....And not to mention, bitcoin's max block size of 1mb is nearly reached (currently around 300kb per block)....
Stopped reading here. If for you 300kb is nearly 1MB then we have a problem! Stop wasting people's time with useless posts.
Blockchain size is on a steady trend of tripling about every year. For reference, a year ago it was 100kb. Based on this trend, in about a year, bitcoin will be in a serious situation (as during peak times, block size's can very well be maxed out), unless it does a hardfork. This is a serious concern thats why Gavin brought it up and suggested a hardfork.
http://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/size-btc.html