{
  "url": "https://blockindex.ai/coin/bsv",
  "name": "Bitcoin Satoshi's Vision",
  "links": {
    "github": "https://github.com/nChain",
    "website": "https://bsvblockchain.org/",
    "whitepaper": "https://bsvblockchain.org/wp-content/uploads/bitcoin.pdf"
  },
  "dScore": 66,
  "market": {
    "priceUsd": 11.547724411476889,
    "marketCapUsd": 231466377.20071527,
    "volume24hUsd": 12924483.81167636,
    "priceChange7dPct": 1.79943605,
    "priceChange24hPct": -3.8331054
  },
  "source": "BlockIndex.AI",
  "supply": {
    "max": null,
    "circulating": 20044328.125,
    "circulatingPct": null
  },
  "ticker": "BSV",
  "founder": "Craig Wright; nChain; Calvin Ayre",
  "vcFunded": false,
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-19T06:00:33.694447+00:00",
  "fairLaunch": false,
  "launchYear": 2018,
  "description": "Bitcoin Satoshi's Vision (BSV) positions itself as a Layer-1 blockchain restoring what its proponents describe as Satoshi Nakamoto's original Bitcoin protocol, with a special emphasis on protocol stability, unbounded on-chain scalability and enterprise use cases. Emerging from the November 2018 hard fork of Bitcoin Cash, BSV rejects artificial block-size limits and re-enables certain Script opcodes to broaden on-chain programmability, data storage and enterprise-grade functionality. Development and infrastructure are closely associated with nChain (node software development and R&D) and the Switzerland-based BSV Association, which conducts adoption outreach and industry engagement. The project markets itself as a high-throughput, low-fee ledger intended for payments, tokens, smart-contract-like data storage, computation and timestamping for commercial and governmental use.\n\nTechnically, BSV retains a Bitcoin-derived UTXO architecture secured by proof-of-work consensus using the SHA-256 hashing algorithm. Its roadmaps and technical initiatives emphasize on-chain scaling (notably the removal of small block limits and publicized mining of gigabyte-scale blocks in 2021), re-enabled Script opcodes for richer transaction semantics, and infrastructure projects such as Teranode, SPV wallet enhancements and overlay networks aimed at enterprise workloads. The project publishes throughput and usage metrics (on-site claims include 5,000 TPS in real-world metrics and lab demonstrations of much higher throughput under controlled conditions) and reports large cumulative transaction volumes in the billions.\n\nIn terms of economic design, BSV follows a Bitcoin-style monetary policy: a fixed maximum supply of 21,000,000 coins with miner block rewards and scheduled halvings leading to deflationary issuance over time. Circulating supply figures in the combined sources place supply near 19.96M BSV, with the typical miner reward + fee model for new issuance and no documented premine or dedicated developer fund in the provided inputs. Market presence is supported by listings on multiple centralized exchanges and tracking by major market-data platforms. The coin has experienced substantial market volatility historically, including an all-time high in April 2021 and subsequent legal and listing-related developments that shaped its market access and perception.\n\nGovernance and organizational structure are driven primarily by developer organizations and an industry association rather than an on-chain DAO: nChain is described as the principal developer and node-software provider while the BSV Association (Switzerland) performs industry outreach and sponsorships. The project’s decision-making appears organization-led and off-chain, with community channels and developer coordination occurring through forums such as Discord. The combined materials show active marketing and regional engagement (notably Latin America outreach in 2025) alongside ongoing legal and regulatory events which remain a material factor for investor and institutional perceptions going forward.",
  "methodology": "https://blockindex.ai/dscore",
  "classification": {
    "layer": "Layer 1",
    "isToken": false,
    "consensus": "PoW",
    "parentChain": null
  },
  "dScoreComponents": {
    "autonomy": 5,
    "ageHistory": 13,
    "governance": 16,
    "nodeDistribution": 7,
    "initialDistribution": 25
  },
  "decentralizationVerdict": "Decentralized"
}