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rpc: add loadtxoutset

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Co-authored-by: Sebastian Falbesoner <sebastian.falbesoner@gmail.com>
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Assumeutxo is a feature that allows fast bootstrapping of a validating bitcoind
instance with a very similar security model to assumevalid.
The RPC commands `dumptxoutset` and `loadtxoutset` (yet to be merged) are used to
The RPC commands `dumptxoutset` and `loadtxoutset` are used to
respectively generate and load UTXO snapshots. The utility script
`./contrib/devtools/utxo_snapshot.sh` may be of use.

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lower than 1100MB (i.e. `MIN_DISK_SPACE_FOR_BLOCK_FILES * 2`). Prune budget is normally
split evenly across each chainstate, unless the resulting prune budget per chainstate
is beneath `MIN_DISK_SPACE_FOR_BLOCK_FILES` in which case that value will be used.
RPC
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`loadtxoutset` has been added, which allows loading a UTXO snapshot of the format
generated by `dumptxoutset`. Once this snapshot is loaded, its contents will be
deserialized into a second chainstate data structure, which is then used to sync to
the network's tip under a security model very much like `assumevalid`.
Meanwhile, the original chainstate will complete the initial block download process in
the background, eventually validating up to the block that the snapshot is based upon.
The result is a usable bitcoind instance that is current with the network tip in a
matter of minutes rather than hours. UTXO snapshot are typically obtained via
third-party sources (HTTP, torrent, etc.) which is reasonable since their contents
are always checked by hash.
You can find more information on this process in the `assumeutxo` design
document (<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/design/assumeutxo.md>).