user14081: I am opening up the blockchain index databases with leveldb, and I am seeing a repeating number, 889271, at the start of every value entry...
I am attempting to decipher the following key value pair
'b'e2bf047e7e5a191aa4ef34d314979dc9986e0f19251edaba5940fd1fe365a712 = 889271000b010008010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000d9ced4ed1130f7b7faad9be25323ffafa33232a17c3edf6cfd97bee6bafbdd97b9aa8e4ef0ff0f1ecd513f7c

Using 
https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#block-headers
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Core_0.11_(ch_2):_Data_Storage

I believe i have everything deciphered properly, except for 889271
Any chance someone can confirm what 889271 represents?

user48884: You are thinking of 889271 as a decimal number; it is not. It is a hexadecimal value that just happens to be composed of numeric digits.
That is the Variable Sized Integer serialization of the version number of the Bitcoin Core client that created that database entry.

14081: <p>I am opening up the blockchain index databases with leveldb, and I am seeing a repeating number, 889271, at the start of every value entry...</p>

<p>I am attempting to decipher the following key value pair</p>

<pre><code>'b'e2bf047e7e5a191aa4ef34d314979dc9986e0f19251edaba5940fd1fe365a712 = 889271000b010008010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000d9ced4ed1130f7b7faad9be25323ffafa33232a17c3edf6cfd97bee6bafbdd97b9aa8e4ef0ff0f1ecd513f7c
</code></pre>

<p>Using </p>

<pre><code>https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#block-headers
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Core_0.11_(ch_2):_Data_Storage
</code></pre>

<p>I believe i have everything deciphered properly, except for 889271</p>

<p>Any chance someone can confirm what 889271 represents?</p>
 48884: <p>You are thinking of 889271 as a decimal number; it is not. It is a hexadecimal value that just happens to be composed of numeric digits.</p>

<p>That is the <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/serialize.h#L276" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Variable Sized Integer serialization</a> of the version number of the Bitcoin Core client that created that database entry.</p>
