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The issue lays in the way transactions are confirmed currently. It also takes mining power to confirm transactions. The network was overloaded. My last payout from a mining pool took nearly 16 hours.

That said- there are other exchanges. Additionally if you had a ton of money riding on it, you can pay a higher fee for direct and immediate confirmation.

That said - if you're in this with pure timing in mind - you better REALLY know what you're doing and have backup plans. I have a feeling a number of small speculators lost some real dough in the last few days. It went from almost $20k down to a low of $11k today. Then it looks like more bargain hunters drove it back up to 14/15.

The real issue with "the bubble" is that its sucking in people who have no business playing in the realm of 'high-finance. '