Ethereum and Cardano Record Highest Level of Developer Activity in 2022

In an intersting trend, modular blockchains saw significant traction in terms of developer activity.

Ethereum and Cardano have always been at loggerheads. The two blockchain network’s development activity has been pitted against each other even before the former’s transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS). Needless to say, Ethereum and

Cardano went on to become the blockchains with the most active developers in 2022, with 223 and 151 average daily devs throughout the year.

According to the latest report by DappRadar, Ethereum saw the smallest decrease of 9.37% in active developers and managed to retain its dominance. Cardano’s developer count declined by 26.47% from the previous year.

Developer activity indicates the blockchain’s health and growth. As explained by DappRadar, the metric gives an insight into the level of interest and engagement by devs, which is crucial “for the develop- system aimed at bridging the gap between stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). ment of new features, increased security, network effects, innovation, and thus, adoption.” firm DLA Piper are also contributors to UDPN development.

Apart from the established players, three modular blockchains, namely Polkadot, Kusama, and Cosmos, completed the top 5.

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