Two points, which are not by any means the whole story but simply things to consider: - Hard drive space is increasing faster than the blockchain size - New p

Two points, which are not by any means the whole story but simply things to consider: - Hard drive space is increasing faster than the blockchain size - New protocols like sidechains and the lightning network could help offload much of the transaction load, making certain bitcoin transactions essentially an settlement representing many thousands, thereby dramatically reducing overall data size.