r/ethdev

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About r/ethdev

Ethereum-related dev talk: Contracts, DApps, Wallets, Clients, Infrastructure, Tooling, UIs, Patterns, and others.

The community at a glance

r/ethdev is a Subreddit for Crypto Investors and Ethereum with roughly 125K members. It has been around since 2015. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Ethereum communities list.

Roughly 7K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Developer, Ethereum, and Blockchain. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention smart contract, solidity courses, and blockchain development course.

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Established 2015
125K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +7K members
Growth: +6.3% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2016: 822 members
  • 2017: 7K members
  • 2018: 8K members
  • 2019: 5K members
  • 2020: 8K members
  • 2021: 48K members
  • 2023: 29K members
  • 2024: 7K members
  • 2025: 7K members
  • 2026: 6K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 813 members
  • Dec: 903 members
  • Jan: 926 members
  • Feb: 538 members
  • Mar: 556 members
  • Apr: 714 members
  • May: 569 members
  • Jun: 517 members
  • Jul: 395 members
  • Aug: 472 members
  • Sep: 397 members
  • Oct: 458 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Boost: a CDN that works with your existing RPC provider
    2. Explorer API Reference
    3. I built ContractRift: a self-hosted monitor that tells you when third-party APIs silently change (open source)
    #1
    Solution Requests
    Boost: a CDN that works with your existing RPC provider · Explorer API Reference · I built ContractRift: a self-hosted monitor that tells you when third-party APIs silently change (open source)
    4
  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. What are the biggest technical challenges in building stablecoin payment infrastructure?
    2. I need constructive criticism
    3. A decentralized forum on Polygon that pays its viewers and creators onchain. Decentralized storage on Irys, settlement on an EIP-2535 Diamond. Feedback + questions welcome.
    #2
    Advice Requests
    What are the biggest technical challenges in building stablecoin payment infrastructure? · I need constructive criticism · A decentralized forum on Polygon that pays its viewers and creators onchain. Decentralized storage on Irys, settlement on an EIP-2535 Diamond. Feedback + questions welcome.
    3
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. Built a launchpad protocol where liquidity locking pays the holder instead of just sitting locked
    #3
    Ideas
    Built a launchpad protocol where liquidity locking pays the holder instead of just sitting locked
    1

Topics

  • Developer
    9 posts in the past month
    #1
    Developer
    9
  • Ethereum
    7 posts in the past month
    1. ETHGlobal Tokyo & Pragma Tokyo
    #2
    Ethereum
    ETHGlobal Tokyo & Pragma Tokyo
    7
  • Blockchain
    7 posts in the past month
    #3
    Blockchain
    7
  • Nft
    7 posts in the past month
    #4
    Nft
    7
  • Smart Contract
    6 posts in the past month
    #5
    Smart Contract
    6

Flair

  • My Project
    24 posts in the past month
    1. Boost: a CDN that works with your existing RPC provider
    2. I created a mempool.space fork, but for the Ethereum Blockchain
    3. Built an open source RPC router + node infra control plane. Looking to support serious blockchain builders
    #1
    My Project
    Boost: a CDN that works with your existing RPC provider · I created a mempool.space fork, but for the Ethereum Blockchain · Built an open source RPC router + node infra control plane. Looking to support serious blockchain builders
    24
  • Question
    20 posts in the past month
    1. If you're building onchain and using node RPC heavily I want to hear form you
    2. A subtle reentrancy trap when swapping SSTORE locks for EIP-1153 transient storage (and how are you handling namespacing?)
    3. TOKENIZED STOCKS
    #2
    Question
    If you're building onchain and using node RPC heavily I want to hear form you · A subtle reentrancy trap when swapping SSTORE locks for EIP-1153 transient storage (and how are you handling namespacing?) · TOKENIZED STOCKS
    20
  • Information
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Ethereal news mini #2 | Hegotá upgrade frames-devnet-0 live, Nethermind 2.0.0, Daisugi post quantum testnet
    2. x402 explained plainly (with the caveats most posts skip)
    3. MetaMask exits Ethereum validators after attacker diverts staking rewards
    #3
    Information
    Ethereal news mini #2 | Hegotá upgrade frames-devnet-0 live, Nethermind 2.0.0, Daisugi post quantum testnet · x402 explained plainly (with the caveats most posts skip) · MetaMask exits Ethereum validators after attacker diverts staking rewards
    9
  • Code assistance
    4 posts in the past month
    1. I built ContractRift: a self-hosted monitor that tells you when third-party APIs silently change (open source)
    2. Explorer API Reference
    3. I am receiver API KEY “T2T” ( FUNDS M1 ) +5521996307744
    #4
    Code assistance
    I built ContractRift: a self-hosted monitor that tells you when third-party APIs silently change (open source) · Explorer API Reference · I am receiver API KEY “T2T” ( FUNDS M1 ) +5521996307744
    4
  • Please Set Flair
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What happened to blockchain?
    2. Looking for sponsorship for hackathon
    #5
    Please Set Flair
    What happened to blockchain? · Looking for sponsorship for hackathon
    2

Product recommendations

  • smart contract
    4 posts in the past month
    1. I'm looking for a smart contract that can get flash loan and do arbitrage trading with the flash loan. Is there any you recommend?
    2. I'm looking for a smart contract that can get flash loan and do arbitrage trading with the flash loan. Is there any you recommend?
    3. I’m looking for a smart contract that can get flash loan and do arbitrage trading with the flash loan. Is there any you recommend?
    #1
    smart contract
    I'm looking for a smart contract that can get flash loan and do arbitrage trading with the flash loan. Is there any you recommend? · I'm looking for a smart contract that can get flash loan and do arbitrage trading with the flash loan. Is there any you recommend? · I’m looking for a smart contract that can get flash loan and do arbitrage trading with the flash loan. Is there any you recommend?
    4
  • solidity courses
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Can you recommend any Solidity courses for someone who’s never wrote a line of code in their life?
    2. Can anyone recommend me a course on solidity.
    #2
    solidity courses
    Can you recommend any Solidity courses for someone who’s never wrote a line of code in their life? · Can anyone recommend me a course on solidity.
    2
  • blockchain development course
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Please recommended any good course on Blockchain development
    2. Please recommend me a good course on "Blockchain Development" which includes Web3.js & Solidity
    #3
    blockchain development course
    Please recommended any good course on Blockchain development · Please recommend me a good course on "Blockchain Development" which includes Web3.js & Solidity
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/ethdev for?
Best for Crypto Investors and Ethereum enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/ethdev free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/ethdev have?
Roughly 125K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/ethdev on?
r/ethdev runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/ethdev cover?
On the Hive Index, r/ethdev is organized under Crypto Investors, Ethereum.
How do I join r/ethdev?
You can join r/ethdev by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Crypto communities like?
One of the larger topic areas on the site, with communities covering trading, DeFi, NFTs, specific chains, and the broader Web3 ecosystem. Discord dominates, with massive project-specific servers alongside general crypto communities for news, analysis, and signal sharing. Range of activity from serious traders to casual holders.
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