Community Overview
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 124K members. It has been around since 2015. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Ethereum communities list.
Roughly 7K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ethereum, Developer, and Smart Contract. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention smart contract, solidity courses, and blockchain development course.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +7K members
Growth: +6.2% / 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: 5K members
2016
+822 new
2017
+7K new
2018
+8K new
2019
+5K new
2020
+8K new
2021
+48K new
2023
+29K new
2024
+7K new
2025
+7K new
2026
+5K new
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 454 members
- Oct: 414 members
- 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: 322 members
September 2025
+454 new
October 2025
+414 new
November 2025
+813 new
December 2025
+903 new
January 2026
+926 new
February 2026
+538 new
March 2026
+556 new
April 2026
+714 new
May 2026
+569 new
June 2026
+517 new
July 2026
+395 new
August 2026
+322 new
Themes
- Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Is this roadmap realistic for becoming a Web3 Security Researcher? Looking for guidance from experienced auditors
- [Project] Slotray — an EVM storage-slot explorer, looking for testers and feedback
- What's the scene of jobs in web3?
#14Advice RequestsIs this roadmap realistic for becoming a Web3 Security Researcher? Looking for guidance from experienced auditors · [Project] Slotray — an EVM storage-slot explorer, looking for testers and feedback · What's the scene of jobs in web3? - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- I got tired of rebuilding contract admin UIs, so I made a tool that generates them from the ABI
#21Solution RequestsI got tired of rebuilding contract admin UIs, so I made a tool that generates them from the ABI
Topics
- Ethereum9 posts in the past month
- We just verified a proof on-chain that a sequence of Ethereum blocks was indexed completely and correctly.
- Ethereum’s Issuance Debate: Could Staking Rewards Fall to Zero?
#19EthereumWe just verified a proof on-chain that a sequence of Ethereum blocks was indexed completely and correctly. · Ethereum’s Issuance Debate: Could Staking Rewards Fall to Zero? - Developer9 posts in the past month#29Developer
- Smart Contract8 posts in the past month
- Smart contract owner-key compromise is now the most dangerous attack vector in production. What does proper privileged access architecture actually look like?
#38Smart ContractSmart contract owner-key compromise is now the most dangerous attack vector in production. What does proper privileged access architecture actually look like? - Blockchain7 posts in the past month#47Blockchain
- Solidity7 posts in the past month
- Dev Tools Guild July 2026 update | Solidity 0.8.36 adds Amsterdam EVM support. Sourcify passes 42M+ verified contracts. Foundry adds symbolic testing.
- Made a cli tool to make solidity developer life little easier
#57SolidityDev Tools Guild July 2026 update | Solidity 0.8.36 adds Amsterdam EVM support. Sourcify passes 42M+ verified contracts. Foundry adds symbolic testing. · Made a cli tool to make solidity developer life little easier
Flair
- My Project30 posts in the past month
- We just verified a proof on-chain that a sequence of Ethereum blocks was indexed completely and correctly.
- I got tired of rebuilding contract admin UIs, so I made a tool that generates them from the ABI
- [Testnet Review] Built a gasless ERC-4337 DeFi RPG with iExec TEE Governance. Need some devs to try and break the smart contracts.
#130My ProjectWe just verified a proof on-chain that a sequence of Ethereum blocks was indexed completely and correctly. · I got tired of rebuilding contract admin UIs, so I made a tool that generates them from the ABI · [Testnet Review] Built a gasless ERC-4337 DeFi RPG with iExec TEE Governance. Need some devs to try and break the smart contracts. - Question19 posts in the past month
- Hello
- Mastering the Ethereum
- Are private Olympiads (SOF, SilverZone) worth the grind for blockchain infra? (CBSE)
#219QuestionHello · Mastering the Ethereum · Are private Olympiads (SOF, SilverZone) worth the grind for blockchain infra? (CBSE) - Information17 posts in the past month
- r/ethdev sellout
- Jesus... Talk about institutional adoption
- We audited 200+ Web3 projects over the past year. Here's what we found in Solidity code most often.
#317Informationr/ethdev sellout · Jesus... Talk about institutional adoption · We audited 200+ Web3 projects over the past year. Here's what we found in Solidity code most often. - Tutorial3 posts in the past month
- Recipe: read any wallet's ERC-20 balance in one SEL expression
- Worlds
- Hello
#43TutorialRecipe: read any wallet's ERC-20 balance in one SEL expression · Worlds · Hello - Please Set Flair1 post in the past month
- CIP-56 vs. ERC-20
#51Please Set FlairCIP-56 vs. ERC-20
Product recommendations
- smart contract4 posts in the past month
- 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?
#14smart contractI'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? - solidity courses2 posts in the past month
- 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.
#22solidity coursesCan 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. - blockchain development course2 posts in the past month
- Please recommended any good course on Blockchain development
- Please recommend me a good course on "Blockchain Development" which includes Web3.js & Solidity
#32blockchain development coursePlease recommended any good course on Blockchain development · Please recommend me a good course on "Blockchain Development" which includes Web3.js & Solidity
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Community Reviews
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 124K 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.
Added 10/28/2021
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors /mo (+9%)
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- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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