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<p>Developer activity around Hedera is climbing. According to Chainspect data, the number of developers on the <a href="https://x.com/hedera" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@hedera</a> network has risen by more than 57% over the past seven days, while the number of watchers has increased by over 300%. The figures point to a busy week for the <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24HBAR&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$HBAR</a> ecosystem.</p>
<h2 id="what-the-chainspect-figures-measure">What the Chainspect figures measure</h2>
<p>Watchers are developers who subscribe to a repository's updates. A jump in watchers suggests more people are tracking how the project is being built, though it does not by itself show that new code is being shipped.</p>
<p>Chainspect tracks developer metrics for Hedera such as developers, commits, repositories, stars and watchers. Its all-time comparison pages show Hedera's scale against other chains. In one comparison, <a href="https://chainspect.app/compare/solana-vs-hedera" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Chainspect lists Hedera with 1,317 developers and 1,238 watchers</a>, versus 10,788 developers and 520 watchers for Solana. A weekly percentage rise therefore starts from a relatively small base, which can magnify the headline numbers.</p>
<h2 id="recent-ecosystem-activity">Recent ecosystem activity</h2>
<p>Hedera has also been active on the product side. On its official blog, <a href="https://hedera.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hedera lists the Scaffold-HBAR Template Bounty winners</a>, a program that offered a $10,000 prize pool to build starter templates for developers. The same page notes the launch of Hedera Agent Accounts, which give AI agents programmable, non-custodial spending accounts.</p>
<p>On October 22, <a href="https://www.tronweekly.com/hedera-launches-network-mcp-on-testnet-as-hbar-price-eyes-reversal/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Tron Weekly reported that Hedera launched its Network MCP on testnet</a>, which lets AI tools interact with the blockchain through a single endpoint for transactions and network queries.</p>
<p>Rising developer interest has not yet translated into price strength. <a href="https://247wallst.com/investing/cryptocurrency/2026/10/22/what-would-have-to-happen-for-hedera-hbar-to-reach-0-25/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">24/7 Wall St. reported on October 22</a> that HBAR trades around $0.081, down 14.8% over the last month and 85.8% below its all-time high of $0.57. The outlet also noted that because transaction fees are only a fraction of a cent, higher network activity does not necessarily create significant buying pressure for the token.</p>
<p>Whether the surge in developer attention turns into lasting building activity will be clearer in the coming weeks, as commit and repository data update.</p>
<h2 id="sources">Sources</h2>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://chainspect.app/compare/solana-vs-hedera" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Chainspect: Solana vs Hedera developer activity</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://hedera.com/blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hedera official blog</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://247wallst.com/investing/cryptocurrency/2026/10/22/what-would-have-to-happen-for-hedera-hbar-to-reach-0-25/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">24/7 Wall St.: What would have to happen for HBAR to reach $0.25</a></li>
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