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How does the concept of "child pays for parent (CPFP)" enable users to accelerate stuck Bitcoin transactions?

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"Child pays for parent (CPFP)" is a technique used in Bitcoin transactions to accelerate stuck transactions by creating an additional transaction (child) that pays a higher fee, which would incentivize miners to include both the parent and child transactions in the block. This is particularly useful when a Bitcoin transaction gets stuck due to a low fee, as the higher fee paid by the child transaction helps prioritize the entire transaction set_

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