The Hero's Journey Continues: A Call to Action for the BSV Economy in 2025

As we usher in 2025, the world stands at a critical juncture. The global economy teeters under the weight of an “everything bubble” fueled by unchecked debt, a sprawling surveillance state, and a financial system increasingly detached from reality.

As 2025 unfolds, the world finds itself at a pivotal juncture. The global economy teeters on the brink of an “everything bubble” fueled by unchecked debt, a sprawling surveillance state, and a financial system increasingly detached from reality. Meanwhile, a revolution brews quietly in the blockchain space with the imminent launch of Teranode on the BSV blockchain, promising to redefine possibilities in global payments, data management, and decentralized finance (DeFi).

But only if we seize the opportunity swiftly.

This year demands bold action, innovation, and leadership. For those who understand the stakes, 2025 offers an unparalleled chance to create value, restore trust, and build systems that will stand the test of time. It’s an opportunity to embrace Bitcoin’s original vision—not as a speculative asset but as a transformative tool for commerce, transparency, and economic growth.

The hero’s journey continues

Back in 2019, when I first wrote about Bitcoin’s hero’s journey, it was clear that the road ahead would be fraught with challenges. And like any great myth, the journey of Bitcoin has included betrayal, loss, and hard-fought victories. Today, BSV is set to take the next critical step in that journey with the introduction of Teranode, a truly next-generation node implementation capable of processing over one million transactions per second. This isn’t just a technological achievement—it’s a declaration of intent, after which people like us must act.

Upon launch, BSV will be between two and three orders of magnitude more scalable than any other blockchain’s theoretical limits. This level of scalability turns Bitcoin into a global standard for payments, data integrity, and trustless systems. In a world increasingly dominated by inefficiencies and gatekeepers, BSV offers the only real path forward.

But a tool is only as good as its wielder, and the node isn’t going to build your business for you.

It’s time for the builders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to seize the opportunity that lies ahead.

The groundwork is already there. Tools like Arc infrastructure for transaction ingestion, Bitcoin Schema for seamless data integration, sCrypt for powerful smart contract authorship, and 1Sat Ordinals for tokenized value creation provide everything developers need to build revolutionary applications. If we consolidate our efforts and standardize our tools, BSV can outpace its competitors—not through gimmicks or hype but through sheer capability and efficiency.

The new political landscape

This year also brings major geopolitical shifts. Donald Trump’s imminent inauguration signals a new era in U.S. policy that will likely emphasize rapid growth, deregulation, and economic expansion. Rumors swirl about a BTC National Reserve, and pressures on Tether from the EU and other regulators threaten to destabilize the classic crypto ecosystem that has dominated the zeitgeist since 2017.

Trump has always been a maverick, and his administration appears ready to act decisively to maintain America’s global dominance. One bold prediction? The revival of the Monroe Doctrine in the 21st Century with a focus on the annexation of Canada and Greenland into U.S. territories or possibly states and then the potential retaking of the Panama Canal for control of the Western Hemisphere.

Both nations are resource-rich but severely underutilized due to unproductive culture—a perfect parallel to the untapped resources of the blockchain economy just waiting to be managed by people who understand the necessity to scale rapidly. Just as the British controlled the Strait of Gibraltar, it seems obvious that the powerful U.S. would want to do the same in South America to control the flow of Chinese trade across the entirety of the Atlantic.

Just as these territories represent an opportunity for America to secure its position as a superpower, BSV represents an opportunity for builders to secure their place in the blockchain revolution.

It may be an imperfect analogy, but if data is the new oil, I am about to speculate on it in a big way, and the reasons aren’t about profit—but survival.

Much like the U.S. must outpace China to maintain its leadership, BSV must outpace inefficient and corrupt blockchains like BTC. BTC thrives on scarcity, congestion, and speculative mania with entrenched powers and a belief in central control and planning.

BSV thrives on utility, scalability, and real-world applications—in theory. And we need to put them into practice.

The contrast couldn’t be starker. We must win, or we will be governed by our lessors. Am I talking about Bitcoin or global power?

You can decide.

The Call to Action: Building the future of the BSV economy

The larger crypto market has been marred by inefficiency, speculation, and centralization disguised as decentralization. While external forces like BlackRock, Tether, MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) dominate headlines, the true power lies within our hands—the builders, innovators, and entrepreneurs in the BSV ecosystem