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CRYPTO: handy BTC tools for TXs and fees

Below is a list of tools you might need for checking a transaction fee or its details. Handy for cutting some TXs cost and troubleshooting crypto transactions (mostly BTC).

  1. Unconfirmed transaction and fees estimator; shows price per byte and eta for confirmation
    https://bitcoinfees.earn.com
  2. Unconfirmed transactions in mem-pool, variation of #1
    https://dedi.jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/
  3. Bitcoin Fee calculator, calculate size and fee estimation
    https://coinb.in/#fees
  4. Accelerators – for stuck transactions
    ConfirmTX – free below 300bytes, larger $5
    ViaBTC’s accelerator – free, 100 txs, starts every hour, FIFO
    Coolwave accelerator – forum, register first (bitcoinTalk forum)
  5. Block explorer – review transaction details and info about network
    Blockchain.info – info + wallet (BTC)
    Blockr.io – BTC/LTC info
    Blockexplorer.com – grandpa explorer
    Insight.is  – API tool for data
    Chain.so – multi-currency block explorer
    Blocktrail – explorer and wallet
    BitcoinChain – explorer and other info