BSV unveils Teranode delivering over one million transactions per second
BSV Association has publicly released Teranode, a software platform designed to deliver over one million blockchain transactions per second for enterprise and institutional use.
Developed over a period of three years, Teranode introduces a microservices-based, horizontally scalable architecture intended to meet the data-processing demands of sectors such as finance, healthcare, supply chain, government and logistics.
Technology and scalability
Teranode has been engineered to handle exceptionally high transaction volumes, reportedly exceeding one million global transactions per second in live trials conducted across a globally distributed test network during a two-week period. The platform enables scaling by adding resources as required, rather than relying on single-node hardware upgrades. This design enables transaction processing capacity to expand in step with real-world industry demands.
With Teranode, BSV Association delivers infrastructure that helps achieve our mission 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. It shifts the narrative from 'Can blockchains scale?' to 'What can we build now they do?'
BSV Association Managing Director Ásgeir Óskarsson described Teranode's launch as a significant step for organisations seeking to modernise their infrastructure. He said: "Enterprises and governments are under immense pressure to modernise their infrastructure and handle ever growing volumes of data and transactions. Teranode is built to meet that challenge head-on, delivering the scale, efficiency and trust that organisations need to operate confidently in a digital-first world. With this release, we move blockchain firmly into the realm of enterprise-grade infrastructure, capable of powering mission critical systems across finance, healthcare, logistics, and beyond."
Chief Technology Officer Siggi Óskarsson commented on the technical development and collaborative testing phase of the project. "We know this tech has been a long time coming but good things are worth the wait. For the past six months, BSVA has been working closely with developers to trial and test the software allowing them to see the underlying code powering Teranode, enabling peer review, identifying potential optimisations and strengthening the platform before its full launch. Our goal is to help developers and partners build a better world, on-chain with Teranode, supporting enterprise-scale applications with real-world utility."
Industry applications
BSV Association has stated that Teranode is intended to support use cases with extremely large data requirements at low operational costs. Sectors identified as potential beneficiaries include finance and payments (real-time, global transaction rails), logistics and IoT (coordination of billions of device interactions), healthcare (secure patient data systems), supply chains (data-rich and carbon-efficient tracking), and entertainment industries (handling high-volume microtransactions).
To prepare for broader deployment, BSV Association has expanded its range of developer resources, toolkits and libraries, aiming to simplify application development for enterprises and exchanges on BSV blockchain infrastructure. In live trials, Teranode has already been implemented by several transaction processors and will be integrated more widely in the coming months, with continued technical support and outreach.
Technical details
The open-source nature of Teranode allows for peer review and the opportunity for external developers to optimise code and suggest enhancements. The architecture removes artificial restrictions on block size, making throughput virtually unbounded and aligning with the BSV blockchain's focus on large-scale usability. The system is designed to be compatible with the original Bitcoin protocol.
With this latest development, BSV Association has stated its intention to advance blockchain's utility as a global layer for data trust and integrity, aiming to foster regulatory compliance and real-world adoption for both public and private sector organisations.
