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Expand Up @@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ Start ``bitcoind`` in regtest mode to create a private block chain.
## Bitcoin Core 17.1 and earlier
bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 101

## Bitcoin Core 18.0 and later
## Bitcoin Core 18.0 to 21.0
bitcoin-cli -regtest generatetoaddress 101 $(bitcoin-cli -regtest getnewaddress)

## Bitcoin Core 21.0 and later
bitcoin-cli -regtest createwallet "regtestwallet"
bitcoin-cli -regtest generatetoaddress 101 $(bitcoin-cli -regtest getnewaddress)

Generate 101 blocks using a special `RPC <../reference/rpc/index.html>`__ which is only available in regtest mode. This takes less than a second on a generic PC. Because this is a new block chain using Bitcoin’s default rules, the first blocks pay a block reward of 50 bitcoins. Unlike mainnet, in regtest mode only the first 150 blocks pay a reward of 50 bitcoins. However, a block must have 100 confirmations before that reward can be spent, so we generate 101 blocks to get access to the coinbase transaction from block #1.
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