Author: Ponyo : : FP

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Belief, Action, Resilience, Density, or BARD, is a method I proposed in my previous article "What the Heck is a Community?" to measure the health and strength of cryptocurrency communities. In a market where hype often obscures substance, BARD focuses on the elements that truly sustain the crypto ecosystem: Belief (referring to steadfast faith and ideals), Action (the activity level of real builders or users), Resilience (the ability to withstand market fluctuations and setbacks), and Density (network cohesion and social connectivity).

In this article, I will have ChatGPT analyze 18 leading cryptocurrency communities during the period of 2024 - 2025 using the BARD model: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Ripple, Cardano, Dogecoin, Movement, Tron, Ton, Aptos, Avax, Cosmos, BNB Chain, Berachain, Stacks, Polkadot, EOS, and Hyperliquid. Each project will receive a score from 1 to 10 on each dimension.

Without further ado, here is the ranking.

BARD Score Overview

Below is a summary table of the BARD scores for each blockchain project. These scores are based on the current (2024 - 2025) ecosystem performance: staking and retention rates, developer and governance participation, cultural memes, social activity, and the community's response to recent market fluctuations.

Scores are subjective estimates provided by ChatGPT based on current indicators and trends, for entertainment purposes only.

Major Layer 1 Blockchain Community Analysis

Ethereum (36 / 40): "An Infinite Roadmap with Endless Delays"

The Ethereum community uniquely blends idealism with pragmatism. It unites builders, speculators, and idealists under an ambitious and inclusive vision that advocates for decentralization, innovation, and the public good. Although recent governance tensions within the Ethereum Foundation have slightly blurred its mission clarity, Ethereum remains the unrivaled development hub in the crypto space, boasting the highest global builder activity and deeply engaged social networks. In short, the Ethereum community rarely combines steadfast ideological belief, sustained action, and proven resilience, making it one of the most vibrant network giants in the crypto realm.

Bitcoin (35 / 40): "Fanatical Digital Gold Worshippers with No Calm in Sight"

The Bitcoin community is the backbone of the crypto space, driven by a near-religious belief in decentralization and sound money. While builders are slow to act, their strength lies in unwavering belief and resilience: Bitcoin maximalists steadfastly hold their positions in the face of regulatory storms and bear markets. They may not rapidly roll out new features, but in terms of belief and endurance, Bitcoin stands at the pinnacle of the community.

Solana (34 / 40): "FTX Trauma Survivor Club"

The Solana community embodies resilience and relentless action. After experiencing the FTX collapse, network outages, and brutal market shakeouts, Solana's loyal supporters have rebounded with a stronger-than-ever pragmatic belief in its technology and scalability. It has once again become a hotspot for developers, leading a wave of new developer onboarding in 2024, with trading volumes surging.

The core Solana community is vibrant, closely connected, and has a strong sense of identity, tightly knit through shared struggles and network memes. While it slightly lags behind Bitcoin and Ethereum in ideological cohesion, Solana's tenacious, comeback-driven culture makes it a community characterized by action, resilience, and revitalized ambition.

Ripple (33 / 40): "Banker Token with a Victim Complex"

The XRP Army is one of the most battle-hardened and loyal groups in the crypto space, united by their firm belief that Ripple will revolutionize global finance. Although grassroots developer activity is limited, their strength lies in extraordinary resilience, having endured regulatory battles, negative press, and bear markets without losing faith. They may not produce much code, but their strong belief and unparalleled ability to withstand adversity ensure that the Ripple community remains a lasting and powerful force in the crypto space.

Cardano (31 / 40): "The Peer-Reviewed Ghost Chain"

In terms of patience, unity, and pure ideological belief, the Cardano community is unmatched in the crypto space. ADA holders exhibit extremely high loyalty, with over 60% of the total supply staked.

While the developer ecosystem still lags behind more vibrant competitors, Cardano's social network (self-styled as the "Cardano Family") is tight-knit, active, and cohesive. Their unwavering belief and resilience allow the network to thrive amid skepticism, making community culture Cardano's strongest long-term advantage.

Polkadot (31 / 40): "Gavin's Over-Designed Dream"

The Polkadot community sets high standards for decentralization, governance participation, and long-term builder action. Under the leadership of founder Gavin Wood's Web3 vision, Polkadot's loyal followers believe in a multi-chain future built on interoperability and transparency.

Although the hype has waned in recent cycles, the community has shown admirable resilience, patiently dealing with development delays and smoothly adapting to significant governance changes. Polkadot's community culture connects different parachain groups, maintaining cohesion and vitality.

Berachain (29 / 40): "Honey-Driven DeFi Speculation Frenzy"

The Berachain community challenges crypto logic: even before the mainnet launch, fans are extremely loyal, tightly connected through network memes, jokes, and the prospects of innovative DeFi mechanisms. Their belief has withstood multiple delays, locking in $3.1 billion in liquidity during the pre-launch phase, generating significant hype on X (Twitter) and Discord.

After the mainnet launch in February 2025, activity surged, though it remains in a speculative early stage. While true resilience has yet to be stress-tested, the community's tight-knit, meme-driven culture creates an unusually strong social and economic cohesion. It may be small in scale but is exceptionally united; this proves that sometimes, belief alone can build a strong community from scratch.

Dogecoin (29 / 40): "The Crypto Space's Favorite Running Joke"

The Dogecoin community demonstrates that network memes can be more powerful than code. Based on pure, fun beliefs and humor, the Dogecoin army has turned a joke into a lasting crypto phenomenon. Despite extremely low developer activity and scarce technical innovation, Dogecoin holders exhibit extraordinary cultural resilience, reigniting enthusiasm through viral waves and celebrity endorsements (like Elon Musk's support).

While the Dogecoin community is not tightly connected through technology or governance, holders establish close social ties through shared jokes and an outsider identity. Its strength lies not in what it has built, but in its sustained positivity, absurdity, and endurance.

Avalanche (29 / 40): "The Red Triangle in Search of a Narrative"

The Avalanche community is pragmatic and builder-oriented, closely connected through a shared confidence in its technology (fast consensus, customizable subnets). While it lacks a strong ideological color, it shows sustained developer activity and healthy ecosystem participation, launching numerous subnets and maintaining stable trading activity.

Although it has yet to undergo a severe resilience test, the Avalanche community has quietly held its ground during market downturns, not losing core contributors, demonstrating solid perseverance. Community members are interconnected on a social level, but there is a slightly top-down management style that maintains cohesion between developers and validators, though grassroots participation needs strengthening.

BNB Chain (28 / 40): "Zhao Changpeng's Clone Factory"

The BNB Chain community has built a large but loosely connected ecosystem through the loyalty of many retail investors to Binance (or Zhao Changpeng). Belief revolves around trust in Binance's mature products rather than ideological commitment. Action is reflected in high trading volumes, but it heavily relies on cloned decentralized applications (dapps) and yield-chasing speculative behavior. Despite showing remarkable resilience in the face of hacking attacks and regulatory pressures, the community focuses more on practicality than purity.

However, widespread user adoption comes with weak social ties; most cohesion stems from Binance's corporate umbrella rather than organically grown culture. BNB Chain has succeeded through scale and convenience, but its community lacks deeper ideological unity or grassroots cohesion.

Cosmos (28 / 40): "Conflicts Between Blockchains: IBC"

Cosmos is the "Internet of Blockchains" in the crypto space, driven by a strong ideology around sovereignty and interoperability. The Cosmos community remains a hub for prolific application chain developers and passionate builders. Despite demonstrating resilience in facing numerous significant challenges (including the Terra collapse, intense tokenomics debates, and Jae Kwon's controversial AtomOne fork), Cosmos is facing increasing internal fragmentation. Teams and validators have split into competing factions. Ultimately, Cosmos's core strength remains its decentralized builder culture, but the current state of division signals severe challenges for future community coordination and unity.

Ton (27 / 40): "Telegram's Zombie Chain"

The TON community has risen from the ashes of Telegram's abandoned blockchain, sustained by early loyal supporters. As Telegram re-embraces TON and deeply integrates it, the community's belief in achieving mass crypto adoption through Telegram's 95 million users is high. Although recent hackathons and foundation-driven initiatives have boosted developer activity, grassroots action remains slow to grow.

TON has shown commendable resilience in facing legal challenges; however, the overall community density remains at a moderate level; connections are tight within the core Telegram-related group but lack broader, decentralized participation.

Tron (26 / 40): "Justin Sun's Stablecoin Casino"

The Tron community is large yet utilitarian, focusing on tangible network benefits: fast, cheap transactions, and practical use cases like stablecoin transfers and gambling-related dapps. Despite Justin Sun's controversies, the community maintains resilience, showing stable growth with considerable daily trading volumes.

Developer creativity is limited, with most activities driven by the Tron Foundation, primarily consisting of simple DeFi clones. On a social level, Tron’s large user base is relatively dispersed, lacking tight bonds among members, making it more of a silent giant in the realm of blockchain utility rather than a tightly-knit cultural force.

Stacks (25 / 40): "The Little Brother Ignored by the Bitcoin Community"

The Stacks community bridges the gap between Bitcoin's extremism and smart contract innovation, firmly believing that Bitcoin can transcend the realm of digital gold. Although small in scale and somewhat isolated from the broader Bitcoin community, their dedication to mission-driven development has forged a certain resilience. However, limited growth and recognition in the wider crypto space mean that the Stacks community, while tightly united, remains niche.

Hyperliquid (24 / 40): "Jeff's On-Chain Casino Cult"

Hyperliquid is a new entrant on our list. The Hyperliquid community is united around an appealing concept of "On-Chain Binance," rallying traders under a niche but passionate mission to pursue high-performance decentralized trading. Driven by community-centric tokenomics (70% of tokens allocated to users, with profits redistributed), early adopters exhibit strong, almost fanatical belief. However, activities are primarily focused on trading rather than broad development or governance.

The prospects for resilience are promising but have yet to be tested; Hyperliquid has not faced significant adversity or regulatory scrutiny. Community ties are strong within the core group of traders but weaker outside this group. Overall, Hyperliquid's focused user base positions it to potentially become a strong player in a niche field.

Aptos (23 / 40): "A K-Pop Hit Cannot Create a Thriving Chain"

Aptos launched with immense hype and venture capital support, but the shine has gradually faded. Early belief was largely speculative, with many joining for airdrops rather than genuine endorsement. By 2025, the community has become more grounded, featuring real builders, active regional groups, and a developing ecosystem in DeFi, NFTs, and real-world assets (RWAs). Nevertheless, the recent departures of co-founder Mo Shaikh and ecosystem head Neil have exposed fractures within the team. Developer growth is strong, but many activities are still top-down driven. Resilience has been tested during market downturns and internal changes, with no major collapse occurring. Aptos possesses infrastructure, appeal, and global influence but still lacks a cultural "glue."

Movement (16 / 40): "The Overlooked Move Chain"

Movement is an ambitious but nascent Layer 1 ecosystem aimed at building an Ethereum-based, modular Move language Rollup network. Its early community is largely driven by curiosity and speculative interest, lacking deep belief or widespread recognition.

So far, on-chain activity has been extremely limited, primarily consisting of developer experiments and staking, with real ecosystem appeal yet to be realized. A swift and transparent response to early liquidity crises hints at potential resilience, but greater tests lie ahead. The lack of a distinct culture or close interpersonal relationships means that the Movement community is currently just a concept waiting to be proven through adoption and sustained development.

EOS (8 / 40): "The Self-Destructing $4 Billion Ghost Chain"

EOS raised $4.1 billion in 2018, promising to change the world. But it broke that promise. Overhyped yet underdelivered, developers fled in droves, and users left, gradually disappearing from public view. The original community has crumbled, and confidence in EOS as a platform has evaporated. Today, a small group of die-hard fans operates the EOS Network Foundation (ENF), attempting to salvage the project through upgrades and rebranding. Their perseverance is admirable, but it is a rebuilding effort on ruins. Developer activity is minimal, and users are scarce; even Tether has stopped minting USDT on EOS.

EOS is not completely dead, but it is undoubtedly on the brink. The story of EOS serves as a warning: without sustained belief, action, and cultural resilience, even billions in funding cannot buy a lasting community.

Conclusion

This experiment clearly shows that early-stage communities often score low in the BARD model, particularly in action and resilience. This is normal: new projects typically rely on top-down construction, with few grassroots contributors and no experience of adversity. Therefore, dismissing their potential simply because they have not yet had the chance to prove themselves may be premature.

At the same time, once a community withstands real pressure tests or multiple market cycles, belief and density typically deepen. Grassroots movements, meme culture, and strong social networks rarely happen overnight. In light of this, the BARD model could be improved by adopting a "stage-aware" approach, assigning different weights to newly launched chains on certain dimensions (like resilience) and distinguishing between top-down construction and genuine grassroots participation in action scores.

Another dimension is cross-project synergies. In ecosystems like Cosmos or Polkadot, communities span multiple interconnected networks; this can significantly impact density (and sometimes resilience), forming a meta-community that may be overlooked if each chain is viewed in isolation.

Finally, the BARD model could incorporate more qualitative metrics, such as developer tools, offline meetups, or user-initiated initiatives, to ensure that the noise generated by hype does not artificially inflate scores.

In summary, the value of the BARD model lies in posing sharper questions about what truly drives the enduring development of communities. Even in a market filled with short-term attention, hype cycles, and fierce competition, some ecosystems still exhibit lasting belief, genuine building, and strong social networks. Identifying and measuring these rare qualities may be the best way to safeguard the original community spirit that propelled cryptocurrency development.

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