PANews reported on February 12 that according to Cointelegraph data, Bitcoin confirmation time will reach an all-time high in 2025, with an average of 19 minutes per transaction. Network congestion, block size limits, and handling fee dynamics are the main factors leading to delays.

Earlier on February 10 , Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr said that due to the centralization of mining, the final confirmation of Bitcoin transactions now takes more than a week.