What is Bitcoin SV?

Bitcoin SV (BSV) was created in 2018 via a hard fork of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain, which itself had forked from the BTC blockchain a year earlier. The project describes its objective as aligning with the original Bitcoin protocol vision described in Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper, early Bitcoin client software, and related Satoshi writings.

The description states that Bitcoin SV removed artificial block size limits and re-enabled Script commands and other technical capabilities that were previously disabled or restricted on the BTC blockchain. It claims the network can process tens of thousands of transactions per second with low transaction fees for micropayments, and supports advanced on-chain capabilities including tokens, smart contracts, computation, and other data use cases. The summary provided does not specify a governance model, founder names, or a supply cap.