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'A block header with no transactions would be about 80 bytes. If we suppose blocks are generated every 10 minutes, 80 bytes * 6 * 24 * 365 = 4.2MB per year. With computer systems typically selling with 2GB of RAM as of 2008, and Moore’s Law predicting current growth of 1.2GB per year, storage should not be a problem even if the block headers must be kept in memory.'

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Eric FJ 🪬⚡️ 1y ago

Yeah someone should redo this estimate nowadays and see if the napkin math still checks out long term.

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