Cardano launches Plinth and strengthens contract security on Plutus

• Cardano improves security in Plutus smart contracts
• Plinth tool automates testing and reduces critical failures
• Cardano contracts gain robustness with advanced validation

Cardano recently introduced the Plinth tool, designed to strengthen the security of smart contracts written in Plutus, the network’s native language. The new feature aims to automate rigorous testing and detect flaws that could compromise the integrity of decentralized applications (dApps), especially those in more demanding environments.

Plinth’s main innovation lies in its application of property-based testing. This method automatically generates a wide variety of inputs, allowing the observation of the behavior of contracts in different situations, including the most extreme ones. This type of verification is difficult to achieve with traditional testing, making the solution even more relevant for the Cardano ecosystem.

Code should be precise, and so should its name.

ICYMI: Plutus Tx has been renamed Plinth to avoid confusion with Plutus Core.

Plinth is the high-level Haskell-based language for writing smart contracts on Cardano, which now has new functionality.

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Plinth’s direct integration into the Plutus development workflow eliminates the need for external tools or code rewrites, streamlining the validation process. This represents a breakthrough for developers, who can now perform deeper audits without additional complexity, saving time and increasing the reliability of deployed contracts.

The launch of Plinth comes amid broader technical improvements within the Cardano network. In addition to the new tool, recent updates have sought to minimize risks such as block creation manipulation and improve overall transaction performance. These advances reflect an ongoing effort to enhance the network’s infrastructure to accommodate high-demand applications.

Until now, the reliance on manual or superficial testing left room for silent errors that could compromise the operation of critical projects. The introduction of Plinth fills this gap and marks a significant step in the evolution of smart contract security in blockchain-based environments, positioning Cardano as a network increasingly focused on robustness and reliability in the cryptocurrency sector.