Over the past 12 months, digital asset values have dropped considerably, but behind the scenes cryptocurrency development has increased. Research from data collection websites that track the amount of Github activity taking place in cryptocurrency repositories shows blockchain development is continuing to grow.
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Cryptocurrency Github Activity in 2018
Even though crypto markets saw prices slashed by more than two thirds last year, project development did not follow the same trend. Many projects that have lost more than 90 percent of value since their all-time highs in 2017 still see considerable development. Last January, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the website Cryptomiso, which measures Github activity so cryptocurrency supporters can rank and observe their favorite project’s development.
During the first month of 2018, the blockchain project Cardano (ADA) led the pack as far as total repository commits. According to Cryptomiso this year, the top project with the most commits is the blockchain platform Insolar (INS) with 7,289 commits in 2018. This is followed by 0x (7,098), Rchain (5,584), Tron (5,399), Eos (4,823), Zuesshield (4,362), Nuls (4,258), Republic (4,321), Zilliqa (4027), and Lisk (3,981).
Among the top currencies by market capitalization, each project has a different ranking according to Github activity. BTC, or the reference client known as Bitcoin Core, had roughly 1,815 commits last year. The Go version
