bip54: exempt genesis from coinbase checks #2326

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nervana21 commented at 1:11 PM on October 6, 2026: contributor

The BIP54 reference implementation skips genesis when checking the new coinbase locktime and sequence rules. However this wasn't specified in the BIP.

Update the BIP to reflect that genesis is exempt from these checks.
bip54: exempt genesis from coinbase checks 9e6827efa4

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