[Jsharm]

The fees alone must have been astronomical. I was astounded that it took 4 hours last week for a transfer of mine to confirm (4 confirmations were required for the broker to recognise it as legit). And I'd paid $15 in fees!

[qqii]

This is one of the major issues with Bitcoin that'll probably remain unsolved on the main network. As far as I'm concerned at this point the core bitcoin model is impossible to change - any large changes will simply split the community as seen with Bitcoin Cash.

We've had the Lighting Network but that's not seen good adoption and has it's own problems. Sadly Bitcoin has first mover's advantage, name recognition and good reputation that can't be replicated by other more innovative solutions.

Can I ask why you chose Bitcoin specifically to make the transfer?