Data from cryptocurrency analytics firm Santiment reveals that Chainlink (LINK) leads developer activity across the Solana (SOL) ecosystem over the past 30 days. Despite being a cross-chain oracle network, Chainlink's top position, with a development activity score of 263.9, underscores its growing integration and critical role in providing external data feeds to Solana-based applications.
Solana itself ranks second with a score of 97.47, indicating sustained core blockchain development and protocol-level work. This suggests a continued commitment to base-layer improvements alongside ecosystem expansion.
The rankings, based on objective tracking of GitHub events, highlight where active building is concentrated. Following Chainlink and Solana are key infrastructure projects: Wormhole (W) in third place (25.83), focusing on cross-chain interoperability; Jito (JTO) in fourth (16.93), related to validator infrastructure and MEV optimization; and Pyth Network (PYTH) in fifth (16.03), another major oracle provider.
The list continues with DeFi and trading infrastructure projects like Meteora (MET), Drift (DRIFT), Swarms (SWARMS), DoubleZero (2Z), and Helium (IOT), showing innovation across various functional layers. Santiment's directional indicators show which projects have risen or fallen in ranking compared to the previous month, reflecting shifts in developer focus independent of token price movements.
The concentration of activity around oracles, cross-chain tools, and core infrastructure—rather than consumer-facing applications—suggests the Solana ecosystem is in a phase focused on strengthening foundational components that support scalability, liquidity, and reliability for long-term growth.
