New data shared by Santiment highlights the top crypto projects associated with the Ethereum ecosystem ranked by development activity over the past 30 days, basedNew data shared by Santiment highlights the top crypto projects associated with the Ethereum ecosystem ranked by development activity over the past 30 days, based

Top 10 Ethereum-Associated Projects by Development Activity

2026/02/24 12:14
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New data shared by Santiment highlights the top crypto projects associated with the Ethereum ecosystem ranked by development activity over the past 30 days, based on notable GitHub events.

The ranking reflects active code commits and ecosystem contributions rather than price performance.

Top 10 Ethereum-Associated Projects by Development Activity

According to Santiment’s data, the leading projects are:

  1. MetaMask USD (mUSD)
  2. Chainlink (LINK)
  3. Starknet (STRK)
  4. Safe (SAFE)
  5. Ethereum (ETH)
  6. Worldcoin (WLD)
  7. Decentraland (MANA)
  8. Status (SNT)
  9. Radworks (RAD)
  10. GHO (GHO)

MetaMask USD leads the ranking with the highest 30-day development activity score, followed by Chainlink and Starknet. Ethereum itself ranks fifth on the list.

Directional indicators in the dataset show how each project’s development ranking has shifted compared to last month.

What Development Activity Signals

Development activity is often used as a proxy for long-term project commitment and ecosystem growth. High GitHub event counts typically reflect active upgrades, protocol improvements, infrastructure work, or ecosystem integrations.

While short-term price movements may not always correlate directly with development metrics, sustained coding activity is frequently viewed as a constructive long-term signal for network health.

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Ecosystem Diversity Remains Broad

The list spans multiple segments within Ethereum’s broader ecosystem, including:

  • Stablecoins (mUSD, GHO)
  • Oracles and infrastructure (Chainlink)
  • Layer-2 scaling solutions (Starknet)
  • Smart contract platforms (Ethereum)
  • Gaming and metaverse (Decentraland)
  • Identity and verification (Worldcoin)

The data suggests that development momentum is not concentrated in a single niche but distributed across various layers of the Ethereum ecosystem.

As market conditions fluctuate, on-chain development remains one of the core indicators analysts track to gauge underlying network progress beyond price volatility.

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