Haven't bought bitcoin in awhile and after some small research, I'm hearing people have to wait several days before they receive their bitcoin. Is this still going on when purchasing from coinbase? I want to make a purchase but I'm afraid the value of bitcoin will go down during the wait time due to its volatility. Is there other ways to get bitcoin immediately upon purchase?
If you use the instant purchase option (as opposed to a bank transfer) it will be in your coinbase account within 10 min, usually immediately. Last time I sent from coinbase to my wallet (a week ago or so) it took less than 5 min to confirm.