r/ethdev

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 125K members. It has been around since 2015. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Ethereum communities list.

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

On Reddit
Established 2015
125K Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +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: 6K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 623 members
  • Nov: 154 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. infrastructure for US to brazil remittance using stablecoins?
    2. Privy vs Turnkey vs Web3Auth?
    #1
    Solution Requests
    infrastructure for US to brazil remittance using stablecoins? · Privy vs Turnkey vs Web3Auth?
    2
  • Advice Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. I'm looking for feedback and contributors for my web3 AI security network
    #2
    Advice Requests
    I'm looking for feedback and contributors for my web3 AI security network
    1

Topics

  • Developer
    9 posts in the past month
    #1
    Developer
    9
  • Blockchain
    7 posts in the past month
    #2
    Blockchain
    7
  • Nft
    7 posts in the past month
    #3
    Nft
    7
  • Web3
    6 posts in the past month
    #4
    Web3
    6
  • Smart Contract
    6 posts in the past month
    #5
    Smart Contract
    6

Flair

  • Information
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Glamsterdam on Hoodi Postponed | Ethereum Foundation Blog
    2. Octant Epoch 13: Privacy Round. Help support your favorite projects.
    3. Dshackle Archive 0.9 - dump raw Ethereum data for indexing
    #1
    Information
    Glamsterdam on Hoodi Postponed | Ethereum Foundation Blog · Octant Epoch 13: Privacy Round. Help support your favorite projects. · Dshackle Archive 0.9 - dump raw Ethereum data for indexing
    13
  • Question
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Are onchain bots useful for ETH trading?
    2. Roadmap for MEV bot building (arbitrage)
    3. Where do you enforce a grace window around TimelockController operations?
    #2
    Question
    Are onchain bots useful for ETH trading? · Roadmap for MEV bot building (arbitrage) · Where do you enforce a grace window around TimelockController operations?
    12
  • My Project
    9 posts in the past month
    1. I built failnext, a Go library for client-side Ethereum RPC failover
    2. How I flag fresh-funded, dormant and coordinated wallets on EVM chains with a Python bot (and what broke along the way)
    3. Dshackle Load Balancer v0.18 relesed
    #3
    My Project
    I built failnext, a Go library for client-side Ethereum RPC failover · How I flag fresh-funded, dormant and coordinated wallets on EVM chains with a Python bot (and what broke along the way) · Dshackle Load Balancer v0.18 relesed
    9
  • Please Set Flair
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Woof
    2. I owe the Web3 gaming community an apology
    #4
    Please Set Flair
    Woof · I owe the Web3 gaming community an apology
    2
  • Tutorial
    1 post in the past month
    1. A simple pattern for sending a first blockchain transaction in TypeScript
    #5
    Tutorial
    A simple pattern for sending a first blockchain transaction in TypeScript
    1

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

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.