Coinbase / Generation Transaction

Definition

The first transaction in a block. Always created by a miner, it includes a single coinbase.

Synonyms

• Coinbase transaction

• Generation transaction

Not To Be Confused With

• Coinbase (the unique part of a coinbase transaction)

Links

• Coinbase transaction — Bitcoin.org Developer Reference

• Generation transaction — Bitcoin Wiki

• Who generates the coinbase transaction? — Bitcoin StackExchange

• Must a block contain a coinbase transaction? — Bitcoin StackExchange