This Blockchain Was Laughed At—Now It’s Crushing Ethereum in Developer Activity!

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If I’d had a nickel for every time folks called Cardano a “ghost chain,” I’d be writing this from my own paddle-steamer. Well, shut the front porch, hold my coffee, and fetch me my spectacles: Cardano just upstaged Ethereum in core developer activity. That’s right—after years of getting side-eyed by the crypto crowd, Cardano has finally gotten itself out of bed, put on some shoes, and crossed the finish line ahead of the biggest showboat in the blockchain riverboat casino. There’s whispering on the wind—a price rally for Cardano might be coming, and this time, it’s wearing its fancy hat. 🧐⛵

Cardano No Longer the Village Pariah, Now King of the Developer Hill

According to the watchful number-tallying critters at Cryptometheus, Cardano’s core developer activity has done gone and lapped Ethereum over the last sun-turn. 21,439 GitHub commits—why, that’s enough to make even the most hard-headed skeptic drop their spittoon. All that action spanned across 550 repositories—one for every rumor about Cardano’s supposed uselessness.

If you squint at Cryptometheus’ findings, you’ll notice a baker’s dozen of 12 core projects, and, bucking like wild mules, 36 ecosystem-wide side projects—all abuzz like a beehive stuck in a hayloft.

Pulling in code from 4,276 repositories, those “ghost chain” mumblings are deader than last week’s roadkill. The only thing haunting Cardano now might be haunted by its developers working at all hours of the night.

Meanwhile, Ethereum—who used to think it was the tallest hog at the trough—now has to stomach second place. Only 20,962 commits, and frankly, fewer developers clamoring for bragging rights. Somewhere, Vitalik is probably plotting a comeback involving a wizard hat and a rabbit. 🎩🐇

Charles Hoskinson, Cardano ringmaster and occasional soothsayer, gazed into his crystal ball and said Ethereum will crash in 2040. He blames Ethereum’s tech for growing as stale as an untouched fruitcake, its Layer 2’s are scattered all over like unwashed laundry, and developer activity is as thin as soup made from the shadow of a starving chicken.

But don’t doze off just yet: Ethereum’s spot in second place isn’t nailed down. The Internet Computer is in third place and gaining, quietly sharpening its pitchforks. Ethereum’s foundation is working on a grand new plan, though — so who knows, maybe it’s just reloading its pistols.

ADA Price Could Jump Like a Cat on a Hot Stove

The numbers on the blockchain scoreboard are starting to get folks all riled up about Cardano’s price prospects. ADA is lounging at $0.70 and apparently refusing to leave its comfy support level, which some mysterious character named T0ken Talk swears will spark a rally.

T0ken Talk expects the next Cardano rally to jump up to 100% in this cycle—which, in crypto land, is about as reliable as a rooster with a wristwatch. The crystal ball says ADA might hit a jaw-dropping $10 by 2029, give or take the odd market panic and the next wave of technological snake oil sellers.

“ADA sideways around $0.70, but holding key support,” bellowed Token Talk from atop their soapbox. “Analyst eye potential 100% recovery to $1.20-$1.30.” Folks, that’s the kind of optimism you could bottle and sell at a medicine show.

In the meantime, a “golden cross” is forming (which sounds like something you’d find on a map in search of lost treasure), and $20 million worth of ADA just packed up and marched out of crypto exchanges. Cardano is chasing new partnerships like a prospector after shiny rocks – including a rumored link-up with XRP for its Lace Wallet. They promise mutual benefits, market magic, and perhaps a little less ghostly reputation overall. 🪙😏

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2025-04-30 06:57