how many gigs is the blockchain, and how much bigger will it get?

[bitcon]

will the chain keep growing as long as bitcoin network is being used?

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[capsqrl]

Yes, it will.

[surebet]

up uP UP!

[Nigeria Prince]

will the chain keep growing as long as bitcoin network is being used?

11.4GB now.
Always growing, but no problem, memory and HDD is cheap.

[WSDN]

Currently have 10  gb and in the future maybe in 2033 have 20 or 24 gb

[CIYAM]

You might want to look into SPV - it is very likely that in the next major version (or the one after) the standard Satoshi client will be able to be configured in a way that you can choose how much space it should use (within minimal limits).

[LiteCoinGuy]

Currently have 10  gb and in the future maybe in 2033 have 20 or 24 gb

i guess in 1-2 years it has 20 gb... 

[falcoiii]

Currently have 10  gb and in the future maybe in 2033 have 20 or 24 gb

Check this. 7 GB growth in the last 12 months.

http://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size

At this rate, 20 GB will be in 2015 or 2014.  Someone bringing a new full client online could take days - header only clients will increase in popularity as the block chain grows.

At least the rate of growth seems to be constant.

[LiteCoinGuy]

Currently have 10  gb and in the future maybe in 2033 have 20 or 24 gb

Check this. 7 GB growth in the last 12 months.

http://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size

At this rate, 20 GB will be in 2015 or 2014.  Someone bringing a new full client online could take days - header only clients will increase in popularity as the block chain grows.

At least the rate of growth seems to be constant.

/sign

yes, there has to be a solution for this someday because its to big in some years, even when the internet is faster .....but there are some ideas already for this problem and iam pretty optimistic

[knight22]

You should read this

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=252937.0