The smart contract platforms Cardano (ADA) and Avalanche (AVAX) both saw an increase in the amount of GitHub contributions, as per the study. GitHub commits, which refer to changes or new inclusions made to the venture’s source code, serve as a gauge of community and developer involvement.
Outlier Ventures looked at two different 12-month periods: June 2019 until May 2020 and June 2020 until May 2021. According to the research, Cardano has a large volume with respect to average monthly commits (CPM). “Cardano ranks first iwith respect to average commits per month (CPM), with 701 CPM, a 24.0% increase over the preceding 12-month period.”
According to Outlier Ventures, the overall monthly average of commits among all covenants was 107 CPM, implying that Cardano was 555% more engaged than the average protocol (at 701 CPM). At 447 CPM, Ethereum was 317% more active than the overall average among all protocols. The report also mentions that the count of contributions for Ethereum rival Avalanche has skyrocketed in the past year.
“Avalanche showed a 709.7% increase in aggregate commits in the most latest 12-month period compared to the earlier one, increasing from 1,553 commits per year (CPY) to 12,575 CPY.” According to the venture company, the increase in Avalanche activity may be attributed to the introduction of the Avalanche-Ethereum Bridge (AEB) and Pangolin, the covenant’s biggest DEX.
The research found that Ethereum had the maximum monthly active developers, with an average of 168 each month during the latest 12-month time span. Cardano followed with 165 dedicated developers each month on average.