New data from cryptocurrency analytics firm Santiment reveals which AI and Big Data blockchain projects are attracting the most sustained developer effort. The analysis, covering the past 30 days, measures meaningful GitHub contributions rather than simple commit counts, offering a clearer signal of dedicated engineering work.
Filecoin (FIL) sits at the top of the ranking by a wide margin, reflecting ongoing development of its decentralized storage infrastructure. This is seen as a core pillar for AI data availability and large-scale compute use cases. Chainlink (LINK) follows closely in second place, underscoring its critical role as middleware providing oracles and data feeds for data-heavy and AI-enabled applications. Its consistent upgrades and cross-chain tooling are driving sustained developer engagement.
The Internet Computer (ICP) ranks third, signaling continued investment in its full-stack blockchain infrastructure designed to host AI-native applications directly on-chain. NEAR Protocol (NEAR) follows in fourth, maintaining steady momentum tied to its AI-friendly tooling and scalable architecture. Both projects show stable development trends, suggesting long-term roadmap execution.
Further down the list, emerging AI infrastructure players include Oasis Network (ROSE), Livepeer (LPT), and Bittensor (TAO), operating across privacy, decentralized media processing, and AI training. The list is rounded out by The Graph (GRT), Injective (INJ), and Recall.ai. Santiment notes that while price action can diverge in the short term, sustained development activity is often watched as an early indicator of long-term network health and suggests teams are building through market cycles, particularly in the technically demanding AI and Big Data sectors.
