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Add example of sendtoaddress + confirm the tx

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Now you should be able to use this balance for any type of interaction with the private Blockchain, such as sending Bitcoin transactions according to [Chapter 4]((04_0_Sending_Bitcoin_Transactions.md)) in this guide. The only difference is that you need to use the flag `-regtest` when running the `bitcoin-cli` in order for the request to be sent to the Regtest Bitcoin daemon. Now you should be able to use this balance for any type of interaction with the private Blockchain, such as sending Bitcoin transactions according to [Chapter 4]((04_0_Sending_Bitcoin_Transactions.md)) in this guide. The only difference is that you need to use the flag `-regtest` when running the `bitcoin-cli` in order for the request to be sent to the Regtest Bitcoin daemon.
It is important to note that for your transactions to complete, you will have to generate/mine new blocks so that the transactions can be included into them. It is important to note that for your transactions to complete, you will have to generate/mine new blocks so that the transactions can be included into them.
For example, to create a transaction and include into a block:
```
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest sendtoaddress [address] 10.0
```
And after it, if your application requires 6 confirmations, you can mine additional 6 blocks into your Regtest chain:
```
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 6
```