# Blockchain refuses to start **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 27, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/blockchain-refuses-to-start/10312 "2021-01-27T21:14:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JSiefert](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/jsiefert/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@JSiefert](https://bisq.community/u/JSiefert)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/blockchain-refuses-to-start/10312/1 "2021-01-27T21:14:09Z")
Trade agreement was made on 27 Jan 2021 at 15:47 but blockchain has still not made its first confirmation after over 7 hours. Trade ID: 62239-4bd0b24b-9708-426c-9414-9e67be1a56f1-154 What to do? ---
**Author:** ![MnM](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/mnm/32/257_2.png) [@MnM](https://bisq.community/u/MnM)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/blockchain-refuses-to-start/10312/2 "2021-01-28T10:05:40Z")
> [@Failed trades and deposit tx not confirmed troubleshoot (v1.5.4)](https://bisq.community/t/failed-trades-and-deposit-tx-not-confirmed-troubleshoot-v1-5-4/10223): > > A failed trade is a trade where the deposit tx is not valid or submitted and therefore, it’s not possible to complete (the multisig where funds should be locked was not settled correctly). How do I know if a trade is failed? By searching the maker, taker and deposit tx into a block explorer. If one of these transactions are not found (the most important being the deposit tx), the trade can’t continue and you should submit a [trading fee reimbursement](https://github.com/bisq-network/support/issues/) if there were trading fee reimbursement (i.e… Make sure at a blockchain explorer if the mining fees paid are high enough and if it’s indeed confirmed. ---
**Author:** ![JSiefert](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/jsiefert/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@JSiefert](https://bisq.community/u/JSiefert)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/blockchain-refuses-to-start/10312/3 "2021-02-03T21:08:24Z")
Thank you. The problem sorted itself out somehow.