---
id: 1431
title: "The call for invariant-driven development"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/02/12/the-call-for-invariant-driven-development/"
published_at: "2025-02-12 14:30"
tags: ["web3", "smart-contracts", "defi", "development", "blockchain", "security-engineering", "trail-of-bits", "invariants"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1431"
lang: en
---

# The call for invariant-driven development

## Summary

Trail of Bits calls for invariant-driven development in smart contracts: defining and enforcing function- and system-level invariants across design, testing, and monitoring to curb rising DeFi hacks.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2025-02-12 14:30
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/02/12/the-call-for-invariant-driven-development/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1431