Hey everyone,

Recently I've been thinking about how we actually evaluate L1 blockchain projects worth our attention. Here's what I realized—the playbook has changed.

When assessing a new L1 today, forget opening the block explorer first. Instead, pull up GitHub.

Why? Because watching a project like Warden Protocol consistently push updates across their monorepo and community agent repositories tells you something fundamental that a polished interface never will. It's the difference between marketing theater and genuine engineering momentum.

A slick UI is just window dressing. Real strength shows up in the commit history, in steady iterations, in the unglamorous work of shipping actual infrastructure. That's where the real story lives.

If you're serious about spotting L1s with staying power, make GitHub your first stop.