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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) 2020 The Bitcoin developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+"""
+Tests for Bitcoin ABC mining RPCs
+"""
+
+from test_framework.messages import (
+    COIN,
+)
+from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.util import (
+    assert_equal,
+    assert_greater_than_or_equal,
+)
+
+from decimal import Decimal
+
+AXION_ACTIVATION_TIME = 2000000600
+
+
+class AbcMiningRPCTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
+    def set_test_params(self):
+        self.num_nodes = 2
+        self.extra_args = [[
+            '-enableminerfund',
+            '-axionactivationtime={}'.format(AXION_ACTIVATION_TIME),
+        ], []]
+
+    def run_test(self):
+        node = self.nodes[0]
+        address = node.get_deterministic_priv_key().address
+
+        # Move MTP forward to axion activation
+        node.setmocktime(AXION_ACTIVATION_TIME)
+        node.generatetoaddress(6, address)
+        assert_equal(
+            node.getblockchaininfo()['mediantime'],
+            AXION_ACTIVATION_TIME)
+
+        # Assert the results of getblocktemplate have expected values. Keys not
+        # in 'expected' are not checked.
+        def assert_getblocktemplate(expected):
+            blockTemplate = node.getblocktemplate()
+            for key, value in expected.items():
+                assert_equal(blockTemplate[key], value)
+
+        def get_best_coinbase():
+            return node.getblock(node.getbestblockhash(), 2)['tx'][0]
+
+        coinbase = get_best_coinbase()
+        assert_equal(len(coinbase['vout']), 1)
+        block_reward = coinbase['vout'][0]['value']
+
+        # We don't need to test all fields in getblocktemplate since many of
+        # them are covered in mining_basic.py
+        assert_equal(node.getmempoolinfo()['size'], 0)
+        assert_getblocktemplate({
+            # Although the coinbase value need not necessarily be the same as
+            # the last block due to halvings and fees, we know this to be true
+            # since we are not crossing a halving boundary and there are no
+            # transactions in the mempool.
+            'coinbasevalue': block_reward * COIN,
+        })
+
+        # First block with the new rules
+        node.generatetoaddress(1, address)
+
+        # We expect the coinbase to have multiple outputs now
+        coinbase = get_best_coinbase()
+        assert_greater_than_or_equal(len(coinbase['vout']), 2)
+        total = Decimal()
+        for o in coinbase['vout']:
+            total += o['value']
+
+        assert_equal(total, block_reward)
+        assert_getblocktemplate({
+            # Again, we assume the coinbase value is the same as prior blocks.
+            'coinbasevalue': block_reward * COIN,
+        })
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    AbcMiningRPCTest().main()