How big is the Bitcoin blockchain? Especially since 2014, the data set experienced exponential growth with megabytes growing by nearly one gigabyte every few days. The bitcoin blockchain is a distributed database that contains a continuously-growing and tamper-evident list of all Bitcoin transactions and records since the date of its initial release in January of 2009.
Blockchain technology’s unique ability to provide an open ledger for recording transactions while simultaneously ensuring security and verifiability lends itself to a variety of uses other than just cryptocurrency. Blockchain experts envision a huge amount of possible applications, with everything from supply chain management to online personal identification. Perhaps the most telling sign of the technology’s versatility is the fact that executives across industries are rushing to invest in blockchain solutions of their own.
Size of the Bitcoin blockchain from January 2009 to April 4, 2022
(in gigabytes)
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Blockchain. (April 5, 2022). Size of the Bitcoin blockchain from January 2009 to April 4, 2022 (in gigabytes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/647523/worldwide-bitcoin-blockchain-size/
Blockchain. "Size of the Bitcoin blockchain from January 2009 to April 4, 2022 (in gigabytes)." Chart. April 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647523/worldwide-bitcoin-blockchain-size/
Blockchain. (2022). Size of the Bitcoin blockchain from January 2009 to April 4, 2022 (in gigabytes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647523/worldwide-bitcoin-blockchain-size/
Blockchain. "Size of The Bitcoin Blockchain from January 2009 to April 4, 2022 (in Gigabytes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647523/worldwide-bitcoin-blockchain-size/
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