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finalizeblock

`finalizeblock` JSON-RPC command

finalizeblock "blockhash"

Treats a block as final. It cannot be reorged. Any chain
that does not contain this block is invalid. Used on a less
work chain, it can effectively PUTS YOU OUT OF CONSENSUS.
USE WITH CAUTION!

Result

Examples

> bitcoin-cli finalizeblock "blockhash"
> curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "finalizeblock", "params": ["blockhash"] }' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/

Bitcoin Cash Node Daemon version v27.1.1-1ce1d89

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