From 24cd6261f1eff481ce094c1ee411d00afceb01fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shannon Appelcline Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:22:56 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Create 05_3_Funding_a_Transaction_with_CPFP.md --- 05_3_Funding_a_Transaction_with_CPFP.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/05_3_Funding_a_Transaction_with_CPFP.md b/05_3_Funding_a_Transaction_with_CPFP.md index 7c65e72..32beaba 100644 --- a/05_3_Funding_a_Transaction_with_CPFP.md +++ b/05_3_Funding_a_Transaction_with_CPFP.md @@ -106,3 +106,7 @@ A _recipient_ could use CPFP even if he wasn't planning on immediately spending You can take advantage of the CPFP incentives to free up funds that have been sent to you but have not been confirmed. Just use the unconfirmed transaction as UTXO and pay a higher-than-average transaction fee. _What is the power of CPFP?_ Mostly, CPFP is just useful to get funds unstuck when you're the recipient and the sender isn't being helpful for whatever reason. It doesn't have the more powerful possibilities of RBF, but is an alternatve way to exert control over a transaction after it's been placed in the mempool, but before it's confirmed in a block. + +## What's Next? + +Advance through "bitcoin-cli" with [Chapter Six: Expanding Bitcoin Transactions](06_0_Expanding_Bitcoin_Transactions.md).