Venom Protocol Achieves 150,000 TPS in Stress Test

The Venom Foundation has successfully completed a closed-network stress test of its next-generation protocol, demonstrating an impressive capability of handling 150,000 transactions per second (TPS) with all transfers finalized in under three seconds. This significant achievement is set to pave the way for the protocol's mainnet upgrade, scheduled for the third quarter of 2025. The upgrade aims to position Venom as one of the most efficient public blockchains in terms of throughput.

Christopher Louis, the Chief Executive Officer at Venom, emphasized the importance of reliability under pressure, stating that the new protocol stack can manage enterprise-scale workloads without increasing fees or compromising decentralization. This feature is particularly beneficial for payment providers, exchanges, and game studios, which require high throughput and reliability.

The new protocol introduces several key features that enhance its performance and security. These include a DAG-based mempool consensus that allows for over 400,000 TPS in synthetic benchmarks while maintaining real-time finality. The distributed sorting layer converts the DAG into a single linear order, preventing front-running and other MEV exploits. Additionally, the TVM actor model shards accounts and processes calls asynchronously, enabling high-volume DeFi and microtransactions. The deterministic security feature ensures that validators can generate identical outputs, making forks virtually impossible. The lean networking footprint, achieved through asynchronous block distribution, keeps bandwidth costs low for operators and cloud partners.

The path to production for the Venom Foundation's upgrade includes several key milestones. The testnet phase, scheduled for the second quarter of 2025, will focus on security audits, ecosystem tooling, and third-party audits. The mainnet migration, planned for the third quarter of 2025, will involve an in-place hard fork. The ecosystem expansion phase, set for the fourth quarter of 2025, will introduce cross-chain bridges and feature-complete SDKs.

To ensure transparency, all raw data, node configurations, and test scripts will be published to Venom’s public GitHub repository ahead of the testnet launch. Independent auditors are currently reviewing both the security and performance aspects of the upgrade.

The Venom Foundation, based in Abu Dhabi, is a community-driven non-profit organization supporting research, development, and adoption for the Venom blockchain. The foundation is registered in the Cayman Islands and is committed to advancing the Venom network through continuous innovation and improvement.