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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36018: test: [refactor] Properly use BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION

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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#36018: test: [refactor] Properly use BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION

fa0fe212f52ad261bfc59683dd8309a7a0cf3a51 test: [refactor] Properly use BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION (MarcoFalke)

Pull request description:

The exception checking in unit tests is partly verbose, fragile, inconsistent and thus confusing.

Fix all those issues by using `BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION` consistently:

* The test code is less bloated and follows a standard pattern; Extra state and dead code like `exceptionThrown = false;` or `BOOST_CHECK(0)` can be removed.
* The checks are more strict, because they use `HasReason{...}` or a similar predicate.

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a pure test-code cleanup. It replaces hand-written try/catch blocks in Bitcoin Core's unit tests with a standard Boost testing macro, BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION. No production code is changed, and the behavior being tested is unchanged. There is no security fix or vulnerability here.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as normal test maintenance / refactor.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

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Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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