Note 7 of 7
XRP Withdrawal Records: Keep These Before You Cash Out
Everything on this site so far is about money going in. The same two-part destination applies when it goes out, and the people who lose XRP on the way out lose it for the same reason: a tag that was needed and was not entered.
This note is about the records that let you prove what you did, and the check to make before you ask for a withdrawal.
How to withdraw XRP without losing the tag
If the place you are withdrawing to is an exchange, it gave you an address and a tag, and the casino’s withdrawal form needs both. Roobet’s article says it highly recommends that you double check whether your wallet provider requires a tag or memo before withdrawing XRP, and warns that without one your funds may be lost. A withdrawal to a personal wallet that does not use tags is the opposite case, and Cloudbet’s interface text mentions enabling and disabling the tag, which fits that case.
Either way, the point is the same. Decide on purpose whether a tag is needed, and then fill the field or leave it empty on purpose.
What to keep
Keep the cashier’s withdrawal entry, the transaction hash once the payment is on the ledger, and the receiving address and tag you entered. If the money arrives, nothing more is needed. If it does not, those are the items in the message to the receiving service, and the same message the home page describes for deposits.
Time words on the way out
BetFury’s home page says withdrawals can take up to 24 to 72 hours because its risk department audits each transaction by hand. That is a statement about withdrawals at that operator. It is a different thing from the deposit delay the same figure is quoted for in its documentation, and the stage matters. Check the operator’s own withdrawal wording before you plan around any time.
A last habit worth having is to write down the balance before you request a withdrawal and again once it has gone. If the money is queued for a manual check, the two figures show where the amount is sitting, and that is a precise thing to say to support when you ask where it has got to.
Short answers
| Does the tag matter when XRP leaves the casino? | Yes, whenever the destination is an exchange or service that gave you one. Without it, the same unmatched-payment problem arises on the other side. |
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| How do I prove what I sent? | With the transaction hash, plus the address and tag you entered. A screenshot of the form helps. |