๐Ÿš€Cardano (ADA) has been on fire๐Ÿ”ฅ in September, topping the chart for developer activity with a whopping score of 572, according to CryptoDep's latest data from Santiment. Despite facing setbacks and fierce competition from layer-2 networks, Cardano's team hasn't given up, even when its native token traded mostly below $0.25 throughout the month. ๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ‘€Following closely behind are Polkadot and Chainlink, scoring 501 and 388, respectively. Hedera, Cosmos, Aptos, and Avalanche trail with scores of 358, 338, 248, and 242. ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿ’ฐCardano's total value locked has also picked up, exceeding 615 million ADA, thanks to thriving DeFi projects like Minswap. The largest decentralized exchange on Cardano saw a significant spike in various metrics over the past 30 days, with its UAW up by more than 7% and volume boosted by over 943%. ๐Ÿ“ˆ