OK I see, thanks for the reply. Seems like it'll remain huge for a long time yet...

samatman · on March 3, 2021

Depends on what "huge" means to you.

Bitcoin is 12 years old now, and it's 320 GB. I could store 2 full copies of it on what's left of my 2TB laptop SSD.

In another 12 years, that is in 2033, it will be 640 GB. I'm pretty sure I'll have more than 2TB in my laptop by then; and I could fit one copy of that future blockchain on my SSD right now.

Or to put it slightly differently, I can fit the whole BTC chain on a $20 USB stick.