Ethena Labs, creators of the USDe synthetic dollar, and financial technology firm Securitize have released a roadmap for their upcoming Converge network. This high-throughput blockchain aims to connect real-world assets with decentralized finance (DeFi). The announcement details plans for a testnet launch in the coming weeks, followed by a mainnet release later in 2025. Converge boasts a target block time of 100 milliseconds, aiming to further reduce this to 50 milliseconds by the fourth quarter of 2025. Additionally, developers are striving for a throughput of at least one gigagas – representing billions of gas units processed per second – throughout the year. The Converge network will support both permissioned real-world tokenized applications and permissionless DeFi applications, reflecting the convergence of traditional and decentralized finance.