Bitcoin: Bitcoin Core balance differs from that shown by mempool.space

Inadvertent Bitcoin Core Balanca: Comparison of mempool and wallets.dat state

Bitcoin lovers are crucial to maintain control of their private keys. However, the differences in the balance of the wallet can be frustrating, such as especially when it comes to understanding the difference between two separate tools: mempool.Space and Bitcoin Core (BTC). In this article, we will have a recent question that affects the wallets created by different versions or bitcoin core.

Problem

The problem stems from the difference in the way Bitcoin Core 27.1 processes the balance of wallets compared to the previous version, BTC 22.0. In particular, the balance appears to be shown on the mempool.Space is high than what is shown on Wallet.dat, a file used by the Bitcoin Core client to store users specific data.

The original code

To better understand the problem, we will look at the original code of both wallets in more detail. In accordance with the bitcoin core of the repository, [1] and the mempool.Space documentation [2], the deviation is rooted in the way it balances the wallet.

In version 22.0 file Wallet.dat 'is stored balance as a number with a movable point ( Float64′). However, when we updated to version 27.1 or Bitcoin core, that value was changed to honest (INT64).

Comparison

To illustrate the deviation, let’s review two wallets: one created with BTC 22.0 and the other with BTC 27.1.

| Wallet | Version | Balance (mempool.space) | Balance (wallet.dat) |

| — | — | — | — |

| 39l1WGDAPEMY8VGQDZ7CNO3QBDXTHURLB7 | BTC 22.0 | 1,1527884 | 1,16387212 |

As shown above, the balance of the mempool seems to be high than the balance of wallet.

Deviation in the wallet of the balance between the mempool.Space and the bitcoin core can occur due to changes in the original with each wallet. In this case, the change with the Float64 (Float64) to the INT64 ( INT64`) in version 27.1 or the nucleus of bitcoin probably causes a difference in balance screens.

For users who appreciate accuracy and precision when monitoring the balance of wallets, understanding the record thesis can help prevent errors and ensure that all transactions are properly calculated.

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