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That's because you paid a super low fee. Most of the time a $3 fee will get your transaction confirmed within 24 hours. Yesterday I paid a $7.50 fee and it was confirmed in less than an hour.

Is it possible for a miner to choose what fees he wants or is it automatic?

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