Dev Docs: Specify block halving time in regtest mode

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shaulkf 2015-01-09 13:23:47 -05:00 committed by David A. Harding
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@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ bitcoin-cli -regtest setgenerate true 101
Generate 101 blocks using a special version of the `setgenerate` RPC
which is only available in regtest mode. This takes about 30 seconds on
a generic PC. Because this is a new block chain using Bitcoin's default
rules, the first 210,000 blocks pay a block reward of 50 bitcoins.
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.