{"id":180173,"date":"2023-08-17T03:39:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T03:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=180173"},"modified":"2023-08-17T03:39:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T03:39:24","slug":"polkadot-dot-kusama-ksm-and-cardano-ada-lead-the-crypto-development-race-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/altcoins\/polkadot-dot-kusama-ksm-and-cardano-ada-lead-the-crypto-development-race-data-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Polkadot ($DOT), Kusama ($KSM), and Cardano ($ADA) Lead the Crypto Development Race, Data Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
The \u201cblockchain of blockchains\u201d Polkadot ($DOT) is currently the leading cryptocurrency network by development activity, and it\u2019s followed by Kusama ($KSM), a public pre-production environment for it, and by smart contract platform Cardano ($ADA).<\/p>\n
That\u2019s according to data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment, Polkadot has managed to maintain its position as the leading cryptocurrency in terms of development activity, with Kusama and Cardano making the top three.<\/p>\n
The term \u201cdevelopment activity\u201d refers to the amount of work completed by a cryptocurrency project\u2019s developers on the project\u2019s public GitHub repositories within the past 30 days.<\/p>\n
Unlike other measures, Santiment\u2019s metric focuses on \u201cevents\u201d rather than the total number of commits. Events encompass various actions taken on GitHub repositories, such as pushing a commit, forking a repository, or creating an issue.<\/p>\n
This approach provides a more accurate representation of the developers\u2019 actual work, as it prevents duplication or inaccuracies that may occur when measuring development activity solely by commits.<\/p>\n
For instance, forking creates a duplicate copy of a repository, including all previous commits. By counting the forking action as a single event, Santiment avoids falsely attributing older commits to new developers.<\/p>\n
According to Santiment, Polkadot and Kusama boast a significant lead over other cryptocurrencies in development activity, with values of 486 for both coins. Meanwhile, Hedera ($HBAR) came in fourth place and Chainlink ($LINK) in fifth place.<\/p>\n
Over the past few years, both DOT and KSM have demonstrated steady growth in development activity, while ADA has remained relatively stable, albeit at high values.<\/p>\n
Development activity is an important indicator of developers\u2019 commitment to a project, and while it is not the only metric, a high level of activity can be a positive sign that a coin is not merely an exit scam.<\/p>\n