Bitcoin SVBSV

A 2018 fork of Bitcoin Cash backed by Craig Wright and Calvin Ayre, built around very large blocks.

Rank #123Since November 2018

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$24.35 +37.8% since 31 Jul 2026 · 96.0% below its all-time high

The short version

Bitcoin SV split from Bitcoin Cash on 15 Nov 2018, led by Craig Wright, whom the UK High Court ruled in Mar 2024 is not Satoshi Nakamoto, and funded by Calvin Ayre. The Switzerland-based BSV Association maintains the node software; its Chronicle upgrade activated at block 943,816 on 7 Apr 2026 and Teranode is still in development. Supply is capped at 21 million, with a 3.125 BSV block subsidy until about 2028. On 31 Oct 2026 one BSV cost C$24.35. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +37.8% in Canadian dollars, and it was 96.0% below its all-time high of C$612.50 set on 16 Apr 2021.^[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 11 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$35.93 (11 Nov 2025) · low C$15.39 (26 Jun 2026) · -24.2%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$24.32	US$17.42
30 Sep 2026	C$28.45	US$19.98
31 Aug 2026	C$22.36	US$16.12
31 Jul 2026	C$17.65	US$12.58
30 Jun 2026	C$17.96	US$12.64
31 May 2026	C$19.40	US$14.06
30 Apr 2026	C$21.69	US$15.92
31 Mar 2026	C$18.95	US$13.60
28 Feb 2026	C$21.84	US$16.01
31 Jan 2026	C$23.52	US$17.34
31 Dec 2025	C$24.22	US$17.67
30 Nov 2025	C$29.02	US$20.76

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$24.35^[1]
3-month change: +37.8% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 96.0% below its high of C$612.50 (16 Apr 2021)^[1]
Market rank: #123, market value about C$489.5M^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Bitcoin SV (its own network)
Started: November 2018

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew BSV come only from mining on Bitcoin's halving schedule^{[2, 3]}

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoProof-of-work chain with no freeze or blacklist function^[2]

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?Yes21 million^[2]

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting or locked allocations^[2]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?NoNo premine or team allocation^[2]

Do network fees reach coin holders?NoAll fees go to miners; no burn or staking^[2]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo attack or halt found since Nov 2024; the 51% attacks were in 2021^{[2, 4]}

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo regulator or court case targeting the coin; Wright's cases concern his Satoshi claim^{[2, 5]}

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: BSV Association, a Switzerland-based non-profit, maintains SV Node and develops Teranode; miners choose which software to run^{[6, 7]}
Backers: Craig Wright and Calvin Ayre led the 2018 split; a UK High Court ruled on 14 Mar 2024 Wright is not Satoshi^[2]
Admin key: None; rules change only through node upgrades that miners adopt, such as Chronicle^{[8, 7]}

Supply

In circulation: 20.11M BSV of a 21.00M maximum (95.7%)^[1]
Maximum: 21 million; 3.125 BSV per block since the Apr 2024 halving, next halving about Apr 2028^{[2, 3, 5]}
Block height: 973,715 blocks on 2 Nov 2026; about 164,000 BSV a year of new coins until 2028^[3]
Unlocks: None; no premine or team allocation, the ledger was forked from Bitcoin Cash^[2]
Court-held coins: A Tianjin court accepted on 22 Oct 2026 a request to confiscate 72,745.78 BSV seized in a UK money-laundering case^[5]

Use and fees

Main use: Payments and data apps on large blocks; block 943,816 held 34,539 transactions in 22.9 MB^[9]
Who gets fees: Miners; proof of work with no burn or staking^[2]
Upgrades: Chronicle (7 Apr 2026) restored original opcodes and transaction-digest rules; Teranode node software remains in development^{[8, 9, 7]}

Trading

Daily trading: About C$9.3M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 1.74% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 11.2% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -24.7% in C$^[1]^[10]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later^[11]

Typical result: Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 38% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

The Chronicle hard fork activated at block 943,816 on 7 Apr 2026, the last major SV Node release before Teranode.^{[8, 9]}
A Tianjin court opened a six-month claims window on 22 Oct 2026 over 72,745.78 BSV seized from a convicted launderer.^[5]
BSV suffered 51% attacks and block reorganizations in June, July and August 2021.^[2]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.