Crypto Projects Actually Shipping in Q3: Stellar Leads the Pack

Crypto rankings often focus on market cap and price, but a recent review of the CoinGecko top 100 sheds new light on what projects have actually achieved. By counting dated, sourced milestones, not promises, the results reveal which projects are truly making progress.

Stellar tops the list with six dated milestones, including MoneyGram joining as a validator and $40 billion processed since January. Chainlink follows closely with five milestones in six weeks, all with named counterparties.

The rankings consider four categories: mainnet upgrades, product launches, institutional partnerships, and published usage figures. Projects are ranked first on the number of categories covered, then by the number of milestones. Ties are broken by the size of the counterparties.