backport: merge bitcoin#24024, #23880, #24909, #24178, #24171, #25404, #25514, #25720, partial bitcoin#23832, #24169, #25454 (headers backports)

backport: merge bitcoin#24024, #23880, #24909, #24178, #24171, #25404, #25514, #25720, partial bitcoin#23832, #24169, #25454 (headers backports) #7634