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@ -307,8 +307,9 @@ Finally, the coinbase reward (+nSubsidy+) is added to the transaction fees (+nFe
With these calculations, Jing's node then constructs the generation transaction to pay himself 25.09094928 bitcoin.
As you can see in <<generation_tx_example>>, the generation transaction has a special format. Instead of a transaction input specifying a previous UTXO to spend, it has a "coinbase" input. We examined transaction inputs in <<tx_in_structure>>. Let's compare a regular transaction input with a generation transaction input. Table 8-1 shows the structure of a regular transaction, while Table 8-2 shows the structure of the generation transaction's input.
As you can see in <<generation_tx_example>>, the generation transaction has a special format. Instead of a transaction input specifying a previous UTXO to spend, it has a "coinbase" input. We examined transaction inputs in <<tx_in_structure>>. Let's compare a regular transaction input with a generation transaction input. <<table_8-1>> shows the structure of a regular transaction, while <<table_8-2>> shows the structure of the generation transaction's input.
[[table_8-1]]
.The structure of a "normal" transaction input
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[[table_8-2]]
.The structure of a generation transaction input
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