Chainlink tops 30‑day commit ranking for Ethereum‑linked projects on December 8, 2025; Status second

On December 8, 2025, Ethereum‑associated projects were ranked by 30‑day commits, with Chainlink first and Status second, according to Santiment. A December 9 overview said developer attention is shifting from the base protocol toward middleware and applications. It suggested growth may be driven by oracles, liquidity, indexing, storage, and media layers rather than core scalability.