Why do bitcoin transactions sometimes take ridiculously long?

Been waiting 3+ hours for withdrawal from tumbler to market to process. What gives? Claims it hasn't even been sent yet. Tumbler is Bitblender. Never had issues with it before. Is there any way to check the status of the blockchain to know in advance if you need to pay a higher transaction fee to make it go through in a timely manner?


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[3 Points] throwawayjoerogan:

check the meme pool size


[3 Points] GirlsDontLikeIce:

I don't trust tumblers. People claim to use them. But it's an obvious major point of everything falling apart.


[1 Points] penguinmixer:

When you check blockchain.info for the destination address does it show anything has been sent to it yet? If yes, is it unconfirmed or confirmed?