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Informational 15 Bitcoin

interfaces, chain, refactor: Remove inaccurate getActiveChainLocator

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Authored by pablomartin4btc

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interfaces, chain, refactor: Remove inaccurate getActiveChainLocator

The getActiveChainLocator method name was misleading, and its functionality
duplicated `Chain::findBlock`. This commit removes the method and replaces
all its usages with direct `Chain::findBlock` calls.

Additionally, the comment of getActiveChainLocator has been outdated since
commit ed47094 from #25717.

Finally, in CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions, the findBlock calls are now
unified into a single call at the start of the function.

Co-authored-by: Ryan Ofsky <ryan@ofsky.org>
Co-authored-by: Matias Furszyfer <mfurszy@protonmail.com>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a routine internal code cleanup in Bitcoin Core. It removes a redundant method called getActiveChainLocator and replaces its uses with an existing equivalent method, findBlock. There is no security fix here and no indication this change addresses any vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as normal refactoring during code review.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

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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