Scaling Blockchain for Real-World Use
To move beyond cryptocurrency speculation and enable enterpsie and AI-driven use cases, BSV needed to prove that a public blockchain could handle global transaction volumes. It set ambitious targets for throughput, latency, and cost while overcoming database bottlenecks, supporting real-time AI decisioning, and maintaining consistently low latency under heavy and unpredictable workloads.
Using Aerospike as the NoSQL backend for the Teranode, BSV Blockchain achieved over one million transactions per second, supporting up to 100 billion blockchain transaction per day with sustained performance.
Sub-10 millisecond response times are maintained across the network, ensuring fast and reliable reads and writes even as useage grows, without the need for warm cachin or excess memory.
Aerospike’s shared-nothing design allows the network to scale by simply adding more nodes. Data rebalancing and failover are automatic, removing operational complexity and bottlenecks.
By storing indexes in memory and data on SSD, the platform delivers near in-memory speed at a fraction of the cost of fully in-memory systems, keeping long-term infrastructure costs sustainable.
With Aerospike, BSV has demonstrated that blockchain can outperform traditional financial systems while serving as a real-time platform for enterprise and AI. The network now sustains up to 100 billion blockchain transactions per day, supports over three million NoSQL operations per second across global clusters, maintains predictable sub-10ms latency, enables cost-efficient microtransactions, and delivers AI-and government-grade readiness with strong consistency and high availability.
By combining Aerospike’s real-time data capabilities with the scalability of BSV, Teranode demonstrates how public blockchain infrastructure can meet true enterprise requirements. The implementation proves that blockchain can operate at national and global scale with low latency, high consistency, and low-cost, unlocking real-world use cases across finance, AI, payments and government.
“Aerospike has enabled us to achieve our goal of creating a platform that supports boundless transactions far beyond the financial, with unmatched performance. The Aerospike database enables low and sustainable implementation costs and will scale with ease as the BSV Blockchain adds support for large-scale enterprise and governmental blockchain applications.”
Siggi Óskarsson,
Teranode Director, BSV Association
“The potential for unboundedly scalable core systems could revolutionise financial infrastructure modernisation. This implementation of Aerospike clearly demonstrates its ability to outperform traditional RDBMS banking systems, which are often unscalable and inefficient on every metric.”
Behrad Babaee,
Principal Solutions Architect, Aerospike
Blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that securely records transactions across multiple computers. This ensures transparency and prevents fraud. Once verified, data cannot be altered, making it ideal for sectors like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing. The BSV blockchain further builds on this by offering fast, scalable transactions while enabling smart contracts, secure transfers and immutable records – all with a low environmental footprint.
A blockchain works by storing data in blocks that are linked in a chronological chain. Once data is recorded, it cannot be altered without agreement from the rest of the network, ensuring security and trust.
Blockchain is the underlying technology, while Web3 builds on top of the blockchain to create decentralised applications (dApps) and enable user-owned internet experiences.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets that represent ownership or proof of authenticity of a specific item on the blockchain. This can include anything from artwork to music to collectables. Unlike crypto assets, NFTs are not interchangeable because each one is distinct and cannot be replaced with another.
Web3 is a term used to describe the next version of the Internet, known as the Metanet, powered by blockchain. The Metanet enables a more efficient, transparent and monetisable data ecosystem than the current Web2 Internet.
Blockchain offers benefits like enhanced security, transparency, efficiency, and the elimination of third parties. It can be used for everything from financial transactions to supply chain management and voting systems.
A smart contract is a self-executing program on a blockchain which automatically enforces agreements when predefined conditions are met without needing third parties.
Digital assets are anything of value that exists in digital form, such as crypto assets, tokens, or digital records, which are stored and managed on a blockchain. Blockchain provides a secure, transparent, and distributed platform for creating, transferring, and verifying the ownership and integrity of these digital assets.
Decentralised applications (dApps) are applications that run on a blockchain rather than a centralised database. They typically operate using smart contracts, offering greater transparency, security, and user control while removing the need for third parties.
The risks for most blockchains include scalability challenges, high energy consumption, and the potential for hacking or exploitation in poorly designed smart contracts. However, the BSV blockchain is capable of massively scaling to handle millions of transactions per second, which means the CO2 produced per transaction is significantly lower than other competing blockchains.
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BSV Association is a Switzerland based non-profit organisation that serves as the global advocate for the BSV blockchain. Its mission is to advance adoption and unlock the full potential of BSV as a scalable, secure, energy-efficient public blockchain built for data integrity, enterprise solutions, and government applications. The Association supports developers, enterprises, and public sector institutions by fostering innovation, encouraging regulatory compliance, and promoting real-world use cases that demonstrate blockchain’s value on a global scale. Through education, developer engagement, strategic partnerships, public policy initiatives, and technological advancement, BSV Association is committed to driving sustainable growth and long-term utility of blockchain technology.
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