Hedera, Chainlink & Avalanche Leads RWA Development

Blockchain analytics firm Santiment has ranked Hedera ($HBAR), Chainlink ($LINK), and Avalanche ($AVAX) as the top three crypto projects by real-world asset (RWA) development activity, based on 30-day GitHub data.

How the Rankings Stack Up

Hedera retained the number one position, holding a development activity score of 278.17, according to Santiment data. Chainlink followed in second place with 215.37 points, while Avalanche ranked third at 135.13. Stellar ($XLM) climbed to fourth with a score of 110.9, rounding out a clear top tier ahead of the rest of the field.

The broader top ten includes IOTA ($IOTA), Chia ($XCH), Injective ($INJ), Dusk Network ($DUSK), VeChain ($VET), and Centrifuge ($CFG). Santiment's directional indicators, which track each project's monthly ranking movement, showed Injective, Dusk, and Centrifuge rising, while VeChain slipped lower.

Santiment's methodology measures notable GitHub contributions over a rolling 30-day window, pulling data directly from project repositories. The metric tracks development work rather than price performance, making it a gauge of sustained builder commitment.

Why Development Activity Matters for RWAs

High development activity in the RWA space typically signals ongoing protocol upgrades, active code contributions, ecosystem expansion, and institutional integration efforts. While it does not map directly to price performance, it is widely treated as a long-term indicator of ecosystem health.

These three networks are at the centre of efforts to integrate physical and financial assets, including treasuries, bonds, and other traditional instruments, into blockchain infrastructure. Hedera's leading position reflects its continued push into enterprise adoption, while Chainlink's role as a leading oracle provider makes it a key connector between off-chain data and on-chain applications. Avalanche, meanwhile, has seen recent integrations with banks and asset managers deploying tokenized funds.

With RWA tokenization gaining momentum as a major crypto narrative in 2026, the projects leading in developer activity may be best placed to capture the next wave of institutional adoption.

Sources:
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