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## Starting Bitcoind in Regtest Mode
To start your bitcoind (Bitcoin Daemon) in Regtest mode and create a private Blockchain, you have to use the following command:
To start your Bitcoind (Bitcoin Daemon) in Regtest mode and create a private Blockchain, you have to use the following command:
```
$ bitcoind -regtest -daemon
```
## Generating blocks
## What's next
You can generate/mine new blocks using the RPC method `generate`. This method is only available in the Regtest mode, using the following command:
```
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 101
```
After starting your bitcoind in the Regtest mode, you can now use Regtest-specific RPC commands to [generate/mine blocks in your private chain](15_3_Mining_with_Regtest.md).
This will allow you to get balance into your wallet and [test the Regtest blockchain](15_2_Testing_with_Regtest.md)
This command will generate 101 blocks using a special RPC which is only available in regtest mode. This takes less than a second on a generic PC.
Because this is a new block chain using Bitcoin’s default rules, the first blocks pay a block reward of 50 bitcoins.
Unlike mainnet, in regtest mode only the first 150 blocks pay a reward of 50 bitcoins.
However, a block must have 100 confirmations before that reward can be spent, so we generate 101 blocks to get access to the coinbase transaction from block #1.
## Verifying balance
After mining blocks and getting the reward for the first one, you can verify the balance on your wallet:
```
$ bitcoin-cli -regtest getbalance
```
Now you can use this balance for any kind of interaction with the private Blockchain, such as sending Bitcoin transactions according to [Chapter 4]((04_0_Sending_Bitcoin_Transactions.md)) in this guide.