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refactor: remove redundant usage tracking from `CoinsViewCacheCursor`

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Authored by Lőrinc

85/100 · Strong
refactor: remove redundant usage tracking from `CoinsViewCacheCursor`

When a coin is spent via `SpendCoin()`, `cachedCoinsUsage` is already decremented and the coin's `scriptPubKey` is cleared, so `DynamicMemoryUsage()` is `0`.

`CoinsViewCacheCursor::NextAndMaybeErase()` was subtracting usage again when erasing spent entries.
Replace it with an assert that documents spent coins have zero dynamic memory usage by the time the cursor encounters them.

Remove the now-unnecessary `usage` reference from the cursor's constructor and member variables.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a code cleanup (refactor) in Bitcoin Core's coin cache bookkeeping. It removes a duplicate subtraction of memory usage that could never actually change the total, because spent coins already report zero memory usage. The change replaces the redundant subtraction with an assertion that documents this invariant. There is no security vulnerability here.

Recommended action

No security action required. This is a safe refactor. Normal code review and merge process is sufficient.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 14/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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