Venom Blockchain Hits 150,000 TPS in Stress Test — Eyes 2025 Mainnet Launch

The Venom Foundation just hit a major milestone — and it’s all about speed.

In a closed-network stress test, Venom’s next-gen blockchain protocol hit a blazing-fast 150,000 transactions per second (TPS), with each transaction finalized in under three seconds. With these results, Venom is positioning itself as one of the fastest and most efficient blockchains gearing up for real-world deployment.

And the timing couldn’t be better — the network’s mainnet upgrade is set for Q3 2025.

Why it matters

According to CEO Christopher Louis, the point isn’t just speed for speed’s sake:

“Throughput only matters if it holds up under real pressure. What we’ve built can handle enterprise-scale demands without causing fee spikes or compromising decentralization.”

That’s a big deal — especially for industries like payments, gaming, and exchanges that need fast, cheap, and reliable infrastructure.

What’s under the hood?

Venom’s performance comes from several key architectural upgrades:

• DAG-based mempool consensus – This allows scaling beyond 150K TPS, with synthetic tests showing headroom for over 400K TPS.
• Fair ordering system – A distributed sorting layer helps prevent MEV attacks and front-running by ensuring a single, fair transaction order.
• Parallel smart contract execution – Using a TVM actor model, Venom processes smart contracts asynchronously, making DeFi and microtransactions faster and more scalable.
• Deterministic finality – With a “2n + 1” validator model, Venom achieves near-instant finality without forks.
• Efficient networking – Asynchronous block distribution reduces bandwidth and keeps node operation lean, even in cloud-based environments.

Roadmap to mainnet

Venom isn’t just testing in a vacuum. Here’s how they’re rolling it out:

• Q2 2025 – Testnet launch with full audits, security testing, and tooling development
• Q3 2025 – Mainnet migration via a seamless hard fork
• Q4 2025 – Expansion of the ecosystem with SDKs and cross-chain bridges

All of this is being done transparently — with the team planning to publish full test data and configurations on GitHub before the public testnet goes live. Independent auditors are already reviewing both the security and performance aspects of the upgrade.

So what is Venom?

Venom Foundation is a non-profit based in Abu Dhabi, registered in the Cayman Islands, and run by a team of researchers and developers. Their mission? To build and scale a blockchain that’s ready for real-world adoption — from financial services to gaming to next-gen Web3 applications.

With this latest breakthrough, Venom is proving it’s more than just a theoretical protocol. It’s shaping up to be a serious contender in the Layer 1 race — one that could finally deliver the speed, fairness, and scalability many blockchains have promised but few have delivered.