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\section{Storage Scaling}
At 1ms block times (1,000 blocks/second):
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lrrrr}
\toprule
\textbf{Component} & \textbf{Size} & \textbf{Frequency} & \textbf{Daily} & \textbf{Annual} \\
\midrule
Block header & 144 B & 1,000/s & 12.4 GB & 4.5 TB \\
Epoch proof & 248 B & 1/s & 21.4 MB & 7.8 GB \\
Transaction data$^*$ & Variable & Variable & Variable & Variable \\
\midrule
\textbf{Headers + epochs} & & & \textbf{12.4 GB} & \textbf{4.5 TB} \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
$^*$Transaction data depends on network load and is not a function of the cryptographic architecture.
\subsection{Pruning Strategy}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lrr}
\toprule
\textbf{Pruning Policy} & \textbf{Working Set} & \textbf{Permanent Store} \\
\midrule
No pruning & 4.5 TB/year & All \\
30-day block retention & 373 GB & Epoch proofs only (7.8 GB/year) \\
7-day block retention & 87 GB & Epoch proofs only (7.8 GB/year) \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
Epoch proofs are sufficient for full chain verification: the STARK proof attests to all block signatures within the epoch. A light client needs only epoch proofs (7.8 GB/year) to verify the entire chain.