When can I spend my Monero?
Received XMR unlocks after 10 blocks, mined coins after 60. Enter how many confirmations your wallet shows to see what is left.
Enter your confirmations to see the time left.
Current height 3,806,635. Recent blocks have averaged 2 min apart. A transaction confirmed at height N unlocks at height N + 10.
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Lock times at a glance
| Funds | Blocks | Typical wait |
|---|---|---|
| Payment you received | 10 | About 20 minutes |
| Change from a payment you sent | 10 | About 20 minutes |
| Mining or P2Pool payout | 60 | About 2 hours |
| Exchange or swap deposit | varies | Each service sets its own number, often 10 or more |
Tip: keeping funds in several outputs (for example by receiving in a few separate payments) means one payment does not lock your whole balance. Wrong balance after a restore? Try the restore height calculator.
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Questions people ask
Why is my Monero balance locked?
Every output you receive is locked for 10 blocks, about 20 minutes, before it can be spent. This is a network rule that protects against chain reorganisations. Your wallet shows it as "locked" or "pending" balance until then.
Why did my whole balance lock after I sent a payment?
Sending spends one or more of your outputs and returns the rest to you as change. The change is a new output, so it is locked for 10 blocks too. If all your funds were in one output, the whole balance shows as locked for about 20 minutes. Nothing is lost.
How long do 10 confirmations take?
About 20 minutes on average, because Monero targets one block every 2 minutes. Blocks arrive at random, so 10 blocks take under 13 minutes one time in ten and over 29 minutes one time in ten.
How long are mining and P2Pool payouts locked?
Newly mined coins (including P2Pool payouts, which come straight from the block reward) are locked for 60 blocks, about 2 hours.
My transaction has 0 confirmations. Is it stuck?
Usually it is waiting for the next block. If it has not confirmed after 30 minutes or so, check it in the transaction checker: a transaction that never reached the network drops out of the pool after about 24 hours and the funds return to your wallet.
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