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The block chain does not grow 'infinitely' it grows linearly at a predictable maximum rate. For any given point in time the block chain will be at max a certai
by fleitz 11y ago
The block chain does not grow 'infinitely' it grows linearly at a predictable maximum rate.
For any given point in time the block chain will be at max a certain size, given that Moore's law grows faster than the block chain we should be safe in assuming that any reasonable computer in the future will be capable of storing the block chain.
Seriously, we're talking like 20 GB per year at current rates... The entire thing fits comfortably on an iPhone, let alone a $60 1TB drive.
https://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size?timespan=all&showDataPoints=false&daysAverageString=1&show_header=true&scale=0&address= https://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size?timespan=all&show...