# Assessment 8

#### What does Satoshi suggest nodes can do to manage disk space in the blockchain? (Select ALL that apply)

* [x] Discard spent transactions that are sufficiently far back
* [x] Keep only the hashes of transactions
* [ ] Retain the entire transaction history
* [ ] Increase the size of the disk space

**Notes to Learners**

Satoshi provides guidelines for reclaiming disk space by allowing nodes to discard spent transactions that are sufficiently far back in the blockchain. Instead of retaining the entire transaction history, nodes can keep only the hashes of these transactions.


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