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test: add block 2016 to mock mainnet

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Sjors Provoost

98/100 · Strong
test: add block 2016 to mock mainnet

The next commit requires an additional mainnet block which changes the difficulty.

Also fix a few minor mistakes in the test (suite):
- rename the create_coinbase retarger_period argument to halving_period. Before bitcoin#31583 this was hardcoded for regtest where these values are the same.
- drop unused fees argument from mine helper

Finally the CPU miner instructions for generating the alternative mainnet chain are expanded.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only changes Bitcoin Core's internal test code. It adds one more mock mainnet block to a test fixture, renames a function argument for clarity, removes an unused parameter, and expands documentation for how the test data was generated. There is no change to the actual Bitcoin network code that users run.

Recommended action

No security action needed. This is a routine test-maintenance commit. Reviewers may verify the new mock block 2016 and the renamed argument do not break the functional test suite.

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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