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Cardano Developers Roll out Five New Plutus CIPs in Key Protocol Milestone
TL;DR
Cardano introduces five new Plutus CIPs, enhancing its protocol with new primitives. The Preview test network has hard forked to Protocol Version 11, making these updates available for testing.
Key points
- Cardano introduces five new Plutus CIPs
- Preview test network hard forked to Protocol Version 11
- New primitives available for testing
- Node v11.0.1 is mainnet hard fork-ready
- DB-Sync 13.7.0.5 is mainnet-ready
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Cardano is set to introduce new Plutus primitives as defined in five CIPs, which are CIP-109 | Modular Exponentiation Built-in for Plutus Core; CIP-132 | New Plutus Builtin dropList; CIP-133 | Plutus support for Multi-Scalar Multiplication over BLS12-381; CIP-138 | Plutus Core Builtin Type - Array; CIP-153 | Plutus Core Builtin Type - MaryEraValue.
On May 8, the Cardano Preview test network hard forked to Protocol Version 11. According to Intersect, this means that these new primitives introduced by the prior Plutus Cost Model parameter update are now available for testing.
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On May 8, 2026 00:00 UTC, the Cardano Preview test network hard forked to Protocol Version 11. This means that the new primitives introduced by the prior Plutus Cost Model parameter update are now available for testing.
The new Plutus primitives are defined in…
— Intersect (@IntersectMBO) May 11, 2026
As reported, Node v11.0.1 has now been fully released and is mainnet hard fork-ready as momentum toward the intra-era van Rossem hard fork continues across node, infrastructure, and ecosystem coordination, with Preview now moved into the first live governance-driven activation stage.
Also, the DB-Sync 13.7.0.5 has been promoted to a full mainnet-ready release with compatibility for node v11.0.1.
Cardano set to update core functionality
The upcoming intra-era hard fork to Protocol Version 11 introduces targeted improvements across Plutus performance. Plutus refers to Cardano's native smart contract language, based on the Haskell programming language. The intra-era hard fork named van Rossem Hard fork is also set to enhance ledger consistency and node security.
As a result of the upgrade, all built-in functions will be available across Plutus V1, V2, and V3, thus expanding the capabilities of Plutus V1 and V2 scripts and unifying the feature availability across versions.
The new built-ins and native types include CIP-138 | Array type which adds efficient, native on-chain array handling; CIP-153 | MaryEraValue type which adds optimized multi-asset value operations; CIP-109 | Modular exponentiation builtin which is critical for advanced crypto; CIP-132 | dropList builtin which allows for efficient list manipulation; CIP-133 | Multi-scalar multiplication over BLS12-381 which is useful for advanced cryptographic operations, specifically with zero-knowledge proof systems.
Q&A
What are the five new Plutus CIPs introduced by Cardano?
The five new Plutus CIPs are CIP-109, CIP-132, CIP-133, CIP-138, and CIP-153, each introducing different built-in functionalities.
When did the Cardano Preview test network hard fork to Protocol Version 11?
The Cardano Preview test network hard forked to Protocol Version 11 on May 8, 2026.
What is the significance of the new Plutus primitives for Cardano developers?
The new Plutus primitives allow developers to utilize enhanced functionalities for smart contracts, improving the overall capability of the Cardano ecosystem.
