Bitcoin SV Sustainability Put Into Question As Blockchain Size Balloons Over 7 Terabytes - BeInCrypto

The Bitcoin SV (Satoshi’s Vision) blockchain has crossed 7 TB in total size. It is adding about 4 GB per day, which is receiving some criticism.

The Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) blockchain has crossed 7 TB, as seen in network data. The network is adding about 4 GB per day, as noted by cypherpunk and software engineer Jameson Lopp. He said that the resource is “being priced at ~$50 per gigabyte in transaction fees” and that it was an “epic unsustainable self-own.”

The BSV blockchain is on track to triple in size this year, having recently exceeded 7 TB, adding 4 GB per day. This resource is being priced at ~$50 per gigabyte in transaction fees. Epic unsustainable self-own. pic.twitter.com/dbCTWH3J9D
— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) October 5, 2022

The network has been growing exponentially since July 2021, when it was under 4 TB in size. Compare that to bitcoin, which is about 430 GB in total size, and Ethereum, which is about 943 GB in size. A $50 increase in transaction fees per GB i