diff --git a/src/avalanche.cpp b/src/avalanche.cpp
index 856a92ee88..a90b78f82c 100644
--- a/src/avalanche.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche.cpp
@@ -1,494 +1,498 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <avalanche.h>
 
 #include <chain.h>
 #include <netmessagemaker.h>
 #include <reverse_iterator.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
 #include <util/bitmanip.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 
 #include <tuple>
 
 /**
  * Run the avalanche event loop every 10ms.
  */
 static const int64_t AVALANCHE_TIME_STEP_MILLISECONDS = 10;
 
 /**
  * Maximum item count that can be polled at once.
  */
 static const size_t AVALANCHE_MAX_ELEMENT_POLL = 4096;
 
+// Unfortunately, the bitcoind codebase is full of global and we are kinda
+// forced into it here.
+std::unique_ptr<AvalancheProcessor> g_avalanche;
+
 bool VoteRecord::registerVote(NodeId nodeid, uint32_t error) {
     // We just got a new vote, so there is one less inflight request.
     clearInflightRequest();
 
     // We want to avoid having the same node voting twice in a quorum.
     if (!addNodeToQuorum(nodeid)) {
         return false;
     }
 
     /**
      * The result of the vote is determined from the error code. If the error
      * code is 0, there is no error and therefore the vote is yes. If there is
      * an error, we check the most significant bit to decide if the vote is a no
      * (for instance, the block is invalid) or is the vote inconclusive (for
      * instance, the queried node does not have the block yet).
      */
     votes = (votes << 1) | (error == 0);
     consider = (consider << 1) | (int32_t(error) >= 0);
 
     /**
      * We compute the number of yes and/or no votes as follow:
      *
      * votes:     1010
      * consider:  1100
      *
      * yes votes: 1000 using votes & consider
      * no votes:  0100 using ~votes & consider
      */
     bool yes = countBits(votes & consider & 0xff) > 6;
     if (!yes) {
         bool no = countBits(~votes & consider & 0xff) > 6;
         if (!no) {
             // The round is inconclusive.
             return false;
         }
     }
 
     // If the round is in agreement with previous rounds, increase confidence.
     if (isAccepted() == yes) {
         confidence += 2;
         return getConfidence() == AVALANCHE_FINALIZATION_SCORE;
     }
 
     // The round changed our state. We reset the confidence.
     confidence = yes;
     return true;
 }
 
 bool VoteRecord::addNodeToQuorum(NodeId nodeid) {
     if (nodeid == NO_NODE) {
         // Helpful for testing.
         return true;
     }
 
     // MMIX Linear Congruent Generator.
     const uint64_t r1 =
         6364136223846793005 * uint64_t(nodeid) + 1442695040888963407;
     // Fibonacci hashing.
     const uint64_t r2 = 11400714819323198485ull * (nodeid ^ seed);
     // Combine and extract hash.
     const uint16_t h = (r1 + r2) >> 48;
 
     /**
      * Check if the node is in the filter.
      */
     for (size_t i = 1; i < nodeFilter.size(); i++) {
         if (nodeFilter[(successfulVotes + i) % nodeFilter.size()] == h) {
             return false;
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Add the node which just voted to the filter.
      */
     nodeFilter[successfulVotes % nodeFilter.size()] = h;
     successfulVotes++;
     return true;
 }
 
 bool VoteRecord::registerPoll() const {
     uint8_t count = inflight.load();
     while (count < AVALANCHE_MAX_INFLIGHT_POLL) {
         if (inflight.compare_exchange_weak(count, count + 1)) {
             return true;
         }
     }
 
     return false;
 }
 
 static bool IsWorthPolling(const CBlockIndex *pindex) {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
 
     if (pindex->nStatus.isInvalid()) {
         // No point polling invalid blocks.
         return false;
     }
 
     if (IsBlockFinalized(pindex)) {
         // There is no point polling finalized block.
         return false;
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool AvalancheProcessor::addBlockToReconcile(const CBlockIndex *pindex) {
     bool isAccepted;
 
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
         if (!IsWorthPolling(pindex)) {
             // There is no point polling this block.
             return false;
         }
 
         isAccepted = ::ChainActive().Contains(pindex);
     }
 
     return vote_records.getWriteView()
         ->insert(std::make_pair(pindex, VoteRecord(isAccepted)))
         .second;
 }
 
 bool AvalancheProcessor::isAccepted(const CBlockIndex *pindex) const {
     auto r = vote_records.getReadView();
     auto it = r->find(pindex);
     if (it == r.end()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     return it->second.isAccepted();
 }
 
 int AvalancheProcessor::getConfidence(const CBlockIndex *pindex) const {
     auto r = vote_records.getReadView();
     auto it = r->find(pindex);
     if (it == r.end()) {
         return -1;
     }
 
     return it->second.getConfidence();
 }
 
 bool AvalancheProcessor::registerVotes(
     NodeId nodeid, const AvalancheResponse &response,
     std::vector<AvalancheBlockUpdate> &updates) {
     {
         // Save the time at which we can query again.
         auto w = peerSet.getWriteView();
         auto it = w->find(nodeid);
         if (it != w->end()) {
             w->modify(it, [&response](Peer &p) {
                 // FIXME: This will override the time even when we received an
                 // old stale message. This should check that the message is
                 // indeed the most up to date one before updating the time.
                 p.nextRequestTime =
                     std::chrono::steady_clock::now() +
                     std::chrono::milliseconds(response.getCooldown());
             });
         }
     }
 
     std::vector<CInv> invs;
 
     {
         // Check that the query exists.
         auto w = queries.getWriteView();
         auto it = w->find(std::make_tuple(nodeid, response.getRound()));
         if (it == w.end()) {
             // NB: The request may be old, so we don't increase banscore.
             return false;
         }
 
         invs = std::move(it->invs);
         w->erase(it);
     }
 
     // Verify that the request and the vote are consistent.
     const std::vector<AvalancheVote> &votes = response.GetVotes();
     size_t size = invs.size();
     if (votes.size() != size) {
         // TODO: increase banscore for inconsistent response.
         // NB: This isn't timeout but actually node misbehaving.
         return false;
     }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
         if (invs[i].hash != votes[i].GetHash()) {
             // TODO: increase banscore for inconsistent response.
             // NB: This isn't timeout but actually node misbehaving.
             return false;
         }
     }
 
     std::map<CBlockIndex *, AvalancheVote> responseIndex;
 
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
         for (auto &v : votes) {
             BlockMap::iterator mi = mapBlockIndex.find(BlockHash(v.GetHash()));
             if (mi == mapBlockIndex.end()) {
                 // This should not happen, but just in case...
                 continue;
             }
 
             CBlockIndex *pindex = mi->second;
             if (!IsWorthPolling(pindex)) {
                 // There is no point polling this block.
                 continue;
             }
 
             responseIndex.insert(std::make_pair(pindex, v));
         }
     }
 
     {
         // Register votes.
         auto w = vote_records.getWriteView();
         for (auto &p : responseIndex) {
             CBlockIndex *pindex = p.first;
             const AvalancheVote &v = p.second;
 
             auto it = w->find(pindex);
             if (it == w.end()) {
                 // We are not voting on that item anymore.
                 continue;
             }
 
             auto &vr = it->second;
             if (!vr.registerVote(nodeid, v.GetError())) {
                 // This vote did not provide any extra information, move on.
                 continue;
             }
 
             if (!vr.hasFinalized()) {
                 // This item has note been finalized, so we have nothing more to
                 // do.
                 updates.emplace_back(
                     pindex, vr.isAccepted()
                                 ? AvalancheBlockUpdate::Status::Accepted
                                 : AvalancheBlockUpdate::Status::Rejected);
                 continue;
             }
 
             // We just finalized a vote. If it is valid, then let the caller
             // know. Either way, remove the item from the map.
             updates.emplace_back(pindex,
                                  vr.isAccepted()
                                      ? AvalancheBlockUpdate::Status::Finalized
                                      : AvalancheBlockUpdate::Status::Invalid);
             w->erase(it);
         }
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool AvalancheProcessor::addPeer(NodeId nodeid, int64_t score) {
     return peerSet.getWriteView()
         ->insert({nodeid, score, std::chrono::steady_clock::now()})
         .second;
 }
 
 bool AvalancheProcessor::startEventLoop(CScheduler &scheduler) {
     LOCK(cs_running);
     if (running) {
         // Do not start the event loop twice.
         return false;
     }
 
     running = true;
 
     // Start the event loop.
     scheduler.scheduleEvery(
         [this]() -> bool {
             runEventLoop();
             if (!stopRequest) {
                 return true;
             }
 
             LOCK(cs_running);
             running = false;
 
             cond_running.notify_all();
 
             // A stop request was made.
             return false;
         },
         AVALANCHE_TIME_STEP_MILLISECONDS);
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool AvalancheProcessor::stopEventLoop() {
     WAIT_LOCK(cs_running, lock);
     if (!running) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // Request avalanche to stop.
     stopRequest = true;
 
     // Wait for avalanche to stop.
     cond_running.wait(lock, [this]() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_running) {
         return !running;
     });
 
     stopRequest = false;
     return true;
 }
 
 std::vector<CInv> AvalancheProcessor::getInvsForNextPoll(bool forPoll) const {
     std::vector<CInv> invs;
 
     auto r = vote_records.getReadView();
     for (const std::pair<const CBlockIndex *const, VoteRecord> &p :
          reverse_iterate(r)) {
         const CBlockIndex *pindex = p.first;
 
         {
             LOCK(cs_main);
             if (!IsWorthPolling(pindex)) {
                 // Obviously do not poll if the block is not worth polling.
                 continue;
             }
         }
 
         // Check if we can run poll.
         const bool shouldPoll =
             forPoll ? p.second.registerPoll() : p.second.shouldPoll();
         if (!shouldPoll) {
             continue;
         }
 
         // We don't have a decision, we need more votes.
         invs.emplace_back(MSG_BLOCK, pindex->GetBlockHash());
         if (invs.size() >= AVALANCHE_MAX_ELEMENT_POLL) {
             // Make sure we do not produce more invs than specified by the
             // protocol.
             return invs;
         }
     }
 
     return invs;
 }
 
 NodeId AvalancheProcessor::getSuitableNodeToQuery() {
     auto r = peerSet.getReadView();
     auto it = r->get<next_request_time>().begin();
     if (it == r->get<next_request_time>().end()) {
         return NO_NODE;
     }
 
     if (it->nextRequestTime <= std::chrono::steady_clock::now()) {
         return it->nodeid;
     }
 
     return NO_NODE;
 }
 
 void AvalancheProcessor::clearTimedoutRequests() {
     auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
     std::map<CInv, uint8_t> timedout_items{};
 
     {
         // Clear expired requests.
         auto w = queries.getWriteView();
         auto it = w->get<query_timeout>().begin();
         while (it != w->get<query_timeout>().end() && it->timeout < now) {
             for (auto &i : it->invs) {
                 timedout_items[i]++;
             }
 
             w->get<query_timeout>().erase(it++);
         }
     }
 
     if (timedout_items.empty()) {
         return;
     }
 
     // In flight request accounting.
     for (const auto &p : timedout_items) {
         const CInv &inv = p.first;
         assert(inv.type == MSG_BLOCK);
 
         CBlockIndex *pindex;
 
         {
             LOCK(cs_main);
             BlockMap::iterator mi = mapBlockIndex.find(BlockHash(inv.hash));
             if (mi == mapBlockIndex.end()) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             pindex = mi->second;
         }
 
         auto w = vote_records.getWriteView();
         auto it = w->find(pindex);
         if (it == w.end()) {
             continue;
         }
 
         it->second.clearInflightRequest(p.second);
     }
 }
 
 void AvalancheProcessor::runEventLoop() {
     // First things first, check if we have requests that timed out and clear
     // them.
     clearTimedoutRequests();
 
     while (true) {
         NodeId nodeid = getSuitableNodeToQuery();
         if (nodeid == NO_NODE) {
             return;
         }
 
         /**
          * If we lost contact to that node, then we remove it from nodeids, but
          * never add the request to queries, which ensures bad nodes get cleaned
          * up over time.
          */
         std::vector<CInv> invs;
         bool hasSent = connman->ForNode(nodeid, [this, &invs](CNode *pnode) {
             invs = getInvsForNextPoll();
             if (invs.empty()) {
                 return false;
             }
 
             uint64_t current_round = round++;
 
             {
                 // Compute the time at which this requests times out.
                 auto timeout =
                     std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + queryTimeoutDuration;
                 // Register the query.
                 queries.getWriteView()->insert(
                     {pnode->GetId(), current_round, timeout, invs});
                 // Set the timeout.
                 auto w = peerSet.getWriteView();
                 auto it = w->find(pnode->GetId());
                 if (it != w->end()) {
                     w->modify(it, [&timeout](Peer &p) {
                         p.nextRequestTime = timeout;
                     });
                 }
             }
 
             // Send the query to the node.
             connman->PushMessage(
                 pnode,
                 CNetMsgMaker(pnode->GetSendVersion())
                     .Make(NetMsgType::AVAPOLL,
                           AvalanchePoll(current_round, std::move(invs))));
             return true;
         });
 
         // Success!
         if (hasSent || invs.empty()) {
             return;
         }
 
         // This node is obsolete, delete it.
         peerSet.getWriteView()->erase(nodeid);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/avalanche.h b/src/avalanche.h
index 90c1dec3fe..bf47af2255 100644
--- a/src/avalanche.h
+++ b/src/avalanche.h
@@ -1,354 +1,359 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #ifndef BITCOIN_AVALANCHE_H
 #define BITCOIN_AVALANCHE_H
 
 #include <blockindexworkcomparator.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <protocol.h> // for CInv
 #include <rwcollection.h>
 #include <serialize.h>
 #include <uint256.h>
 
 #include <boost/multi_index/composite_key.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/hashed_index.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/member.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/ordered_index.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index_container.hpp>
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <vector>
 
 class Config;
 class CBlockIndex;
 class CScheduler;
 
 namespace {
 /**
  * Finalization score.
  */
 static const int AVALANCHE_FINALIZATION_SCORE = 128;
 
 /**
  * How long before we consider that a query timed out.
  */
 static const int AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_QUERY_TIMEOUT_DURATION_MILLISECONDS = 10000;
 
 /**
  * How many inflight requests can exist for one item.
  */
 static const int AVALANCHE_MAX_INFLIGHT_POLL = 10;
 
 /**
  * Special NodeId that represent no node.
  */
 static const NodeId NO_NODE = -1;
 } // namespace
 
 /**
  * Vote history.
  */
 struct VoteRecord {
 private:
     // confidence's LSB bit is the result. Higher bits are actual confidence
     // score.
     uint16_t confidence = 0;
 
     // Historical record of votes.
     uint8_t votes = 0;
     // Each bit indicate if the vote is to be considered.
     uint8_t consider = 0;
     // How many in flight requests exists for this element.
     mutable std::atomic<uint8_t> inflight{0};
 
     // Seed for pseudorandom operations.
     const uint32_t seed = 0;
 
     // Track how many successful votes occured.
     uint32_t successfulVotes = 0;
 
     // Track the nodes which are part of the quorum.
     std::array<uint16_t, 8> nodeFilter{{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
 
 public:
     VoteRecord(bool accepted) : confidence(accepted) {}
 
     /**
      * Copy semantic
      */
     VoteRecord(const VoteRecord &other)
         : confidence(other.confidence), votes(other.votes),
           consider(other.consider), inflight(other.inflight.load()),
           successfulVotes(other.successfulVotes), nodeFilter(other.nodeFilter) {
     }
 
     /**
      * Vote accounting facilities.
      */
     bool isAccepted() const { return confidence & 0x01; }
 
     uint16_t getConfidence() const { return confidence >> 1; }
     bool hasFinalized() const {
         return getConfidence() >= AVALANCHE_FINALIZATION_SCORE;
     }
 
     /**
      * Register a new vote for an item and update confidence accordingly.
      * Returns true if the acceptance or finalization state changed.
      */
     bool registerVote(NodeId nodeid, uint32_t error);
 
     /**
      * Register that a request is being made regarding that item.
      * The method is made const so that it can be accessed via a read only view
      * of vote_records. It's not a problem as it is made thread safe.
      */
     bool registerPoll() const;
 
     /**
      * Return if this item is in condition to be polled at the moment.
      */
     bool shouldPoll() const { return inflight < AVALANCHE_MAX_INFLIGHT_POLL; }
 
     /**
      * Clear `count` inflight requests.
      */
     void clearInflightRequest(uint8_t count = 1) { inflight -= count; }
 
 private:
     /**
      * Add the node to the quorum.
      * Returns true if the node was added, false if the node already was in the
      * quorum.
      */
     bool addNodeToQuorum(NodeId nodeid);
 };
 
 class AvalancheVote {
     uint32_t error;
     uint256 hash;
 
 public:
     AvalancheVote() : error(-1), hash() {}
     AvalancheVote(uint32_t errorIn, uint256 hashIn)
         : error(errorIn), hash(hashIn) {}
 
     const uint256 &GetHash() const { return hash; }
     uint32_t GetError() const { return error; }
 
     // serialization support
     ADD_SERIALIZE_METHODS;
 
     template <typename Stream, typename Operation>
     inline void SerializationOp(Stream &s, Operation ser_action) {
         READWRITE(error);
         READWRITE(hash);
     }
 };
 
 class AvalancheResponse {
     uint64_t round;
     uint32_t cooldown;
     std::vector<AvalancheVote> votes;
 
 public:
     AvalancheResponse(uint64_t roundIn, uint32_t cooldownIn,
                       std::vector<AvalancheVote> votesIn)
         : round(roundIn), cooldown(cooldownIn), votes(votesIn) {}
 
     uint64_t getRound() const { return round; }
     uint32_t getCooldown() const { return cooldown; }
     const std::vector<AvalancheVote> &GetVotes() const { return votes; }
 
     // serialization support
     ADD_SERIALIZE_METHODS;
 
     template <typename Stream, typename Operation>
     inline void SerializationOp(Stream &s, Operation ser_action) {
         READWRITE(round);
         READWRITE(cooldown);
         READWRITE(votes);
     }
 };
 
 class AvalanchePoll {
     uint64_t round;
     std::vector<CInv> invs;
 
 public:
     AvalanchePoll(uint64_t roundIn, std::vector<CInv> invsIn)
         : round(roundIn), invs(invsIn) {}
 
     const std::vector<CInv> &GetInvs() const { return invs; }
 
     // serialization support
     ADD_SERIALIZE_METHODS;
 
     template <typename Stream, typename Operation>
     inline void SerializationOp(Stream &s, Operation ser_action) {
         READWRITE(round);
         READWRITE(invs);
     }
 };
 
 class AvalancheBlockUpdate {
     union {
         CBlockIndex *pindex;
         uintptr_t raw;
     };
 
     static const size_t STATUS_BITS = 2;
     static const uintptr_t MASK = (1 << STATUS_BITS) - 1;
 
     static_assert(
         alignof(CBlockIndex) >= (1 << STATUS_BITS),
         "CBlockIndex alignement doesn't allow for Status to be stored.");
 
 public:
     enum Status : uint8_t {
         Invalid,
         Rejected,
         Accepted,
         Finalized,
     };
 
     AvalancheBlockUpdate(CBlockIndex *pindexIn, Status statusIn)
         : pindex(pindexIn) {
         raw |= statusIn;
     }
 
     Status getStatus() const { return Status(raw & MASK); }
 
     CBlockIndex *getBlockIndex() {
         return reinterpret_cast<CBlockIndex *>(raw & ~MASK);
     }
 
     const CBlockIndex *getBlockIndex() const {
         return const_cast<AvalancheBlockUpdate *>(this)->getBlockIndex();
     }
 };
 
 typedef std::map<const CBlockIndex *, VoteRecord, CBlockIndexWorkComparator>
     BlockVoteMap;
 
 struct next_request_time {};
 struct query_timeout {};
 
 class AvalancheProcessor {
 private:
     CConnman *connman;
     std::chrono::milliseconds queryTimeoutDuration;
 
     /**
      * Blocks to run avalanche on.
      */
     RWCollection<BlockVoteMap> vote_records;
 
     /**
      * Keep track of peers and queries sent.
      */
     std::atomic<uint64_t> round;
 
     typedef std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> TimePoint;
 
     struct Peer {
         NodeId nodeid;
         int64_t score;
 
         TimePoint nextRequestTime;
     };
 
     typedef boost::multi_index_container<
         Peer, boost::multi_index::indexed_by<
                   // index by nodeid
                   boost::multi_index::hashed_unique<
                       boost::multi_index::member<Peer, NodeId, &Peer::nodeid>>,
                   // sorted by nextRequestTime
                   boost::multi_index::ordered_non_unique<
                       boost::multi_index::tag<next_request_time>,
                       boost::multi_index::member<Peer, TimePoint,
                                                  &Peer::nextRequestTime>>>>
         PeerSet;
 
     RWCollection<PeerSet> peerSet;
 
     struct Query {
         NodeId nodeid;
         uint64_t round;
         TimePoint timeout;
 
         /**
          * We declare this as mutable so it can be modified in the multi_index.
          * This is ok because we do not use this field to index in anyway.
          *
          * /!\ Do not use any mutable field as index.
          */
         mutable std::vector<CInv> invs;
     };
 
     typedef boost::multi_index_container<
         Query,
         boost::multi_index::indexed_by<
             // index by nodeid/round
             boost::multi_index::ordered_unique<
                 boost::multi_index::composite_key<
                     Query,
                     boost::multi_index::member<Query, NodeId, &Query::nodeid>,
                     boost::multi_index::member<Query, uint64_t,
                                                &Query::round>>>,
             // sorted by timeout
             boost::multi_index::ordered_non_unique<
                 boost::multi_index::tag<query_timeout>,
                 boost::multi_index::member<Query, TimePoint, &Query::timeout>>>>
         QuerySet;
 
     RWCollection<QuerySet> queries;
 
     /**
      * Start stop machinery.
      */
     std::atomic<bool> stopRequest;
     bool running GUARDED_BY(cs_running);
 
     Mutex cs_running;
     std::condition_variable cond_running;
 
 public:
     AvalancheProcessor(CConnman *connmanIn)
         : connman(connmanIn),
           queryTimeoutDuration(
               AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_QUERY_TIMEOUT_DURATION_MILLISECONDS),
           round(0), stopRequest(false), running(false) {}
     ~AvalancheProcessor() { stopEventLoop(); }
 
     void setQueryTimeoutDuration(std::chrono::milliseconds d) {
         queryTimeoutDuration = d;
     }
 
     bool addBlockToReconcile(const CBlockIndex *pindex);
     bool isAccepted(const CBlockIndex *pindex) const;
     int getConfidence(const CBlockIndex *pindex) const;
 
     bool registerVotes(NodeId nodeid, const AvalancheResponse &response,
                        std::vector<AvalancheBlockUpdate> &updates);
 
     bool addPeer(NodeId nodeid, int64_t score);
 
     bool startEventLoop(CScheduler &scheduler);
     bool stopEventLoop();
 
 private:
     void runEventLoop();
     void clearTimedoutRequests();
     std::vector<CInv> getInvsForNextPoll(bool forPoll = true) const;
     NodeId getSuitableNodeToQuery();
 
     friend struct AvalancheTest;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Global avalanche instance.
+ */
+extern std::unique_ptr<AvalancheProcessor> g_avalanche;
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_AVALANCHE_H
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 72a42fc231..bb399c4633 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1,2503 +1,2528 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
 #include <config/bitcoin-config.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <init.h>
 
 #include <addrman.h>
 #include <amount.h>
+#include <avalanche.h>
 #include <banman.h>
 #include <chain.h>
 #include <chainparams.h>
 #include <checkpoints.h>
 #include <compat/sanity.h>
 #include <config.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <flatfile.h>
 #include <fs.h>
 #include <httprpc.h>
 #include <httpserver.h>
 #include <index/txindex.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <miner.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <net_processing.h>
 #include <netbase.h>
 #include <policy/mempool.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <rpc/blockchain.h>
 #include <rpc/register.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
 #include <script/scriptcache.h>
 #include <script/sigcache.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
 #include <shutdown.h>
 #include <timedata.h>
 #include <torcontrol.h>
 #include <txdb.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
 #include <ui_interface.h>
 #include <util/moneystr.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 #include <validationinterface.h>
 #include <walletinitinterface.h>
 #include <warnings.h>
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
 #include <zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.h>
 #include <zmq/zmqrpc.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 #include <csignal>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #endif
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <memory>
 
 static const bool DEFAULT_PROXYRANDOMIZE = true;
 static const bool DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE = false;
 static const bool DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT = false;
 
 // Dump addresses to banlist.dat every 15 minutes (900s)
 static constexpr int DUMP_BANS_INTERVAL = 60 * 15;
 
 std::unique_ptr<CConnman> g_connman;
 std::unique_ptr<PeerLogicValidation> peerLogic;
 std::unique_ptr<BanMan> g_banman;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 // Win32 LevelDB doesn't use filedescriptors, and the ones used for accessing
 // block files don't count towards the fd_set size limit anyway.
 #define MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS 0
 #else
 #define MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS 150
 #endif
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Shutdown
 //
 
 //
 // Thread management and startup/shutdown:
 //
 // The network-processing threads are all part of a thread group created by
 // AppInit() or the Qt main() function.
 //
 // A clean exit happens when StartShutdown() or the SIGTERM signal handler sets
 // ShutdownRequested(), which triggers the DetectShutdownThread(), which
 // interrupts the main thread group. DetectShutdownThread() then exits, which
 // causes AppInit() to continue (it .joins the shutdown thread). Shutdown() is
 // then called to clean up database connections, and stop other threads that
 // should only be stopped after the main network-processing threads have exited.
 //
 // Shutdown for Qt is very similar, only it uses a QTimer to detect
 // ShutdownRequested() getting set, and then does the normal Qt shutdown thing.
 //
 
 /**
  * This is a minimally invasive approach to shutdown on LevelDB read errors from
  * the chainstate, while keeping user interface out of the common library, which
  * is shared between bitcoind, and bitcoin-qt and non-server tools.
  */
 class CCoinsViewErrorCatcher final : public CCoinsViewBacked {
 public:
     explicit CCoinsViewErrorCatcher(CCoinsView *view)
         : CCoinsViewBacked(view) {}
     bool GetCoin(const COutPoint &outpoint, Coin &coin) const override {
         try {
             return CCoinsViewBacked::GetCoin(outpoint, coin);
         } catch (const std::runtime_error &e) {
             uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox(
                 _("Error reading from database, shutting down."), "",
                 CClientUIInterface::MSG_ERROR);
             LogPrintf("Error reading from database: %s\n", e.what());
             // Starting the shutdown sequence and returning false to the caller
             // would be interpreted as 'entry not found' (as opposed to unable
             // to read data), and could lead to invalid interpretation. Just
             // exit immediately, as we can't continue anyway, and all writes
             // should be atomic.
             abort();
         }
     }
     // Writes do not need similar protection, as failure to write is handled by
     // the caller.
 };
 
 static std::unique_ptr<CCoinsViewErrorCatcher> pcoinscatcher;
 static std::unique_ptr<ECCVerifyHandle> globalVerifyHandle;
 
 static boost::thread_group threadGroup;
 static CScheduler scheduler;
 
 void Interrupt() {
     InterruptHTTPServer();
     InterruptHTTPRPC();
     InterruptRPC();
     InterruptREST();
     InterruptTorControl();
     InterruptMapPort();
+    if (g_avalanche) {
+        // Avalanche needs to be stopped before we interrupt the thread group as
+        // the scheduler will stop working then.
+        g_avalanche->stopEventLoop();
+    }
     if (g_connman) {
         g_connman->Interrupt();
     }
     if (g_txindex) {
         g_txindex->Interrupt();
     }
 }
 
 void Shutdown(InitInterfaces &interfaces) {
     LogPrintf("%s: In progress...\n", __func__);
     static CCriticalSection cs_Shutdown;
     TRY_LOCK(cs_Shutdown, lockShutdown);
     if (!lockShutdown) {
         return;
     }
 
     /// Note: Shutdown() must be able to handle cases in which initialization
     /// failed part of the way, for example if the data directory was found to
     /// be locked. Be sure that anything that writes files or flushes caches
     /// only does this if the respective module was initialized.
     RenameThread("bitcoin-shutoff");
     g_mempool.AddTransactionsUpdated(1);
 
     StopHTTPRPC();
     StopREST();
     StopRPC();
     StopHTTPServer();
     for (const auto &client : interfaces.chain_clients) {
         client->flush();
     }
     StopMapPort();
 
+    // Because avalanche and the network depend on each other, it is important
+    // to shut them down in this order:
+    // 1. Stop avalanche event loop.
+    // 2. Shutdown network processing.
+    // 3. Destroy AvalancheProcessor.
+    // 4. Destroy CConnman
+    if (g_avalanche) {
+        g_avalanche->stopEventLoop();
+    }
+
     // Because these depend on each-other, we make sure that neither can be
     // using the other before destroying them.
     if (peerLogic) {
         UnregisterValidationInterface(peerLogic.get());
     }
     if (g_connman) {
         g_connman->Stop();
     }
     if (g_txindex) {
         g_txindex->Stop();
     }
 
     StopTorControl();
 
     // After everything has been shut down, but before things get flushed, stop
     // the CScheduler/checkqueue threadGroup
     threadGroup.interrupt_all();
     threadGroup.join_all();
 
     // After the threads that potentially access these pointers have been
     // stopped, destruct and reset all to nullptr.
     peerLogic.reset();
+
+    // Destroy various global instances
+    g_avalanche.reset();
     g_connman.reset();
     g_banman.reset();
     g_txindex.reset();
 
     if (::g_mempool.IsLoaded() &&
         gArgs.GetArg("-persistmempool", DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL)) {
         DumpMempool(::g_mempool);
     }
 
     // FlushStateToDisk generates a ChainStateFlushed callback, which we should
     // avoid missing
     if (pcoinsTip != nullptr) {
         FlushStateToDisk();
     }
 
     // After there are no more peers/RPC left to give us new data which may
     // generate CValidationInterface callbacks, flush them...
     GetMainSignals().FlushBackgroundCallbacks();
 
     // Any future callbacks will be dropped. This should absolutely be safe - if
     // missing a callback results in an unrecoverable situation, unclean
     // shutdown would too. The only reason to do the above flushes is to let the
     // wallet catch up with our current chain to avoid any strange pruning edge
     // cases and make next startup faster by avoiding rescan.
 
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
         if (pcoinsTip != nullptr) {
             FlushStateToDisk();
         }
         pcoinsTip.reset();
         pcoinscatcher.reset();
         pcoinsdbview.reset();
         pblocktree.reset();
     }
     for (const auto &client : interfaces.chain_clients) {
         client->stop();
     }
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
     if (g_zmq_notification_interface) {
         UnregisterValidationInterface(g_zmq_notification_interface);
         delete g_zmq_notification_interface;
         g_zmq_notification_interface = nullptr;
     }
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WIN32
     try {
         fs::remove(GetPidFile());
     } catch (const fs::filesystem_error &e) {
         LogPrintf("%s: Unable to remove pidfile: %s\n", __func__, e.what());
     }
 #endif
     interfaces.chain_clients.clear();
     UnregisterAllValidationInterfaces();
     GetMainSignals().UnregisterBackgroundSignalScheduler();
     GetMainSignals().UnregisterWithMempoolSignals(g_mempool);
     globalVerifyHandle.reset();
     ECC_Stop();
     LogPrintf("%s: done\n", __func__);
 }
 
 /**
  * Signal handlers are very limited in what they are allowed to do.
  * The execution context the handler is invoked in is not guaranteed,
  * so we restrict handler operations to just touching variables:
  */
 #ifndef WIN32
 static void HandleSIGTERM(int) {
     StartShutdown();
 }
 
 static void HandleSIGHUP(int) {
     LogInstance().m_reopen_file = true;
 }
 #else
 static BOOL WINAPI consoleCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrlType) {
     StartShutdown();
     Sleep(INFINITE);
     return true;
 }
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 static void registerSignalHandler(int signal, void (*handler)(int)) {
     struct sigaction sa;
     sa.sa_handler = handler;
     sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
     sa.sa_flags = 0;
     sigaction(signal, &sa, NULL);
 }
 #endif
 
 static void OnRPCStarted() {
     uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip_connect(&RPCNotifyBlockChange);
 }
 
 static void OnRPCStopped() {
     uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip_disconnect(&RPCNotifyBlockChange);
     RPCNotifyBlockChange(false, nullptr);
     g_best_block_cv.notify_all();
     LogPrint(BCLog::RPC, "RPC stopped.\n");
 }
 
 void SetupServerArgs() {
     const auto defaultBaseParams =
         CreateBaseChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
     const auto testnetBaseParams =
         CreateBaseChainParams(CBaseChainParams::TESTNET);
     const auto defaultChainParams = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
     const auto testnetChainParams =
         CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::TESTNET);
 
     // Hidden Options
     std::vector<std::string> hidden_args = {
         "-rpcssl", "-benchmark", "-h", "-help", "-socks", "-tor", "-debugnet",
         "-whitelistalwaysrelay", "-blockminsize", "-dbcrashratio",
         "-forcecompactdb", "-usehd", "-parkdeepreorg", "-automaticunparking",
         "-replayprotectionactivationtime", "-enableminerfund",
         // GUI args. These will be overwritten by SetupUIArgs for the GUI
         "-allowselfsignedrootcertificates", "-choosedatadir", "-lang=<lang>",
         "-min", "-resetguisettings", "-rootcertificates=<file>", "-splash",
         "-uiplatform",
         // TODO remove after the May 2020 upgrade
         "-phononactivationtime"};
 
     // Set all of the args and their help
     // When adding new options to the categories, please keep and ensure
     // alphabetical ordering. Do not translate _(...) -help-debug options, Many
     // technical terms, and only a very small audience, so is unnecessary stress
     // to translators.
     gArgs.AddArg("-?", "Print this help message and exit", false,
                  OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-version", "Print version and exit", false,
                  OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-alertnotify=<cmd>",
                  "Execute command when a relevant alert is received or we see "
                  "a really long fork (%s in cmd is replaced by message)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-assumevalid=<hex>",
         strprintf(
             "If this block is in the chain assume that it and its ancestors "
             "are valid and potentially skip their script verification (0 to "
             "verify all, default: %s, testnet: %s)",
             defaultChainParams->GetConsensus().defaultAssumeValid.GetHex(),
             testnetChainParams->GetConsensus().defaultAssumeValid.GetHex()),
         false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-blocksdir=<dir>",
                  "Specify directory to hold blocks subdirectory for *.dat "
                  "files (default: <datadir>)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-blocknotify=<cmd>",
                  "Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is "
                  "replaced by block hash)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-blockreconstructionextratxn=<n>",
                  strprintf("Extra transactions to keep in memory for compact "
                            "block reconstructions (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_BLOCK_RECONSTRUCTION_EXTRA_TXN),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-blocksonly",
         strprintf("Whether to operate in a blocks only mode (default: %d)",
                   DEFAULT_BLOCKSONLY),
         true, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-conf=<file>",
                  strprintf("Specify configuration file. Relative paths will be "
                            "prefixed by datadir location. (default: %s)",
                            BITCOIN_CONF_FILENAME),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-datadir=<dir>", "Specify data directory", false,
                  OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-dbbatchsize",
         strprintf("Maximum database write batch size in bytes (default: %u)",
                   nDefaultDbBatchSize),
         true, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-dbcache=<n>",
         strprintf(
             "Set database cache size in megabytes (%d to %d, default: %d)",
             nMinDbCache, nMaxDbCache, nDefaultDbCache),
         false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-debuglogfile=<file>",
                  strprintf("Specify location of debug log file. Relative paths "
                            "will be prefixed by a net-specific datadir "
                            "location. (0 to disable; default: %s)",
                            DEFAULT_DEBUGLOGFILE),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-feefilter",
                  strprintf("Tell other nodes to filter invs to us by our "
                            "mempool min fee (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_FEEFILTER),
                  true, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-finalizationdelay=<n>",
                  strprintf("Set the minimum amount of time to wait between a "
                            "block header reception and the block finalization. "
                            "Unit is seconds (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_MIN_FINALIZATION_DELAY),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-includeconf=<file>",
         "Specify additional configuration file, relative to the -datadir path "
         "(only useable from configuration file, not command line)",
         false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-maxreorgdepth=<n>",
                  strprintf("Configure at what depth blocks are considered "
                            "final (default: %d). Use -1 to disable.",
                            DEFAULT_MAX_REORG_DEPTH),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-loadblock=<file>",
                  "Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file on startup",
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-maxmempool=<n>",
                  strprintf("Keep the transaction memory pool below <n> "
                            "megabytes (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-maxorphantx=<n>",
                  strprintf("Keep at most <n> unconnectable transactions in "
                            "memory (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_MAX_ORPHAN_TRANSACTIONS),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-mempoolexpiry=<n>",
                  strprintf("Do not keep transactions in the mempool longer "
                            "than <n> hours (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_EXPIRY),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-minimumchainwork=<hex>",
         strprintf(
             "Minimum work assumed to exist on a valid chain in hex "
             "(default: %s, testnet: %s)",
             defaultChainParams->GetConsensus().nMinimumChainWork.GetHex(),
             testnetChainParams->GetConsensus().nMinimumChainWork.GetHex()),
         true, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-par=<n>",
         strprintf("Set the number of script verification threads (%u to %d, 0 "
                   "= auto, <0 = leave that many cores free, default: %d)",
                   -GetNumCores(), MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS,
                   DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS),
         false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-persistmempool",
                  strprintf("Whether to save the mempool on shutdown and load "
                            "on restart (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
 #ifndef WIN32
     gArgs.AddArg("-pid=<file>",
                  strprintf("Specify pid file. Relative paths will be prefixed "
                            "by a net-specific datadir location. (default: %s)",
                            BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
 #else
     hidden_args.emplace_back("-pid");
 #endif
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-prune=<n>",
         strprintf("Reduce storage requirements by enabling pruning (deleting) "
                   "of old blocks. This allows the pruneblockchain RPC to be "
                   "called to delete specific blocks, and enables automatic "
                   "pruning of old blocks if a target size in MiB is provided. "
                   "This mode is incompatible with -txindex and -rescan. "
                   "Warning: Reverting this setting requires re-downloading the "
                   "entire blockchain. (default: 0 = disable pruning blocks, 1 "
                   "= allow manual pruning via RPC, >=%u = automatically prune "
                   "block files to stay under the specified target size in MiB)",
                   MIN_DISK_SPACE_FOR_BLOCK_FILES / 1024 / 1024),
         false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-reindex-chainstate",
                  "Rebuild chain state from the currently indexed blocks. When "
                  "in pruning mode or if blocks on disk might be corrupted, use "
                  "full -reindex instead.",
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-reindex",
         "Rebuild chain state and block index from the blk*.dat files on disk",
         false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
 #ifndef WIN32
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-sysperms",
         "Create new files with system default permissions, instead of umask "
         "077 (only effective with disabled wallet functionality)",
         false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
 #else
     hidden_args.emplace_back("-sysperms");
 #endif
     gArgs.AddArg("-txindex",
                  strprintf("Maintain a full transaction index, used by the "
                            "getrawtransaction rpc call (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_TXINDEX),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     gArgs.AddArg("-usecashaddr",
                  "Use Cash Address for destination encoding instead of base58 "
                  "(activate by default on Jan, 14)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-addnode=<ip>",
                  "Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection "
                  "open (see the `addnode` RPC command help for more info)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-banscore=<n>",
         strprintf("Threshold for disconnecting misbehaving peers (default: %u)",
                   DEFAULT_BANSCORE_THRESHOLD),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-bantime=<n>",
                  strprintf("Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from "
                            "reconnecting (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_MISBEHAVING_BANTIME),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-bind=<addr>",
                  "Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use "
                  "[host]:port notation for IPv6",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-connect=<ip>",
         "Connect only to the specified node(s); -connect=0 disables automatic "
         "connections (the rules for this peer are the same as for -addnode)",
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-discover",
                  "Discover own IP addresses (default: 1 when listening and no "
                  "-externalip or -proxy)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-dns",
                  strprintf("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and "
                            "-connect (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_NAME_LOOKUP),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-dnsseed",
                  "Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses "
                  "(default: 1 unless -connect used)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-enablebip61",
                  strprintf("Send reject messages per BIP61 (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_ENABLE_BIP61),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-externalip=<ip>", "Specify your own public address", false,
                  OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-forcednsseed",
         strprintf(
             "Always query for peer addresses via DNS lookup (default: %d)",
             DEFAULT_FORCEDNSSEED),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-listen",
         "Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no -proxy or -connect)",
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-listenonion",
         strprintf("Automatically create Tor hidden service (default: %d)",
                   DEFAULT_LISTEN_ONION),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-maxconnections=<n>",
         strprintf("Maintain at most <n> connections to peers (default: %u)",
                   DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-maxreceivebuffer=<n>",
                  strprintf("Maximum per-connection receive buffer, <n>*1000 "
                            "bytes (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_MAXRECEIVEBUFFER),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-maxsendbuffer=<n>",
         strprintf(
             "Maximum per-connection send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: %u)",
             DEFAULT_MAXSENDBUFFER),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-maxtimeadjustment",
         strprintf("Maximum allowed median peer time offset adjustment. Local "
                   "perspective of time may be influenced by peers forward or "
                   "backward by this amount. (default: %u seconds)",
                   DEFAULT_MAX_TIME_ADJUSTMENT),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-onion=<ip:port>",
                  strprintf("Use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor "
                            "hidden services (default: %s)",
                            "-proxy"),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-onlynet=<net>",
                  "Only connect to nodes in network <net> (ipv4, ipv6 or onion)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-peerbloomfilters",
                  strprintf("Support filtering of blocks and transaction with "
                            "bloom filters (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_PEERBLOOMFILTERS),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-permitbaremultisig",
                  strprintf("Relay non-P2SH multisig (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-port=<port>",
         strprintf(
             "Listen for connections on <port> (default: %u or testnet: %u)",
             defaultChainParams->GetDefaultPort(),
             testnetChainParams->GetDefaultPort()),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-proxy=<ip:port>", _("Connect through SOCKS5 proxy"), false,
                  OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-proxyrandomize",
                  strprintf("Randomize credentials for every proxy connection. "
                            "This enables Tor stream isolation (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_PROXYRANDOMIZE),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-seednode=<ip>",
                  "Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-timeout=<n>",
                  strprintf("Specify connection timeout in milliseconds "
                            "(minimum: 1, default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT),
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-torcontrol=<ip>:<port>",
         strprintf(
             "Tor control port to use if onion listening enabled (default: %s)",
             DEFAULT_TOR_CONTROL),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-torpassword=<pass>",
                  "Tor control port password (default: empty)", false,
                  OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
 #ifdef USE_UPNP
 #if USE_UPNP
     gArgs.AddArg("-upnp",
                  "Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 1 when "
                  "listening and no -proxy)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
 #else
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-upnp",
         strprintf("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: %u)", 0), false,
         OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
 #endif
 #else
     hidden_args.emplace_back("-upnp");
 #endif
     gArgs.AddArg("-whitebind=<addr>",
                  "Bind to given address and whitelist peers connecting to it. "
                  "Use [host]:port notation for IPv6",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-whitelist=<IP address or network>",
                  "Whitelist peers connecting from the given IP address (e.g. "
                  "1.2.3.4) or CIDR notated network (e.g. 1.2.3.0/24). Can be "
                  "specified multiple times. "
                  "Whitelisted peers cannot be DoS banned and their "
                  "transactions are always relayed, even if they are already in "
                  "the mempool, useful e.g. for a gateway",
                  false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-maxuploadtarget=<n>",
         strprintf("Tries to keep outbound traffic under the given target (in "
                   "MiB per 24h), 0 = no limit (default: %d)",
                   DEFAULT_MAX_UPLOAD_TARGET),
         false, OptionsCategory::CONNECTION);
 
     g_wallet_init_interface.AddWalletOptions();
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
     gArgs.AddArg("-zmqpubhashblock=<address>",
                  "Enable publish hash block in <address>", false,
                  OptionsCategory::ZMQ);
     gArgs.AddArg("-zmqpubhashtx=<address>",
                  "Enable publish hash transaction in <address>", false,
                  OptionsCategory::ZMQ);
     gArgs.AddArg("-zmqpubrawblock=<address>",
                  "Enable publish raw block in <address>", false,
                  OptionsCategory::ZMQ);
     gArgs.AddArg("-zmqpubrawtx=<address>",
                  "Enable publish raw transaction in <address>", false,
                  OptionsCategory::ZMQ);
 #else
     hidden_args.emplace_back("-zmqpubhashblock=<address>");
     hidden_args.emplace_back("-zmqpubhashtx=<address>");
     hidden_args.emplace_back("-zmqpubrawblock=<address>");
     hidden_args.emplace_back("-zmqpubrawtx=<address>");
 #endif
 
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-checkblocks=<n>",
         strprintf("How many blocks to check at startup (default: %u, 0 = all)",
                   DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-checklevel=<n>",
         strprintf("How thorough the block verification of "
                   "-checkblocks is: "
                   "level 0 reads the blocks from disk, "
                   "level 1 verifies block validity, "
                   "level 2 verifies undo data, "
                   "level 3 checks disconnection of tip blocks, "
                   "and level 4 tries to reconnect the blocks. "
                   "Each level includes the checks of the previous levels "
                   "(0-4, default: %u)",
                   DEFAULT_CHECKLEVEL),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-checkblockindex",
                  strprintf("Do a full consistency check for mapBlockIndex, "
                            "setBlockIndexCandidates, ::ChainActive() and "
                            "mapBlocksUnlinked occasionally. (default: %u)",
                            defaultChainParams->DefaultConsistencyChecks()),
                  true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-checkmempool=<n>",
                  strprintf("Run checks every <n> transactions (default: %u)",
                            defaultChainParams->DefaultConsistencyChecks()),
                  true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-checkpoints",
                  strprintf("Only accept block chain matching built-in "
                            "checkpoints (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_CHECKPOINTS_ENABLED),
                  true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-deprecatedrpc=<method>",
                  "Allows deprecated RPC method(s) to be used", true,
                  OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-dropmessagestest=<n>",
                  "Randomly drop 1 of every <n> network messages", true,
                  OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-stopafterblockimport",
         strprintf("Stop running after importing blocks from disk (default: %d)",
                   DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-stopatheight",
                  strprintf("Stop running after reaching the given height in "
                            "the main chain (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_STOPATHEIGHT),
                  true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-limitancestorcount=<n>",
                  strprintf("Do not accept transactions if number of in-mempool "
                            "ancestors is <n> or more (pre-phonon-upgrade "
                            "default: %u, post-phonon-upgrade default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT,
                            DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT_LONGER),
                  true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-limitancestorsize=<n>",
         strprintf("Do not accept transactions whose size with all in-mempool "
                   "ancestors exceeds <n> kilobytes (default: %u)",
                   DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_SIZE_LIMIT),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-limitdescendantcount=<n>",
         strprintf("Do not accept transactions if any ancestor would have <n> "
                   "or more in-mempool descendants (default pre-phonon-upgrade: "
                   "%u, default post-phonon-upgrade: %u)",
                   DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_LIMIT, DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_LIMIT_LONGER),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-limitdescendantsize=<n>",
         strprintf("Do not accept transactions if any ancestor would have more "
                   "than <n> kilobytes of in-mempool descendants (default: %u).",
                   DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_SIZE_LIMIT),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-addrmantest", "Allows to test address relay on localhost",
                  true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-debug=<category>",
                  strprintf("Output debugging information (default: %u, "
                            "supplying <category> is optional)",
                            0) +
                      ". " +
                      "If <category> is not supplied or if <category> = 1, "
                      "output all debugging information."
                      "<category> can be: " +
                      ListLogCategories() + ".",
                  false, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-debugexclude=<category>",
         strprintf("Exclude debugging information for a category. Can be used "
                   "in conjunction with -debug=1 to output debug logs for all "
                   "categories except one or more specified categories."),
         false, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-help-debug",
                  "Show all debugging options (usage: --help -help-debug)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-logips",
                  strprintf("Include IP addresses in debug output (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_LOGIPS),
                  false, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-logtimestamps",
                  strprintf("Prepend debug output with timestamp (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_LOGTIMESTAMPS),
                  false, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
 
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-logtimemicros",
         strprintf("Add microsecond precision to debug timestamps (default: %d)",
                   DEFAULT_LOGTIMEMICROS),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-mocktime=<n>",
         "Replace actual time with <n> seconds since epoch (default: 0)", true,
         OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-maxsigcachesize=<n>",
         strprintf("Limit size of signature cache to <n> MiB (default: %u)",
                   DEFAULT_MAX_SIG_CACHE_SIZE),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-maxscriptcachesize=<n>",
         strprintf("Limit size of script cache to <n> MiB (default: %u)",
                   DEFAULT_MAX_SCRIPT_CACHE_SIZE),
         true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-maxtipage=<n>",
                  strprintf("Maximum tip age in seconds to consider node in "
                            "initial block download (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_MAX_TIP_AGE),
                  true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
 
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-printtoconsole",
         "Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file (default: "
         "1 when no -daemon. To disable logging to file, set debuglogfile=0)",
         false, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg("-printpriority",
                  strprintf("Log transaction priority and fee per kB when "
                            "mining blocks (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_PRINTPRIORITY),
                  true, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-shrinkdebugfile",
         "Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no -debug)",
         false, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-uacomment=<cmt>", "Append comment to the user agent string",
                  false, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
 
     SetupChainParamsBaseOptions();
 
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-acceptnonstdtxn",
         strprintf(
             "Relay and mine \"non-standard\" transactions (%sdefault: %u)",
             "testnet/regtest only; ", defaultChainParams->RequireStandard()),
         true, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg("-excessiveblocksize=<n>",
                  strprintf("Do not accept blocks larger than this limit, in "
                            "bytes (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE),
                  true, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-dustrelayfee=<amt>",
         strprintf("Fee rate (in %s/kB) used to defined dust, the value of an "
                   "output such that it will cost about 1/3 of its value in "
                   "fees at this fee rate to spend it. (default: %s)",
                   CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE)),
         true, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-bytespersigop",
                  strprintf("Equivalent bytes per sigop in transactions for "
                            "relay and mining (default: %u)",
                            DEFAULT_BYTES_PER_SIGOP),
                  false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-datacarrier",
         strprintf("Relay and mine data carrier transactions (default: %d)",
                   DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER),
         false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg("-datacarriersize",
                  strprintf("Maximum size of data in data carrier transactions "
                            "we relay and mine (default: %u)",
                            MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY),
                  false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-minrelaytxfee=<amt>",
         strprintf("Fees (in %s/kB) smaller than this are rejected for "
                   "relaying, mining and transaction creation (default: %s)",
                   CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE_PER_KB)),
         false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-whitelistrelay",
         strprintf(_("Accept relayed transactions received from whitelisted "
                     "peers even when not relaying transactions (default: %d)"),
                   DEFAULT_WHITELISTRELAY),
         false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-whitelistforcerelay",
         strprintf("Force relay of transactions from whitelisted peers even if "
                   "they violate local relay policy (default: %d)",
                   DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY),
         false, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
 
     // Not sure this really belongs here, but it will do for now.
     // FIXME: This doesn't work anyways.
     gArgs.AddArg("-excessutxocharge=<amt>",
                  strprintf("Fees (in %s/kB) to charge per utxo created for "
                            "relaying, and mining (default: %s)",
                            CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_UTXO_FEE)),
                  true, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-blockmaxsize=<n>",
                  strprintf("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_MAX_GENERATED_BLOCK_SIZE),
                  false, OptionsCategory::BLOCK_CREATION);
     gArgs.AddArg("-blockmintxfee=<amt>",
                  strprintf("Set lowest fee rate (in %s/kB) for transactions to "
                            "be included in block creation. (default: %s)",
                            CURRENCY_UNIT,
                            FormatMoney(DEFAULT_BLOCK_MIN_TX_FEE_PER_KB)),
                  false, OptionsCategory::BLOCK_CREATION);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-blockversion=<n>",
                  "Override block version to test forking scenarios", true,
                  OptionsCategory::BLOCK_CREATION);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-server", "Accept command line and JSON-RPC commands", false,
                  OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg("-rest",
                  strprintf("Accept public REST requests (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE),
                  false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-rpcbind=<addr>[:port]",
         "Bind to given address to listen for JSON-RPC connections. This option "
         "is ignored unless -rpcallowip is also passed. Port is optional and "
         "overrides -rpcport. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6. This option "
         "can be specified multiple times (default: 127.0.0.1 and ::1 i.e., "
         "localhost, or if -rpcallowip has been specified, 0.0.0.0 and :: i.e., "
         "all addresses)",
         false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg("-rpccookiefile=<loc>",
                  "Location of the auth cookie. Relative paths will be prefixed "
                  "by a net-specific datadir location. (default: data dir)",
                  false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg("-rpcuser=<user>", _("Username for JSON-RPC connections"),
                  false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg("-rpcpassword=<pw>", _("Password for JSON-RPC connections"),
                  false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-rpcauth=<userpw>",
         "Username and hashed password for JSON-RPC connections. The field "
         "<userpw> comes in the format: <USERNAME>:<SALT>$<HASH>. A canonical "
         "python script is included in share/rpcuser. The client then connects "
         "normally using the rpcuser=<USERNAME>/rpcpassword=<PASSWORD> pair of "
         "arguments. This option can be specified multiple times",
         false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg("-rpcport=<port>",
                  strprintf("Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port> "
                            "(default: %u or testnet: %u)",
                            defaultBaseParams->RPCPort(),
                            testnetBaseParams->RPCPort()),
                  false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg("-rpcallowip=<ip>",
                  "Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified source. Valid for "
                  "<ip> are a single IP (e.g. 1.2.3.4), a network/netmask (e.g. "
                  "1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0) or a network/CIDR (e.g. 1.2.3.4/24). "
                  "This option can be specified multiple times",
                  false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-rpcthreads=<n>",
         strprintf(
             "Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: %d)",
             DEFAULT_HTTP_THREADS),
         false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg(
         "-rpccorsdomain=value",
         "Domain from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced)",
         false, OptionsCategory::RPC);
 
     gArgs.AddArg("-rpcworkqueue=<n>",
                  strprintf("Set the depth of the work queue to service RPC "
                            "calls (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_HTTP_WORKQUEUE),
                  true, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     gArgs.AddArg("-rpcservertimeout=<n>",
                  strprintf("Timeout during HTTP requests (default: %d)",
                            DEFAULT_HTTP_SERVER_TIMEOUT),
                  true, OptionsCategory::RPC);
 
 #if HAVE_DECL_DAEMON
     gArgs.AddArg("-daemon",
                  _("Run in the background as a daemon and accept commands"),
                  false, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
 #else
     hidden_args.emplace_back("-daemon");
 #endif
 
     // Add the hidden options
     gArgs.AddHiddenArgs(hidden_args);
 }
 
 std::string LicenseInfo() {
     const std::string URL_SOURCE_CODE =
         "<https://github.com/Bitcoin-ABC/bitcoin-abc>";
     const std::string URL_WEBSITE = "<https://www.bitcoinabc.org>";
 
     return CopyrightHolders(
                strprintf(_("Copyright (C) %i-%i"), 2009, COPYRIGHT_YEAR) +
                " ") +
            "\n" + "\n" +
            strprintf(_("Please contribute if you find %s useful. "
                        "Visit %s for further information about the software."),
                      PACKAGE_NAME, URL_WEBSITE) +
            "\n" +
            strprintf(_("The source code is available from %s."),
                      URL_SOURCE_CODE) +
            "\n" + "\n" + _("This is experimental software.") + "\n" +
            strprintf(_("Distributed under the MIT software license, see the "
                        "accompanying file %s or %s"),
                      "COPYING", "<https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>") +
            "\n" + "\n" +
            strprintf(_("This product includes software developed by the "
                        "OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit %s and "
                        "cryptographic software written by Eric Young and UPnP "
                        "software written by Thomas Bernard."),
                      "<https://www.openssl.org>") +
            "\n";
 }
 
 static void BlockNotifyCallback(bool initialSync,
                                 const CBlockIndex *pBlockIndex) {
     if (initialSync || !pBlockIndex) {
         return;
     }
 
     std::string strCmd = gArgs.GetArg("-blocknotify", "");
     if (!strCmd.empty()) {
         boost::replace_all(strCmd, "%s", pBlockIndex->GetBlockHash().GetHex());
         std::thread t(runCommand, strCmd);
         // thread runs free
         t.detach();
     }
 }
 
 static bool fHaveGenesis = false;
 static Mutex g_genesis_wait_mutex;
 static std::condition_variable g_genesis_wait_cv;
 
 static void BlockNotifyGenesisWait(bool, const CBlockIndex *pBlockIndex) {
     if (pBlockIndex != nullptr) {
         {
             LOCK(g_genesis_wait_mutex);
             fHaveGenesis = true;
         }
         g_genesis_wait_cv.notify_all();
     }
 }
 
 struct CImportingNow {
     CImportingNow() {
         assert(fImporting == false);
         fImporting = true;
     }
 
     ~CImportingNow() {
         assert(fImporting == true);
         fImporting = false;
     }
 };
 
 // If we're using -prune with -reindex, then delete block files that will be
 // ignored by the reindex.  Since reindexing works by starting at block file 0
 // and looping until a blockfile is missing, do the same here to delete any
 // later block files after a gap. Also delete all rev files since they'll be
 // rewritten by the reindex anyway. This ensures that vinfoBlockFile is in sync
 // with what's actually on disk by the time we start downloading, so that
 // pruning works correctly.
 static void CleanupBlockRevFiles() {
     std::map<std::string, fs::path> mapBlockFiles;
 
     // Glob all blk?????.dat and rev?????.dat files from the blocks directory.
     // Remove the rev files immediately and insert the blk file paths into an
     // ordered map keyed by block file index.
     LogPrintf("Removing unusable blk?????.dat and rev?????.dat files for "
               "-reindex with -prune\n");
     const auto directoryIterator = fs::directory_iterator{GetBlocksDir()};
     for (const auto &file : directoryIterator) {
         const auto fileName = file.path().filename().string();
         if (fs::is_regular_file(file) && fileName.length() == 12 &&
             fileName.substr(8, 4) == ".dat") {
             if (fileName.substr(0, 3) == "blk") {
                 mapBlockFiles[fileName.substr(3, 5)] = file.path();
             } else if (fileName.substr(0, 3) == "rev") {
                 remove(file.path());
             }
         }
     }
 
     // Remove all block files that aren't part of a contiguous set starting at
     // zero by walking the ordered map (keys are block file indices) by keeping
     // a separate counter. Once we hit a gap (or if 0 doesn't exist) start
     // removing block files.
     int contiguousCounter = 0;
     for (const auto &item : mapBlockFiles) {
         if (atoi(item.first) == contiguousCounter) {
             contiguousCounter++;
             continue;
         }
         remove(item.second);
     }
 }
 
 static void ThreadImport(const Config &config,
                          std::vector<fs::path> vImportFiles) {
     RenameThread("bitcoin-loadblk");
     ScheduleBatchPriority();
 
     {
         CImportingNow imp;
 
         // -reindex
         if (fReindex) {
             int nFile = 0;
             while (true) {
                 FlatFilePos pos(nFile, 0);
                 if (!fs::exists(GetBlockPosFilename(pos))) {
                     // No block files left to reindex
                     break;
                 }
                 FILE *file = OpenBlockFile(pos, true);
                 if (!file) {
                     // This error is logged in OpenBlockFile
                     break;
                 }
                 LogPrintf("Reindexing block file blk%05u.dat...\n",
                           (unsigned int)nFile);
                 LoadExternalBlockFile(config, file, &pos);
                 nFile++;
             }
             pblocktree->WriteReindexing(false);
             fReindex = false;
             LogPrintf("Reindexing finished\n");
             // To avoid ending up in a situation without genesis block, re-try
             // initializing (no-op if reindexing worked):
             LoadGenesisBlock(config.GetChainParams());
         }
 
         // hardcoded $DATADIR/bootstrap.dat
         fs::path pathBootstrap = GetDataDir() / "bootstrap.dat";
         if (fs::exists(pathBootstrap)) {
             FILE *file = fsbridge::fopen(pathBootstrap, "rb");
             if (file) {
                 fs::path pathBootstrapOld = GetDataDir() / "bootstrap.dat.old";
                 LogPrintf("Importing bootstrap.dat...\n");
                 LoadExternalBlockFile(config, file);
                 RenameOver(pathBootstrap, pathBootstrapOld);
             } else {
                 LogPrintf("Warning: Could not open bootstrap file %s\n",
                           pathBootstrap.string());
             }
         }
 
         // -loadblock=
         for (const fs::path &path : vImportFiles) {
             FILE *file = fsbridge::fopen(path, "rb");
             if (file) {
                 LogPrintf("Importing blocks file %s...\n", path.string());
                 LoadExternalBlockFile(config, file);
             } else {
                 LogPrintf("Warning: Could not open blocks file %s\n",
                           path.string());
             }
         }
 
         // scan for better chains in the block chain database, that are not yet
         // connected in the active best chain
         CValidationState state;
         if (!ActivateBestChain(config, state)) {
             LogPrintf("Failed to connect best block (%s)\n",
                       FormatStateMessage(state));
             StartShutdown();
             return;
         }
 
         if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-stopafterblockimport",
                              DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT)) {
             LogPrintf("Stopping after block import\n");
             StartShutdown();
             return;
         }
     } // End scope of CImportingNow
     if (gArgs.GetArg("-persistmempool", DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL)) {
         LoadMempool(config, ::g_mempool);
     }
     ::g_mempool.SetIsLoaded(!ShutdownRequested());
 }
 
 /** Sanity checks
  *  Ensure that Bitcoin is running in a usable environment with all
  *  necessary library support.
  */
 static bool InitSanityCheck() {
     if (!ECC_InitSanityCheck()) {
         InitError(
             "Elliptic curve cryptography sanity check failure. Aborting.");
         return false;
     }
 
     if (!glibc_sanity_test() || !glibcxx_sanity_test()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     if (!Random_SanityCheck()) {
         InitError("OS cryptographic RNG sanity check failure. Aborting.");
         return false;
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 static bool AppInitServers(Config &config,
                            HTTPRPCRequestProcessor &httpRPCRequestProcessor) {
     RPCServerSignals::OnStarted(&OnRPCStarted);
     RPCServerSignals::OnStopped(&OnRPCStopped);
     if (!InitHTTPServer(config)) {
         return false;
     }
 
     StartRPC();
 
     if (!StartHTTPRPC(config, httpRPCRequestProcessor)) {
         return false;
     }
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-rest", DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE)) {
         StartREST();
     }
 
     StartHTTPServer();
     return true;
 }
 
 // Parameter interaction based on rules
 void InitParameterInteraction() {
     // when specifying an explicit binding address, you want to listen on it
     // even when -connect or -proxy is specified.
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-bind")) {
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-listen", true)) {
             LogPrintf(
                 "%s: parameter interaction: -bind set -> setting -listen=1\n",
                 __func__);
         }
     }
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-whitebind")) {
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-listen", true)) {
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -whitebind set -> setting "
                       "-listen=1\n",
                       __func__);
         }
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-connect")) {
         // when only connecting to trusted nodes, do not seed via DNS, or listen
         // by default.
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-dnsseed", false)) {
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -connect set -> setting "
                       "-dnsseed=0\n",
                       __func__);
         }
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-listen", false)) {
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -connect set -> setting "
                       "-listen=0\n",
                       __func__);
         }
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-proxy")) {
         // to protect privacy, do not listen by default if a default proxy
         // server is specified.
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-listen", false)) {
             LogPrintf(
                 "%s: parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -listen=0\n",
                 __func__);
         }
         // to protect privacy, do not use UPNP when a proxy is set. The user may
         // still specify -listen=1 to listen locally, so don't rely on this
         // happening through -listen below.
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-upnp", false)) {
             LogPrintf(
                 "%s: parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -upnp=0\n",
                 __func__);
         }
         // to protect privacy, do not discover addresses by default
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-discover", false)) {
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting "
                       "-discover=0\n",
                       __func__);
         }
     }
 
     if (!gArgs.GetBoolArg("-listen", DEFAULT_LISTEN)) {
         // do not map ports or try to retrieve public IP when not listening
         // (pointless)
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-upnp", false)) {
             LogPrintf(
                 "%s: parameter interaction: -listen=0 -> setting -upnp=0\n",
                 __func__);
         }
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-discover", false)) {
             LogPrintf(
                 "%s: parameter interaction: -listen=0 -> setting -discover=0\n",
                 __func__);
         }
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-listenonion", false)) {
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -listen=0 -> setting "
                       "-listenonion=0\n",
                       __func__);
         }
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-externalip")) {
         // if an explicit public IP is specified, do not try to find others
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-discover", false)) {
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -externalip set -> setting "
                       "-discover=0\n",
                       __func__);
         }
     }
 
     // disable whitelistrelay in blocksonly mode
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-blocksonly", DEFAULT_BLOCKSONLY)) {
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-whitelistrelay", false)) {
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -blocksonly=1 -> setting "
                       "-whitelistrelay=0\n",
                       __func__);
         }
     }
 
     // Forcing relay from whitelisted hosts implies we will accept relays from
     // them in the first place.
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-whitelistforcerelay", DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY)) {
         if (gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg("-whitelistrelay", true)) {
             LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -whitelistforcerelay=1 -> "
                       "setting -whitelistrelay=1\n",
                       __func__);
         }
     }
 
     // Warn if network-specific options (-addnode, -connect, etc) are
     // specified in default section of config file, but not overridden
     // on the command line or in this network's section of the config file.
     gArgs.WarnForSectionOnlyArgs();
 }
 
 static std::string ResolveErrMsg(const char *const optname,
                                  const std::string &strBind) {
     return strprintf(_("Cannot resolve -%s address: '%s'"), optname, strBind);
 }
 
 /**
  * Initialize global loggers.
  *
  * Note that this is called very early in the process lifetime, so you should be
  * careful about what global state you rely on here.
  */
 void InitLogging() {
     LogInstance().m_print_to_file = !gArgs.IsArgNegated("-debuglogfile");
     LogInstance().m_file_path = AbsPathForConfigVal(
         gArgs.GetArg("-debuglogfile", DEFAULT_DEBUGLOGFILE));
 
     // Add newlines to the logfile to distinguish this execution from the last
     // one; called before console logging is set up, so this is only sent to
     // debug.log.
     LogPrintf("\n\n\n\n\n");
 
     LogInstance().m_print_to_console = gArgs.GetBoolArg(
         "-printtoconsole", !gArgs.GetBoolArg("-daemon", false));
     LogInstance().m_log_timestamps =
         gArgs.GetBoolArg("-logtimestamps", DEFAULT_LOGTIMESTAMPS);
     LogInstance().m_log_time_micros =
         gArgs.GetBoolArg("-logtimemicros", DEFAULT_LOGTIMEMICROS);
 
     fLogIPs = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-logips", DEFAULT_LOGIPS);
 
     std::string version_string = FormatFullVersion();
 #ifdef DEBUG
     version_string += " (debug build)";
 #else
     version_string += " (release build)";
 #endif
     LogPrintf("%s version %s\n", CLIENT_NAME, version_string);
 }
 
 namespace { // Variables internal to initialization process only
 
 int nMaxConnections;
 int nUserMaxConnections;
 int nFD;
 ServiceFlags nLocalServices = ServiceFlags(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_NETWORK_LIMITED);
 } // namespace
 
 [[noreturn]] static void new_handler_terminate() {
     // Rather than throwing std::bad-alloc if allocation fails, terminate
     // immediately to (try to) avoid chain corruption. Since LogPrintf may
     // itself allocate memory, set the handler directly to terminate first.
     std::set_new_handler(std::terminate);
     LogPrintf("Error: Out of memory. Terminating.\n");
 
     // The log was successful, terminate now.
     std::terminate();
 };
 
 bool AppInitBasicSetup() {
 // Step 1: setup
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
     // Turn off Microsoft heap dump noise
     _CrtSetReportMode(_CRT_WARN, _CRTDBG_MODE_FILE);
     _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_WARN, CreateFileA("NUL", GENERIC_WRITE, 0, nullptr,
                                              OPEN_EXISTING, 0, 0));
     // Disable confusing "helpful" text message on abort, Ctrl-C
     _set_abort_behavior(0, _WRITE_ABORT_MSG | _CALL_REPORTFAULT);
 #endif
 #ifdef WIN32
 // Enable Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
 // Minimum supported OS versions: WinXP SP3, WinVista >= SP1, Win Server 2008
 // A failure is non-critical and needs no further attention!
 #ifndef PROCESS_DEP_ENABLE
 // We define this here, because GCCs winbase.h limits this to _WIN32_WINNT >=
 // 0x0601 (Windows 7), which is not correct. Can be removed, when GCCs winbase.h
 // is fixed!
 #define PROCESS_DEP_ENABLE 0x00000001
 #endif
     typedef BOOL(WINAPI * PSETPROCDEPPOL)(DWORD);
     PSETPROCDEPPOL setProcDEPPol = (PSETPROCDEPPOL)GetProcAddress(
         GetModuleHandleA("Kernel32.dll"), "SetProcessDEPPolicy");
     if (setProcDEPPol != nullptr) {
         setProcDEPPol(PROCESS_DEP_ENABLE);
     }
 #endif
 
     if (!SetupNetworking()) {
         return InitError("Initializing networking failed");
     }
 
 #ifndef WIN32
     if (!gArgs.GetBoolArg("-sysperms", false)) {
         umask(077);
     }
 
     // Clean shutdown on SIGTERM
     registerSignalHandler(SIGTERM, HandleSIGTERM);
     registerSignalHandler(SIGINT, HandleSIGTERM);
 
     // Reopen debug.log on SIGHUP
     registerSignalHandler(SIGHUP, HandleSIGHUP);
 
     // Ignore SIGPIPE, otherwise it will bring the daemon down if the client
     // closes unexpectedly
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 #else
     SetConsoleCtrlHandler(consoleCtrlHandler, true);
 #endif
 
     std::set_new_handler(new_handler_terminate);
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool AppInitParameterInteraction(Config &config) {
     const CChainParams &chainparams = config.GetChainParams();
     // Step 2: parameter interactions
 
     // also see: InitParameterInteraction()
 
     if (!fs::is_directory(GetBlocksDir())) {
         return InitError(
             strprintf(_("Specified blocks directory \"%s\" does not exist."),
                       gArgs.GetArg("-blocksdir", "").c_str()));
     }
 
     // if using block pruning, then disallow txindex
     if (gArgs.GetArg("-prune", 0)) {
         if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)) {
             return InitError(_("Prune mode is incompatible with -txindex."));
         }
     }
 
     // -bind and -whitebind can't be set when not listening
     size_t nUserBind =
         gArgs.GetArgs("-bind").size() + gArgs.GetArgs("-whitebind").size();
     if (nUserBind != 0 && !gArgs.GetBoolArg("-listen", DEFAULT_LISTEN)) {
         return InitError(
             "Cannot set -bind or -whitebind together with -listen=0");
     }
 
     // Make sure enough file descriptors are available
     int nBind = std::max(nUserBind, size_t(1));
     nUserMaxConnections =
         gArgs.GetArg("-maxconnections", DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS);
     nMaxConnections = std::max(nUserMaxConnections, 0);
 
     // Trim requested connection counts, to fit into system limitations
     nMaxConnections =
         std::max(std::min(nMaxConnections, FD_SETSIZE - nBind -
                                                MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS -
                                                MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS),
                  0);
     nFD = RaiseFileDescriptorLimit(nMaxConnections + MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS +
                                    MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS);
     if (nFD < MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS) {
         return InitError(_("Not enough file descriptors available."));
     }
     nMaxConnections =
         std::min(nFD - MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS - MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS,
                  nMaxConnections);
 
     if (nMaxConnections < nUserMaxConnections) {
         InitWarning(strprintf(_("Reducing -maxconnections from %d to %d, "
                                 "because of system limitations."),
                               nUserMaxConnections, nMaxConnections));
     }
 
     // Step 3: parameter-to-internal-flags
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-debug")) {
         // Special-case: if -debug=0/-nodebug is set, turn off debugging
         // messages
         const std::vector<std::string> &categories = gArgs.GetArgs("-debug");
         if (std::none_of(
                 categories.begin(), categories.end(),
                 [](std::string cat) { return cat == "0" || cat == "none"; })) {
             for (const auto &cat : categories) {
                 if (!LogInstance().EnableCategory(cat)) {
                     InitWarning(
                         strprintf(_("Unsupported logging category %s=%s."),
                                   "-debug", cat));
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
     // Now remove the logging categories which were explicitly excluded
     for (const std::string &cat : gArgs.GetArgs("-debugexclude")) {
         if (!LogInstance().DisableCategory(cat)) {
             InitWarning(strprintf(_("Unsupported logging category %s=%s."),
                                   "-debugexclude", cat));
         }
     }
 
     // Check for -debugnet
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-debugnet", false)) {
         InitWarning(
             _("Unsupported argument -debugnet ignored, use -debug=net."));
     }
     // Check for -socks - as this is a privacy risk to continue, exit here
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-socks")) {
         return InitError(
             _("Unsupported argument -socks found. Setting SOCKS version isn't "
               "possible anymore, only SOCKS5 proxies are supported."));
     }
     // Check for -tor - as this is a privacy risk to continue, exit here
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-tor", false)) {
         return InitError(_("Unsupported argument -tor found, use -onion."));
     }
 
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-benchmark", false)) {
         InitWarning(
             _("Unsupported argument -benchmark ignored, use -debug=bench."));
     }
 
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-whitelistalwaysrelay", false)) {
         InitWarning(_("Unsupported argument -whitelistalwaysrelay ignored, use "
                       "-whitelistrelay and/or -whitelistforcerelay."));
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-blockminsize")) {
         InitWarning("Unsupported argument -blockminsize ignored.");
     }
 
     // Checkmempool and checkblockindex default to true in regtest mode
     int ratio = std::min<int>(
         std::max<int>(
             gArgs.GetArg("-checkmempool",
                          chainparams.DefaultConsistencyChecks() ? 1 : 0),
             0),
         1000000);
     if (ratio != 0) {
         g_mempool.setSanityCheck(1.0 / ratio);
     }
     fCheckBlockIndex = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-checkblockindex",
                                         chainparams.DefaultConsistencyChecks());
     fCheckpointsEnabled =
         gArgs.GetBoolArg("-checkpoints", DEFAULT_CHECKPOINTS_ENABLED);
     if (fCheckpointsEnabled) {
         LogPrintf("Checkpoints will be verified.\n");
     } else {
         LogPrintf("Skipping checkpoint verification.\n");
     }
 
     hashAssumeValid = BlockHash::fromHex(
         gArgs.GetArg("-assumevalid",
                      chainparams.GetConsensus().defaultAssumeValid.GetHex()));
     if (!hashAssumeValid.IsNull()) {
         LogPrintf("Assuming ancestors of block %s have valid signatures.\n",
                   hashAssumeValid.GetHex());
     } else {
         LogPrintf("Validating signatures for all blocks.\n");
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-minimumchainwork")) {
         const std::string minChainWorkStr =
             gArgs.GetArg("-minimumchainwork", "");
         if (!IsHexNumber(minChainWorkStr)) {
             return InitError(strprintf(
                 "Invalid non-hex (%s) minimum chain work value specified",
                 minChainWorkStr));
         }
         nMinimumChainWork = UintToArith256(uint256S(minChainWorkStr));
     } else {
         nMinimumChainWork =
             UintToArith256(chainparams.GetConsensus().nMinimumChainWork);
     }
     LogPrintf("Setting nMinimumChainWork=%s\n", nMinimumChainWork.GetHex());
     if (nMinimumChainWork <
         UintToArith256(chainparams.GetConsensus().nMinimumChainWork)) {
         LogPrintf("Warning: nMinimumChainWork set below default value of %s\n",
                   chainparams.GetConsensus().nMinimumChainWork.GetHex());
     }
 
     // mempool limits
     int64_t nMempoolSizeMax =
         gArgs.GetArg("-maxmempool", DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE) * 1000000;
     int64_t nMempoolSizeMin =
         gArgs.GetArg("-limitdescendantsize", DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_SIZE_LIMIT) *
         1000 * 40;
     if (nMempoolSizeMax < 0 || nMempoolSizeMax < nMempoolSizeMin) {
         return InitError(strprintf(_("-maxmempool must be at least %d MB"),
                                    std::ceil(nMempoolSizeMin / 1000000.0)));
     }
 
     // -par=0 means autodetect, but nScriptCheckThreads==0 means no concurrency
     nScriptCheckThreads = gArgs.GetArg("-par", DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS);
     if (nScriptCheckThreads <= 0) {
         nScriptCheckThreads += GetNumCores();
     }
     if (nScriptCheckThreads <= 1) {
         nScriptCheckThreads = 0;
     } else if (nScriptCheckThreads > MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS) {
         nScriptCheckThreads = MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS;
     }
 
     // Configure excessive block size.
     const uint64_t nProposedExcessiveBlockSize =
         gArgs.GetArg("-excessiveblocksize", DEFAULT_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE);
     if (!config.SetMaxBlockSize(nProposedExcessiveBlockSize)) {
         return InitError(
             _("Excessive block size must be > 1,000,000 bytes (1MB)"));
     }
 
     // Check blockmaxsize does not exceed maximum accepted block size.
     const uint64_t nProposedMaxGeneratedBlockSize =
         gArgs.GetArg("-blockmaxsize", DEFAULT_MAX_GENERATED_BLOCK_SIZE);
     if (nProposedMaxGeneratedBlockSize > config.GetMaxBlockSize()) {
         auto msg = _("Max generated block size (blockmaxsize) cannot exceed "
                      "the excessive block size (excessiveblocksize)");
         return InitError(msg);
     }
 
     // block pruning; get the amount of disk space (in MiB) to allot for block &
     // undo files
     int64_t nPruneArg = gArgs.GetArg("-prune", 0);
     if (nPruneArg < 0) {
         return InitError(
             _("Prune cannot be configured with a negative value."));
     }
     nPruneTarget = (uint64_t)nPruneArg * 1024 * 1024;
     if (nPruneArg == 1) {
         // manual pruning: -prune=1
         LogPrintf("Block pruning enabled.  Use RPC call "
                   "pruneblockchain(height) to manually prune block and undo "
                   "files.\n");
         nPruneTarget = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
         fPruneMode = true;
     } else if (nPruneTarget) {
         if (nPruneTarget < MIN_DISK_SPACE_FOR_BLOCK_FILES) {
             return InitError(
                 strprintf(_("Prune configured below the minimum of %d MiB.  "
                             "Please use a higher number."),
                           MIN_DISK_SPACE_FOR_BLOCK_FILES / 1024 / 1024));
         }
         LogPrintf("Prune configured to target %uMiB on disk for block and undo "
                   "files.\n",
                   nPruneTarget / 1024 / 1024);
         fPruneMode = true;
     }
 
     nConnectTimeout = gArgs.GetArg("-timeout", DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT);
     if (nConnectTimeout <= 0) {
         nConnectTimeout = DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT;
     }
 
     // Obtain the amount to charge excess UTXO
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-excessutxocharge")) {
         Amount n = Amount::zero();
         auto parsed = ParseMoney(gArgs.GetArg("-excessutxocharge", ""), n);
         if (!parsed || Amount::zero() > n) {
             return InitError(AmountErrMsg(
                 "excessutxocharge", gArgs.GetArg("-excessutxocharge", "")));
         }
         config.SetExcessUTXOCharge(n);
     } else {
         config.SetExcessUTXOCharge(DEFAULT_UTXO_FEE);
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-minrelaytxfee")) {
         Amount n = Amount::zero();
         auto parsed = ParseMoney(gArgs.GetArg("-minrelaytxfee", ""), n);
         if (!parsed || n == Amount::zero()) {
             return InitError(AmountErrMsg("minrelaytxfee",
                                           gArgs.GetArg("-minrelaytxfee", "")));
         }
         // High fee check is done afterward in WalletParameterInteraction()
         ::minRelayTxFee = CFeeRate(n);
     }
 
     // Sanity check argument for min fee for including tx in block
     // TODO: Harmonize which arguments need sanity checking and where that
     // happens.
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-blockmintxfee")) {
         Amount n = Amount::zero();
         if (!ParseMoney(gArgs.GetArg("-blockmintxfee", ""), n)) {
             return InitError(AmountErrMsg("blockmintxfee",
                                           gArgs.GetArg("-blockmintxfee", "")));
         }
     }
 
     // Feerate used to define dust.  Shouldn't be changed lightly as old
     // implementations may inadvertently create non-standard transactions.
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-dustrelayfee")) {
         Amount n = Amount::zero();
         auto parsed = ParseMoney(gArgs.GetArg("-dustrelayfee", ""), n);
         if (!parsed || Amount::zero() == n) {
             return InitError(AmountErrMsg("dustrelayfee",
                                           gArgs.GetArg("-dustrelayfee", "")));
         }
         dustRelayFee = CFeeRate(n);
     }
 
     fRequireStandard =
         !gArgs.GetBoolArg("-acceptnonstdtxn", !chainparams.RequireStandard());
     if (chainparams.RequireStandard() && !fRequireStandard) {
         return InitError(
             strprintf("acceptnonstdtxn is not currently supported for %s chain",
                       chainparams.NetworkIDString()));
     }
     nBytesPerSigOp = gArgs.GetArg("-bytespersigop", nBytesPerSigOp);
 
     if (!g_wallet_init_interface.ParameterInteraction()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     fIsBareMultisigStd =
         gArgs.GetBoolArg("-permitbaremultisig", DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG);
     fAcceptDatacarrier =
         gArgs.GetBoolArg("-datacarrier", DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER);
 
     // Option to startup with mocktime set (used for regression testing):
     SetMockTime(gArgs.GetArg("-mocktime", 0)); // SetMockTime(0) is a no-op
 
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-peerbloomfilters", DEFAULT_PEERBLOOMFILTERS)) {
         nLocalServices = ServiceFlags(nLocalServices | NODE_BLOOM);
     }
 
     // Signal Bitcoin Cash support.
     // TODO: remove some time after the hardfork when no longer needed
     // to differentiate the network nodes.
     nLocalServices = ServiceFlags(nLocalServices | NODE_BITCOIN_CASH);
 
     nMaxTipAge = gArgs.GetArg("-maxtipage", DEFAULT_MAX_TIP_AGE);
 
     return true;
 }
 
 static bool LockDataDirectory(bool probeOnly) {
     // Make sure only a single Bitcoin process is using the data directory.
     fs::path datadir = GetDataDir();
     if (!DirIsWritable(datadir)) {
         return InitError(strprintf(
             _("Cannot write to data directory '%s'; check permissions."),
             datadir.string()));
     }
     if (!LockDirectory(datadir, ".lock", probeOnly)) {
         return InitError(strprintf(_("Cannot obtain a lock on data directory "
                                      "%s. %s is probably already running."),
                                    datadir.string(), _(PACKAGE_NAME)));
     }
     return true;
 }
 
 bool AppInitSanityChecks() {
     // Step 4: sanity checks
 
     // Initialize elliptic curve code
     std::string sha256_algo = SHA256AutoDetect();
     LogPrintf("Using the '%s' SHA256 implementation\n", sha256_algo);
     RandomInit();
     ECC_Start();
     globalVerifyHandle.reset(new ECCVerifyHandle());
 
     // Sanity check
     if (!InitSanityCheck()) {
         return InitError(strprintf(
             _("Initialization sanity check failed. %s is shutting down."),
             _(PACKAGE_NAME)));
     }
 
     // Probe the data directory lock to give an early error message, if possible
     // We cannot hold the data directory lock here, as the forking for daemon()
     // hasn't yet happened, and a fork will cause weird behavior to it.
     return LockDataDirectory(true);
 }
 
 bool AppInitLockDataDirectory() {
     // After daemonization get the data directory lock again and hold on to it
     // until exit. This creates a slight window for a race condition to happen,
     // however this condition is harmless: it will at most make us exit without
     // printing a message to console.
     if (!LockDataDirectory(false)) {
         // Detailed error printed inside LockDataDirectory
         return false;
     }
     return true;
 }
 
 bool AppInitMain(Config &config, RPCServer &rpcServer,
                  HTTPRPCRequestProcessor &httpRPCRequestProcessor,
                  InitInterfaces &interfaces) {
     // Step 4a: application initialization
     const CChainParams &chainparams = config.GetChainParams();
 
 #ifndef WIN32
     CreatePidFile(GetPidFile(), getpid());
 #endif
 
     BCLog::Logger &logger = LogInstance();
     if (logger.m_print_to_file) {
         if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-shrinkdebugfile",
                              logger.DefaultShrinkDebugFile())) {
             // Do this first since it both loads a bunch of debug.log into
             // memory, and because this needs to happen before any other
             // debug.log printing.
             logger.ShrinkDebugFile();
         }
 
         if (!logger.OpenDebugLog()) {
             return InitError(strprintf("Could not open debug log file %s",
                                        logger.m_file_path.string()));
         }
     }
 
     if (!logger.m_log_timestamps) {
         LogPrintf("Startup time: %s\n", FormatISO8601DateTime(GetTime()));
     }
     LogPrintf("Default data directory %s\n", GetDefaultDataDir().string());
     LogPrintf("Using data directory %s\n", GetDataDir().string());
     LogPrintf(
         "Using config file %s\n",
         GetConfigFile(gArgs.GetArg("-conf", BITCOIN_CONF_FILENAME)).string());
     LogPrintf("Using at most %i automatic connections (%i file descriptors "
               "available)\n",
               nMaxConnections, nFD);
 
     // Warn about relative -datadir path.
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-datadir") &&
         !fs::path(gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", "")).is_absolute()) {
         LogPrintf("Warning: relative datadir option '%s' specified, which will "
                   "be interpreted relative to the current working directory "
                   "'%s'. This is fragile, because if bitcoin is started in the "
                   "future from a different location, it will be unable to "
                   "locate the current data files. There could also be data "
                   "loss if bitcoin is started while in a temporary "
                   "directory.\n",
                   gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", ""), fs::current_path().string());
     }
 
     InitSignatureCache();
     InitScriptExecutionCache();
 
     LogPrintf("Using %u threads for script verification\n",
               nScriptCheckThreads);
     if (nScriptCheckThreads) {
         for (int i = 0; i < nScriptCheckThreads - 1; i++) {
             threadGroup.create_thread(&ThreadScriptCheck);
         }
     }
 
     // Start the lightweight task scheduler thread
     CScheduler::Function serviceLoop =
         std::bind(&CScheduler::serviceQueue, &scheduler);
     threadGroup.create_thread(std::bind(&TraceThread<CScheduler::Function>,
                                         "scheduler", serviceLoop));
 
     GetMainSignals().RegisterBackgroundSignalScheduler(scheduler);
     GetMainSignals().RegisterWithMempoolSignals(g_mempool);
 
     // Create client interfaces for wallets that are supposed to be loaded
     // according to -wallet and -disablewallet options. This only constructs
     // the interfaces, it doesn't load wallet data. Wallets actually get loaded
     // when load() and start() interface methods are called below.
     g_wallet_init_interface.Construct(interfaces);
 
     /**
      * Register RPC commands regardless of -server setting so they will be
      * available in the GUI RPC console even if external calls are disabled.
      */
     RegisterAllRPCCommands(config, rpcServer, tableRPC);
     for (const auto &client : interfaces.chain_clients) {
         client->registerRpcs();
     }
     g_rpc_interfaces = &interfaces;
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
     RegisterZMQRPCCommands(tableRPC);
 #endif
 
     /**
      * Start the RPC server.  It will be started in "warmup" mode and not
      * process calls yet (but it will verify that the server is there and will
      * be ready later).  Warmup mode will be completed when initialisation is
      * finished.
      */
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-server", false)) {
         uiInterface.InitMessage_connect(SetRPCWarmupStatus);
         if (!AppInitServers(config, httpRPCRequestProcessor)) {
             return InitError(
                 _("Unable to start HTTP server. See debug log for details."));
         }
     }
 
     // Step 5: verify wallet database integrity
     for (const auto &client : interfaces.chain_clients) {
         if (!client->verify(chainparams)) {
             return false;
         }
     }
 
     // Step 6: network initialization
 
     // Note that we absolutely cannot open any actual connections
     // until the very end ("start node") as the UTXO/block state
     // is not yet setup and may end up being set up twice if we
     // need to reindex later.
 
     assert(!g_banman);
     g_banman = std::make_unique<BanMan>(
         GetDataDir() / "banlist.dat", config.GetChainParams(), &uiInterface,
         gArgs.GetArg("-bantime", DEFAULT_MISBEHAVING_BANTIME));
     assert(!g_connman);
     g_connman = std::make_unique<CConnman>(
         config, GetRand(std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max()),
         GetRand(std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max()));
 
-    peerLogic.reset(new PeerLogicValidation(
+    peerLogic = std::make_unique<PeerLogicValidation>(
         g_connman.get(), g_banman.get(), scheduler,
-        gArgs.GetBoolArg("-enablebip61", DEFAULT_ENABLE_BIP61)));
+        gArgs.GetBoolArg("-enablebip61", DEFAULT_ENABLE_BIP61));
     RegisterValidationInterface(peerLogic.get());
 
     // sanitize comments per BIP-0014, format user agent and check total size
     std::vector<std::string> uacomments;
     for (const std::string &cmt : gArgs.GetArgs("-uacomment")) {
         if (cmt != SanitizeString(cmt, SAFE_CHARS_UA_COMMENT)) {
             return InitError(strprintf(
                 _("User Agent comment (%s) contains unsafe characters."), cmt));
         }
         uacomments.push_back(cmt);
     }
     const std::string strSubVersion =
         FormatSubVersion(CLIENT_NAME, CLIENT_VERSION, uacomments);
     if (strSubVersion.size() > MAX_SUBVERSION_LENGTH) {
         return InitError(strprintf(
             _("Total length of network version string (%i) exceeds maximum "
               "length (%i). Reduce the number or size of uacomments."),
             strSubVersion.size(), MAX_SUBVERSION_LENGTH));
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-onlynet")) {
         std::set<enum Network> nets;
         for (const std::string &snet : gArgs.GetArgs("-onlynet")) {
             enum Network net = ParseNetwork(snet);
             if (net == NET_UNROUTABLE) {
                 return InitError(strprintf(
                     _("Unknown network specified in -onlynet: '%s'"), snet));
             }
             nets.insert(net);
         }
         for (int n = 0; n < NET_MAX; n++) {
             enum Network net = (enum Network)n;
             if (!nets.count(net)) {
                 SetReachable(net, false);
             }
         }
     }
 
     // Check for host lookup allowed before parsing any network related
     // parameters
     fNameLookup = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-dns", DEFAULT_NAME_LOOKUP);
 
     bool proxyRandomize =
         gArgs.GetBoolArg("-proxyrandomize", DEFAULT_PROXYRANDOMIZE);
     // -proxy sets a proxy for all outgoing network traffic
     // -noproxy (or -proxy=0) as well as the empty string can be used to not set
     // a proxy, this is the default
     std::string proxyArg = gArgs.GetArg("-proxy", "");
     SetReachable(NET_ONION, false);
     if (proxyArg != "" && proxyArg != "0") {
         CService proxyAddr;
         if (!Lookup(proxyArg.c_str(), proxyAddr, 9050, fNameLookup)) {
             return InitError(strprintf(
                 _("Invalid -proxy address or hostname: '%s'"), proxyArg));
         }
 
         proxyType addrProxy = proxyType(proxyAddr, proxyRandomize);
         if (!addrProxy.IsValid()) {
             return InitError(strprintf(
                 _("Invalid -proxy address or hostname: '%s'"), proxyArg));
         }
 
         SetProxy(NET_IPV4, addrProxy);
         SetProxy(NET_IPV6, addrProxy);
         SetProxy(NET_ONION, addrProxy);
         SetNameProxy(addrProxy);
         // by default, -proxy sets onion as reachable, unless -noonion later
         SetReachable(NET_ONION, true);
     }
 
     // -onion can be used to set only a proxy for .onion, or override normal
     // proxy for .onion addresses.
     // -noonion (or -onion=0) disables connecting to .onion entirely. An empty
     // string is used to not override the onion proxy (in which case it defaults
     // to -proxy set above, or none)
     std::string onionArg = gArgs.GetArg("-onion", "");
     if (onionArg != "") {
         if (onionArg == "0") {
             // Handle -noonion/-onion=0
             SetReachable(NET_ONION, false);
         } else {
             CService onionProxy;
             if (!Lookup(onionArg.c_str(), onionProxy, 9050, fNameLookup)) {
                 return InitError(strprintf(
                     _("Invalid -onion address or hostname: '%s'"), onionArg));
             }
             proxyType addrOnion = proxyType(onionProxy, proxyRandomize);
             if (!addrOnion.IsValid()) {
                 return InitError(strprintf(
                     _("Invalid -onion address or hostname: '%s'"), onionArg));
             }
             SetProxy(NET_ONION, addrOnion);
             SetReachable(NET_ONION, true);
         }
     }
 
     // see Step 2: parameter interactions for more information about these
     fListen = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-listen", DEFAULT_LISTEN);
     fDiscover = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-discover", true);
     fRelayTxes = !gArgs.GetBoolArg("-blocksonly", DEFAULT_BLOCKSONLY);
 
     for (const std::string &strAddr : gArgs.GetArgs("-externalip")) {
         CService addrLocal;
         if (Lookup(strAddr.c_str(), addrLocal, GetListenPort(), fNameLookup) &&
             addrLocal.IsValid()) {
             AddLocal(addrLocal, LOCAL_MANUAL);
         } else {
             return InitError(ResolveErrMsg("externalip", strAddr));
         }
     }
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
     g_zmq_notification_interface = CZMQNotificationInterface::Create();
 
     if (g_zmq_notification_interface) {
         RegisterValidationInterface(g_zmq_notification_interface);
     }
 #endif
     // unlimited unless -maxuploadtarget is set
     uint64_t nMaxOutboundLimit = 0;
     uint64_t nMaxOutboundTimeframe = MAX_UPLOAD_TIMEFRAME;
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-maxuploadtarget")) {
         nMaxOutboundLimit =
             gArgs.GetArg("-maxuploadtarget", DEFAULT_MAX_UPLOAD_TARGET) * 1024 *
             1024;
     }
 
+    // Step 6.5 (I guess ?): Initialize Avalanche.
+    g_avalanche = std::make_unique<AvalancheProcessor>(g_connman.get());
+
     // Step 7: load block chain
 
     fReindex = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-reindex", false);
     bool fReindexChainState = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-reindex-chainstate", false);
 
     // cache size calculations
     int64_t nTotalCache = (gArgs.GetArg("-dbcache", nDefaultDbCache) << 20);
     // total cache cannot be less than nMinDbCache
     nTotalCache = std::max(nTotalCache, nMinDbCache << 20);
     // total cache cannot be greater than nMaxDbcache
     nTotalCache = std::min(nTotalCache, nMaxDbCache << 20);
     int64_t nBlockTreeDBCache =
         std::min(nTotalCache / 8, nMaxBlockDBCache << 20);
     nTotalCache -= nBlockTreeDBCache;
     int64_t nTxIndexCache =
         std::min(nTotalCache / 8, gArgs.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)
                                       ? nMaxTxIndexCache << 20
                                       : 0);
     nTotalCache -= nTxIndexCache;
     // use 25%-50% of the remainder for disk cache
     int64_t nCoinDBCache =
         std::min(nTotalCache / 2, (nTotalCache / 4) + (1 << 23));
     // cap total coins db cache
     nCoinDBCache = std::min(nCoinDBCache, nMaxCoinsDBCache << 20);
     nTotalCache -= nCoinDBCache;
     // the rest goes to in-memory cache
     nCoinCacheUsage = nTotalCache;
     int64_t nMempoolSizeMax =
         gArgs.GetArg("-maxmempool", DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE) * 1000000;
     LogPrintf("Cache configuration:\n");
     LogPrintf("* Using %.1fMiB for block index database\n",
               nBlockTreeDBCache * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)) {
         LogPrintf("* Using %.1fMiB for transaction index database\n",
                   nTxIndexCache * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
     }
     LogPrintf("* Using %.1fMiB for chain state database\n",
               nCoinDBCache * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
     LogPrintf("* Using %.1fMiB for in-memory UTXO set (plus up to %.1fMiB of "
               "unused mempool space)\n",
               nCoinCacheUsage * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024),
               nMempoolSizeMax * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
 
     int64_t nStart = 0;
     bool fLoaded = false;
     while (!fLoaded && !ShutdownRequested()) {
         bool fReset = fReindex;
         std::string strLoadError;
 
         uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Loading block index..."));
         nStart = GetTimeMillis();
         do {
             try {
                 LOCK(cs_main);
                 UnloadBlockIndex();
                 pcoinsTip.reset();
                 pcoinsdbview.reset();
                 pcoinscatcher.reset();
                 pblocktree.reset(
                     new CBlockTreeDB(nBlockTreeDBCache, false, fReset));
 
                 if (fReset) {
                     pblocktree->WriteReindexing(true);
                     // If we're reindexing in prune mode, wipe away unusable
                     // block files and all undo data files
                     if (fPruneMode) {
                         CleanupBlockRevFiles();
                     }
                 }
 
                 if (ShutdownRequested()) {
                     break;
                 }
 
                 // LoadBlockIndex will load fHavePruned if we've ever removed a
                 // block file from disk.
                 // Note that it also sets fReindex based on the disk flag!
                 // From here on out fReindex and fReset mean something
                 // different!
                 if (!LoadBlockIndex(config)) {
                     strLoadError = _("Error loading block database");
                     break;
                 }
 
                 // If the loaded chain has a wrong genesis, bail out immediately
                 // (we're likely using a testnet datadir, or the other way
                 // around).
                 if (!mapBlockIndex.empty() &&
                     !LookupBlockIndex(
                         chainparams.GetConsensus().hashGenesisBlock)) {
                     return InitError(_("Incorrect or no genesis block found. "
                                        "Wrong datadir for network?"));
                 }
 
                 // Check for changed -prune state.  What we are concerned about
                 // is a user who has pruned blocks in the past, but is now
                 // trying to run unpruned.
                 if (fHavePruned && !fPruneMode) {
                     strLoadError =
                         _("You need to rebuild the database using -reindex to "
                           "go back to unpruned mode.  This will redownload the "
                           "entire blockchain");
                     break;
                 }
 
                 // At this point blocktree args are consistent with what's on
                 // disk. If we're not mid-reindex (based on disk + args), add a
                 // genesis block on disk (otherwise we use the one already on
                 // disk).
                 // This is called again in ThreadImport after the reindex
                 // completes.
                 if (!fReindex && !LoadGenesisBlock(chainparams)) {
                     strLoadError = _("Error initializing block database");
                     break;
                 }
 
                 // At this point we're either in reindex or we've loaded a
                 // useful block tree into mapBlockIndex!
 
                 pcoinsdbview.reset(new CCoinsViewDB(
                     nCoinDBCache, false, fReset || fReindexChainState));
                 pcoinscatcher.reset(
                     new CCoinsViewErrorCatcher(pcoinsdbview.get()));
 
                 // If necessary, upgrade from older database format.
                 // This is a no-op if we cleared the coinsviewdb with -reindex
                 // or -reindex-chainstate
                 if (!pcoinsdbview->Upgrade()) {
                     strLoadError = _("Error upgrading chainstate database");
                     break;
                 }
 
                 // ReplayBlocks is a no-op if we cleared the coinsviewdb with
                 // -reindex or -reindex-chainstate
                 if (!ReplayBlocks(chainparams.GetConsensus(),
                                   pcoinsdbview.get())) {
                     strLoadError =
                         _("Unable to replay blocks. You will need to rebuild "
                           "the database using -reindex-chainstate.");
                     break;
                 }
 
                 // The on-disk coinsdb is now in a good state, create the cache
                 pcoinsTip.reset(new CCoinsViewCache(pcoinscatcher.get()));
 
                 bool is_coinsview_empty = fReset || fReindexChainState ||
                                           pcoinsTip->GetBestBlock().IsNull();
                 if (!is_coinsview_empty) {
                     // LoadChainTip sets ::ChainActive() based on pcoinsTip's
                     // best block
                     if (!LoadChainTip(config)) {
                         strLoadError = _("Error initializing block database");
                         break;
                     }
                     assert(::ChainActive().Tip() != nullptr);
 
                     uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Verifying blocks..."));
                     if (fHavePruned &&
                         gArgs.GetArg("-checkblocks", DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS) >
                             MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP) {
                         LogPrintf(
                             "Prune: pruned datadir may not have more than %d "
                             "blocks; only checking available blocks\n",
                             MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP);
                     }
 
                     CBlockIndex *tip = ::ChainActive().Tip();
                     RPCNotifyBlockChange(true, tip);
                     if (tip && tip->nTime >
                                    GetAdjustedTime() + MAX_FUTURE_BLOCK_TIME) {
                         strLoadError = _(
                             "The block database contains a block which appears "
                             "to be from the future. This may be due to your "
                             "computer's date and time being set incorrectly. "
                             "Only rebuild the block database if you are sure "
                             "that your computer's date and time are correct");
                         break;
                     }
 
                     if (!CVerifyDB().VerifyDB(
                             config, pcoinsdbview.get(),
                             gArgs.GetArg("-checklevel", DEFAULT_CHECKLEVEL),
                             gArgs.GetArg("-checkblocks",
                                          DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS))) {
                         strLoadError = _("Corrupted block database detected");
                         break;
                     }
                 }
             } catch (const std::exception &e) {
                 LogPrintf("%s\n", e.what());
                 strLoadError = _("Error opening block database");
                 break;
             }
 
             fLoaded = true;
         } while (false);
 
         if (!fLoaded && !ShutdownRequested()) {
             // first suggest a reindex
             if (!fReset) {
                 bool fRet = uiInterface.ThreadSafeQuestion(
                     strLoadError + ".\n\n" +
                         _("Do you want to rebuild the block database now?"),
                     strLoadError + ".\nPlease restart with -reindex or "
                                    "-reindex-chainstate to recover.",
                     "",
                     CClientUIInterface::MSG_ERROR |
                         CClientUIInterface::BTN_ABORT);
                 if (fRet) {
                     fReindex = true;
                     AbortShutdown();
                 } else {
                     LogPrintf("Aborted block database rebuild. Exiting.\n");
                     return false;
                 }
             } else {
                 return InitError(strLoadError);
             }
         }
     }
 
     // As LoadBlockIndex can take several minutes, it's possible the user
     // requested to kill the GUI during the last operation. If so, exit.
     // As the program has not fully started yet, Shutdown() is possibly
     // overkill.
     if (ShutdownRequested()) {
         LogPrintf("Shutdown requested. Exiting.\n");
         return false;
     }
     if (fLoaded) {
         LogPrintf(" block index %15dms\n", GetTimeMillis() - nStart);
     }
 
     // Encoded addresses using cashaddr instead of base58.
     // We do this by default to avoid confusion with BTC addresses.
     config.SetCashAddrEncoding(gArgs.GetBoolArg("-usecashaddr", true));
 
     // Step 8: load indexers
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)) {
         g_txindex = std::make_unique<TxIndex>(nTxIndexCache, false, fReindex);
         g_txindex->Start();
     }
 
     // Step 9: load wallet
     for (const auto &client : interfaces.chain_clients) {
         if (!client->load(chainparams)) {
             return false;
         }
     }
 
     // Step 10: data directory maintenance
 
     // if pruning, unset the service bit and perform the initial blockstore
     // prune after any wallet rescanning has taken place.
     if (fPruneMode) {
         LogPrintf("Unsetting NODE_NETWORK on prune mode\n");
         nLocalServices = ServiceFlags(nLocalServices & ~NODE_NETWORK);
         if (!fReindex) {
             uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Pruning blockstore..."));
             PruneAndFlush();
         }
     }
 
     // Step 11: import blocks
     if (!CheckDiskSpace(GetDataDir())) {
         InitError(
             strprintf(_("Error: Disk space is low for %s"), GetDataDir()));
         return false;
     }
     if (!CheckDiskSpace(GetBlocksDir())) {
         InitError(
             strprintf(_("Error: Disk space is low for %s"), GetBlocksDir()));
         return false;
     }
 
     // Either install a handler to notify us when genesis activates, or set
     // fHaveGenesis directly.
     // No locking, as this happens before any background thread is started.
     if (::ChainActive().Tip() == nullptr) {
         uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip_connect(BlockNotifyGenesisWait);
     } else {
         fHaveGenesis = true;
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-blocknotify")) {
         uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip_connect(BlockNotifyCallback);
     }
 
     std::vector<fs::path> vImportFiles;
     for (const std::string &strFile : gArgs.GetArgs("-loadblock")) {
         vImportFiles.push_back(strFile);
     }
 
     threadGroup.create_thread(
         std::bind(&ThreadImport, std::ref(config), vImportFiles));
 
     // Wait for genesis block to be processed
     {
         WAIT_LOCK(g_genesis_wait_mutex, lock);
         // We previously could hang here if StartShutdown() is called prior to
         // ThreadImport getting started, so instead we just wait on a timer to
         // check ShutdownRequested() regularly.
         while (!fHaveGenesis && !ShutdownRequested()) {
             g_genesis_wait_cv.wait_for(lock, std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
         }
         uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip_disconnect(BlockNotifyGenesisWait);
     }
 
     if (ShutdownRequested()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // Step 12: start node
 
     int chain_active_height;
 
     //// debug print
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
         LogPrintf("mapBlockIndex.size() = %u\n", mapBlockIndex.size());
         chain_active_height = ::ChainActive().Height();
     }
     LogPrintf("nBestHeight = %d\n", chain_active_height);
 
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-listenonion", DEFAULT_LISTEN_ONION)) {
         StartTorControl();
     }
 
     Discover();
 
     // Map ports with UPnP
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-upnp", DEFAULT_UPNP)) {
         StartMapPort();
     }
 
     CConnman::Options connOptions;
     connOptions.nLocalServices = nLocalServices;
     connOptions.nMaxConnections = nMaxConnections;
     connOptions.nMaxOutbound =
         std::min(MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS, connOptions.nMaxConnections);
     connOptions.nMaxAddnode = MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS;
     connOptions.nMaxFeeler = 1;
     connOptions.nBestHeight = chain_active_height;
     connOptions.uiInterface = &uiInterface;
     connOptions.m_banman = g_banman.get();
     connOptions.m_msgproc = peerLogic.get();
     connOptions.nSendBufferMaxSize =
         1000 * gArgs.GetArg("-maxsendbuffer", DEFAULT_MAXSENDBUFFER);
     connOptions.nReceiveFloodSize =
         1000 * gArgs.GetArg("-maxreceivebuffer", DEFAULT_MAXRECEIVEBUFFER);
     connOptions.m_added_nodes = gArgs.GetArgs("-addnode");
 
     connOptions.nMaxOutboundTimeframe = nMaxOutboundTimeframe;
     connOptions.nMaxOutboundLimit = nMaxOutboundLimit;
 
     for (const std::string &strBind : gArgs.GetArgs("-bind")) {
         CService addrBind;
         if (!Lookup(strBind.c_str(), addrBind, GetListenPort(), false)) {
             return InitError(ResolveErrMsg("bind", strBind));
         }
         connOptions.vBinds.push_back(addrBind);
     }
 
     for (const std::string &strBind : gArgs.GetArgs("-whitebind")) {
         CService addrBind;
         if (!Lookup(strBind.c_str(), addrBind, 0, false)) {
             return InitError(ResolveErrMsg("whitebind", strBind));
         }
         if (addrBind.GetPort() == 0) {
             return InitError(strprintf(
                 _("Need to specify a port with -whitebind: '%s'"), strBind));
         }
         connOptions.vWhiteBinds.push_back(addrBind);
     }
 
     for (const auto &net : gArgs.GetArgs("-whitelist")) {
         CSubNet subnet;
         LookupSubNet(net.c_str(), subnet);
         if (!subnet.IsValid()) {
             return InitError(strprintf(
                 _("Invalid netmask specified in -whitelist: '%s'"), net));
         }
         connOptions.vWhitelistedRange.push_back(subnet);
     }
 
     connOptions.vSeedNodes = gArgs.GetArgs("-seednode");
 
     // Initiate outbound connections unless connect=0
     connOptions.m_use_addrman_outgoing = !gArgs.IsArgSet("-connect");
     if (!connOptions.m_use_addrman_outgoing) {
         const auto connect = gArgs.GetArgs("-connect");
         if (connect.size() != 1 || connect[0] != "0") {
             connOptions.m_specified_outgoing = connect;
         }
     }
     if (!g_connman->Start(scheduler, connOptions)) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // Step 13: finished
 
     SetRPCWarmupFinished();
     uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Done loading"));
 
     for (const auto &client : interfaces.chain_clients) {
         client->start(scheduler);
     }
 
     scheduler.scheduleEvery(
         [] {
             g_banman->DumpBanlist();
             return true;
         },
         DUMP_BANS_INTERVAL * 1000);
 
+    // Start Avalanche's event loop.
+    g_avalanche->startEventLoop(scheduler);
+
     return true;
 }