r/ethdev

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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 Ethereum, Developer, 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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Yearly: +7K members
Growth: +6.1% / 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

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: 17 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. I built an open source RPC proxy to fix unreliable, inconsistent, and expensive RPC providers, looking for feedback
    2. Can Ethereum smart contracts be used to securely hold user deposits?
    3. Explorer API Reference
    #1
    Solution Requests
    I built an open source RPC proxy to fix unreliable, inconsistent, and expensive RPC providers, looking for feedback · Can Ethereum smart contracts be used to securely hold user deposits? · Explorer API Reference
    4
  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Over a year of writing about EVM internals. Here’s where I’d start.
    2. Feedback wanted: deterministic onchain authorization for Ethereum/Base apps
    3. What are the biggest technical challenges in building stablecoin payment infrastructure?
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Over a year of writing about EVM internals. Here’s where I’d start. · Feedback wanted: deterministic onchain authorization for Ethereum/Base apps · What are the biggest technical challenges in building stablecoin payment infrastructure?
    4
  • 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

  • Ethereum
    12 posts in the past month
    1. What is the best messaging protocol for an Ethereum/Base app right now?
    2. Ethereal news weekly #38 | Sepolia testnet Glamsterdam upgrade targeting October 6, Privacy Boost V2 live, BuidlGuidl Learning Lab Ethereum 101
    3. Can Ethereum smart contracts be used to securely hold user deposits?
    #1
    Ethereum
    What is the best messaging protocol for an Ethereum/Base app right now? · Ethereal news weekly #38 | Sepolia testnet Glamsterdam upgrade targeting October 6, Privacy Boost V2 live, BuidlGuidl Learning Lab Ethereum 101 · Can Ethereum smart contracts be used to securely hold user deposits?
    12
  • Developer
    9 posts in the past month
    #2
    Developer
    9
  • 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

  • Question
    20 posts in the past month
    1. What is the best messaging protocol for an Ethereum/Base app right now?
    2. How's the job market currently?
    3. Why is KYC still treated as a sunk cost for dApps?
    #1
    Question
    What is the best messaging protocol for an Ethereum/Base app right now? · How's the job market currently? · Why is KYC still treated as a sunk cost for dApps?
    20
  • My Project
    20 posts in the past month
    1. stale: An open-source, fail-closed DeFi security guardrail suite in pure Rust for autonomous AI agents
    2. If an RPC is up but stale, should you switch to another one?
    3. Verifying a Monero spend key on-chain with ed25519 instead of secp256k1 + DLEq — cheap enough on Base to drop the proof entirely (open source, live)
    #2
    My Project
    stale: An open-source, fail-closed DeFi security guardrail suite in pure Rust for autonomous AI agents · If an RPC is up but stale, should you switch to another one? · Verifying a Monero spend key on-chain with ed25519 instead of secp256k1 + DLEq — cheap enough on Base to drop the proof entirely (open source, live)
    20
  • Information
    12 posts in the past month
    1. slang-solx: a new Solidity compiler that’s up to 5× faster than solc
    2. Over a year of writing about EVM internals. Here’s where I’d start.
    3. Solidity 0.8.37 Released
    #3
    Information
    slang-solx: a new Solidity compiler that’s up to 5× faster than solc · Over a year of writing about EVM internals. Here’s where I’d start. · Solidity 0.8.37 Released
    12
  • Tutorial
    5 posts in the past month
    1. How to tell which frontend a DEX trade actually came from, in Dune SQL
    2. I wrote a fixed-point exp() in Solidity that runs in 289 gas
    3. A DeFi analytics tracking plan for DEXs, lending apps, and yield vaults
    #4
    Tutorial
    How to tell which frontend a DEX trade actually came from, in Dune SQL · I wrote a fixed-point exp() in Solidity that runs in 289 gas · A DeFi analytics tracking plan for DEXs, lending apps, and yield vaults
    5
  • Code assistance
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Explorer API Reference
    2. Uniswap v4 has no factory and no liquidity getter — here's how to read pool state anyway
    #5
    Code assistance
    Explorer API Reference · Uniswap v4 has no factory and no liquidity getter — here's how to read pool state anyway
    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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