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People still argue for bigger blocks in 2026 as if they didn’t learn anything from the past

If Bitcoin had scaled to 8MB blocks in 2017 with current relative utilization, the chain would be at 2.88 TB today

Instead we settled for the signal at 720 GB

8MB blocks are a direct attack on sovereignty, forced bloat for no gain

The math is clear, do the work or stay lost
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BTCDataGuy · 1w
Maintaining a Node for 5 years with 8MB blocks would cost you over $570 in SSD storage alone today The current Bitcoin standard keeps that cost at a manageable $85 We are currently witnessing a massive run up in NAND prices due to AI demand, making big blocks even more catastrophic for decentraliz...