Coinbase / Generation Transaction
This definition comes from the technical glossary.
Definition
The first transaction in a block. Always created by a miner, it includes a single coinbase.
Synonyms
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Coinbase transaction
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Generation transaction
Not To Be Confused With
- Coinbase (the unique part of a coinbase transaction)
Links
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Coinbase transaction — Developer Reference
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Generation transaction — Bitcoin Wiki
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Who generates the coinbase transaction? — Bitcoin StackExchange
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Must a block contain a coinbase transaction? — Bitcoin StackExchange