sted limit by MyEtherWallet doesn't seem enough at the moment as the transaction is taking ages to get through.\n\n![eth-pending-ages-2.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTX2Cc7HhQM2DribLxjHWRxTRQxjmW9A7oUb6LTFVrmDw/eth-pending-ages-2.png)\n\n--\n\n\n#### Ethereum Pending Transactions Queue Chart\n\n![ethereum-pending-txs.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNcgJHWEqefXuHvGUdqraVvybsWJ94Sy1AJgRxApYaYao/ethereum-pending-txs.png)\nhttps://etherscan.io/chart/pendingtx","category":"cryptocurrency","children":5,"created":"2018-01-05T00:36:12","curator_payout_value":"0.000 HBD","depth":0,"is_paidout":true,"json_metadata":"$2f","max_accepted_payout":"1000000.000 HBD","net_rshares":11824442642,"payout":0.116,"payout_at":"2018-01-12T00:36:12","pending_payout_value":"0.000 HBD","percent_hbd":10000,"permlink":"ethereum-went-from-5-000-to-30-000-pending-transactions-in-the-last-3-days","post_id":27151630,"promoted":"0.000 HBD","reblogs":0,"replies":"$33","stats":"$34","title":"Ethereum went from 5,000 to 30,000 pending transactions in the last 3 days","updated":"2018-01-05T00:52:24","url":"/cryptocurrency/@palme/ethereum-went-from-5-000-to-30-000-pending-transactions-in-the-last-3-days","num":"$undefined"} 3e:T45a,

This 6 fold increase is just as crazy as the recent price increase!

Unfortunately Ethereum and ERC20 token transfers to exchanges currently take a long time. You might want to adjust your gas limit to be on the safe side. The suggested limit by MyEtherWallet doesn't seem enough at the moment as the transaction is taking ages to get through.