<blockquote>
  <p>Today I did my second transaction for just 0.005 BTC but 2 hours after, it's unconfirmed yet. The transaction is in the block 320385 and it is orphaned. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Is it in a block, or is it unconfirmed?</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>block 320385</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Which block 320385? <a href="https://blockchain.info/block-index/463427/00000000000000001af016dd744624803372985edda587f0bf5d9689118cdae8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This one</a> or <a href="https://blockchain.info/block-index/463426/00000000000000000c06e54c51c91aa306f1d043c05ef36afff446041243babb" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one</a>?</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>today are 10 orphaned blocks and this is a high value according the graphic.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Huh, that's pretty odd. Screenshot for posterity:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/iA8MB.png" alt="Blockchain mistakenly thinks that blocks are orphaned"></p>

<p>It's unusual for blockchain.info to be wrong, but it definitely is in this case. This is the best chain that my client can find:</p>

<pre><code>2014-09-13 01:59:04.460 UpdateTip: new best=000000000000000000652d48e212a9fdb16ce57d7097b76200a2fe5e9cd643fe  height=320406  log2_work=80.639033  tx=46574398  date=2014-09-13 01:56:16 progress=0.999993
</code></pre>

<p>The chain that blockchain.info thinks is invalid appears valid to my client. They'll probably have it sorted out in a few hours.</p>

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2014-09-13T02:25:34.330Z
Can exists two blocks with the same number? I think no, both links point to the same block: 320385 (orphaned block)
Miguel
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2014-09-13T02:29:35.530Z
3 hours and 30 mins and the tx is unconfirmed yet.
Miguel
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2014-09-13T03:08:39.543Z
Now the orphaned blocks rise up to 27. Is this normal?
Miguel
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2014-09-13T03:16:41.857Z
`Can exists two blocks with the same number` Yes.
Nick ODell
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2014-09-13T03:34:40.287Z
Correction: 'It's NOT unusual for blockchain.info to be wrong'. It's been horrible for months at least.
Jannes
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2014-09-13T03:42:18.010Z
@Jannes If you can provide a specific example, I'll edit my answer.
Nick ODell
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2014-09-13T07:11:41.917Z
@NickODell There was a lot of ruckus in Reddit's /r/Bitcoin about Blockchain.info having issues with an API vulnerability. The issue was with parsing and address balance misrepresentation. I don't understand the technicality but I do know they went offline to fix it so it's possible
Wizard Of Ozzie
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2014-09-14T13:46:18.710Z
Don't use blockchain.info that much but I've seen people complain about inconsistencies on reddit a lot. At one point it was a corruption in their database indexes and they any offline to fix that. But as far as I can tell they never really recovered. If you see something weird on blockchain.info always double check with one of the many others. Blocktrail, blockr... Whatever they're called.
Jannes
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2014-09-13T02:09:52.997Z
2014-09-13T02:09:52.997Z
Nick ODell
<p>I'm new in the Bitcoin World. Today I did my second transaction for just 0.005 BTC but 2 hours after, it's unconfirmed yet. The transaction is in the block 320385 and it is orphaned. I saw the statistics for orphaned block in blockchain.info and today are 10 orphaned blocks and this is a high value according the graphic.</p>

<p>My cuestion is:</p>

<p>1.- How much time will my transaction to be included in other block?.</p>

<p>2.- What happened on september 13, 2014?, Why are there 10 orphaned blocks?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<blockchain.info><stale-block>
Orphaned blocks on September 13, 2014
Miguel
# Orphaned blocks on September 13, 2014

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-13)

I'm new in the Bitcoin World. Today I did my second transaction for just 0.005 BTC but 2 hours after, it's unconfirmed yet. The transaction is in the block 320385 and it is orphaned. I saw the statistics for orphaned block in blockchain.info and today are 10 orphaned blocks and this is a high value according the graphic.

My cuestion is:

1.- How much time will my transaction to be included in other block?.

2.- What happened on september 13, 2014?, Why are there 10 orphaned blocks?

Thanks

**Tags:** blockchain.info, stale-block


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-13. Score: 1

> Today I did my second transaction for just 0.005 BTC but 2 hours after, it's unconfirmed yet. The transaction is in the block 320385 and it is orphaned.

Is it in a block, or is it unconfirmed?

> block 320385

Which block 320385? [This one](https://blockchain.info/block-index/463427/00000000000000001af016dd744624803372985edda587f0bf5d9689118cdae8) or [this one](https://blockchain.info/block-index/463426/00000000000000000c06e54c51c91aa306f1d043c05ef36afff446041243babb)?

> today are 10 orphaned blocks and this is a high value according the graphic.

Huh, that's pretty odd. Screenshot for posterity:

![Blockchain mistakenly thinks that blocks are orphaned](https://i.sstatic.net/iA8MB.png)

It's unusual for blockchain.info to be wrong, but it definitely is in this case. This is the best chain that my client can find:

```
2014-09-13 01:59:04.460 UpdateTip: new best=000000000000000000652d48e212a9fdb16ce57d7097b76200a2fe5e9cd643fe  height=320406  log2_work=80.639033  tx=46574398  date=2014-09-13 01:56:16 progress=0.999993

```

The chain that blockchain.info thinks is invalid appears valid to my client. They'll probably have it sorted out in a few hours.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Can exists two blocks with the same number? I think no, both links point to the same block: 320385 (orphaned block)  
> **username_0**: 3 hours and 30 mins and the tx is unconfirmed yet.  
> **username_0**: Now the orphaned blocks rise up to 27. Is this normal?  
> **username_1**: `Can exists two blocks with the same number` Yes.  
> **username_2**: Correction: 'It's NOT unusual for blockchain.info to be wrong'. It's been horrible for months at least.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 If you can provide a specific example, I'll edit my answer.  
> **username_3**: @username_1 There was a lot of ruckus in Reddit's /r/Bitcoin about Blockchain.info having issues with an API vulnerability. The issue was with parsing and address balance misrepresentation. I don't understand the technicality but I do know they went offline to fix it so it's possible  
> **username_2**: Don't use blockchain.info that much but I've seen people complain about inconsistencies on reddit a lot. At one point it was a corruption in their database indexes and they any offline to fix that. But as far as I can tell they never really recovered. If you see something weird on blockchain.info always double check with one of the many others. Blocktrail, blockr... Whatever they're called.  

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