If you prefer, you can _always_ opt in for RBF. Do so by running your `bitcoind` with the `-walletrbf` command. Once you've done this (and restarted your `bitcoind`), then all transactions should have a lower sequence number and be marked as `bip125-replaceable`. +If you prefer, you can _always_ opt in for RBF. Do so by running your `bitcoind` with the `-walletrbf` command. Once you've done this (and restarted your `bitcoind`), then all UTXOs should have a lower sequence number and the transaction should be marked as `bip125-replaceable`. -Note the following example generated by `bitcoind`, which uses a sequence number of "1": +Note the following example generated by `bitcoind`, where the UTXO uses a sequence number of "1": ``` { "txid": "d261b9494eb29084f668e1abd75d331fc2d6525dd206b2f5236753b5448ca12c",