user87025: what is happening with btc testnet, all transactions are unconfirmed and all faucets are empty? 
For an example that is on of my transactions: 
https://live.blockcypher.com/btc-testnet/tx/d32652489a8131657ad05fba8a57bb075e16b20567c824ad67ded067f6b350c4/

user87005: Last time I checked there were about 10x as many transactions in mempool as fit in a block. This means it can take easily about 3 hours for a particular transaction to confirm, on average. Strangely, increasing the miner fee does not seem to help the situation.
Unfortunately, the only faucet that ever worked for me (https://testnet.manu.backend.hamburg/faucet) is now down for maintenance, but there is no indication that it is "empty".

87025: <p>what is happening with btc testnet, all transactions are unconfirmed and all faucets are empty? </p>

<p>For an example that is on of my transactions: 
<a href="https://live.blockcypher.com/btc-testnet/tx/d32652489a8131657ad05fba8a57bb075e16b20567c824ad67ded067f6b350c4/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://live.blockcypher.com/btc-testnet/tx/d32652489a8131657ad05fba8a57bb075e16b20567c824ad67ded067f6b350c4/</a></p>
 87005: <p>Last time I checked there were about 10x as many transactions in mempool as fit in a block. This means it can take easily about 3 hours for a particular transaction to confirm, on average. Strangely, increasing the miner fee does not seem to help the situation.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, the only faucet that ever worked for me (<a href="https://testnet.manu.backend.hamburg/faucet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://testnet.manu.backend.hamburg/faucet</a>) is now down for maintenance, but there is no indication that it is "empty".</p>
