Proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain network Cardano (ADA) has surpassed many of its top peers in monthly development activities, as measured by GitHub Commits. According According to data from crypto analytics platform Santiment, Cardano has maintained a slight lead over its peers over the past month.
Proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain network Cardano (ADA) has surpassed many of its top peers in monthly development activities, as measured by GitHub Commits. According According to data from crypto analytics platform Santiment, Cardano has maintained a slight lead over its peers over the past month.
According to GitHub total data, Cardano recorded a total of 332.9 commits in the last 30 days, and its closest peer, Polkadot, recorded 329.57 commits. According to Santiment, there was no significant jump in Cardano’s GitHub engagement from the previous report as the December holidays slowed down activities in terms of developer activities in general.
Cardano has always maintained the top spot as the top spot for developer engagement. For many months, it has not been displaced from the first place, despite the emergence of numerous alternative protocols, including layer 1 and layer 2 solutions.
This break in development activity is one of the unique ways Cardano is flexing its muscles as a major Ethereum killer, as other major chains like Ethereum are seeing relatively lower GitHub commits overall. According to Santiment data, Kusama, Polkadot’s Canary network, came in third place, with a total commitment of 329.57, the same numbers as Polkadot.
Alternative chain performances
Protocols such as Optimism and State (SNT) saw increases in their numbers, with total commitments of 281.03 and 262.23, respectively. Hedera and Cosmos occupy the fifth and sixth positions, with their GitHub commits of 251.57 and 246.17, respectively.
Internet Computer and Chainlink also ranked higher than Ethereum, as the trio recorded 212.1, 198.87, and 195.93 confirmations in the last 30 days.
GitHub Commit metrics are a testament to how much work goes into ensuring a protocol stays at the top of its game in deploying applications and updates necessary to function optimally. While this hasn’t necessarily translated into a price increase for Cardano or others, it shows that efforts to continue building for the future remain strong.