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 Developer, Ethereum, and Blockchain. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. 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: +6.4% / 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: 4K 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
+4K 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: 14 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
+14 new
Themes
- Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- I built an AI-driven Oracle using Spiking Neural Networks (SNN) in Rust to filter DeFi flash-crashes. Looking for feedback!
- 21M from India. I feel completely stuck and don't know how to get out. Need advice.
#12Advice RequestsI built an AI-driven Oracle using Spiking Neural Networks (SNN) in Rust to filter DeFi flash-crashes. Looking for feedback! · 21M from India. I feel completely stuck and don't know how to get out. Need advice. - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- I’m building a payout agreement tool for bug bounty teams at a hackathon, looking for honest feedback
#21Self-PromotionI’m building a payout agreement tool for bug bounty teams at a hackathon, looking for honest feedback
Topics
- Developer9 posts in the past month#19Developer
- Ethereum8 posts in the past month#28Ethereum
- Blockchain7 posts in the past month#37Blockchain
- Smart Contract7 posts in the past month#47Smart Contract
- Nft7 posts in the past month#57Nft
Flair
- My Project25 posts in the past month
- mevlog-rs - Query any EVM chain with SQL
- I got tired of rebuilding contract admin UIs, so I made a tool that generates them from the ABI
- Tackling Web3 hiring scams as an incentives Problem
#125My Projectmevlog-rs - Query any EVM chain with SQL · I got tired of rebuilding contract admin UIs, so I made a tool that generates them from the ABI · Tackling Web3 hiring scams as an incentives Problem - Question21 posts in the past month
- Cybrid vs BVNK for international supplier payments, honest take from someone whos evaluated both
- Any devs working on AI / x402 worth following who show what they’re building? Youtube, streams, etc.
- Anyone else hit a wall with alchemy_getAssetTransfers?
#221QuestionCybrid vs BVNK for international supplier payments, honest take from someone whos evaluated both · Any devs working on AI / x402 worth following who show what they’re building? Youtube, streams, etc. · Anyone else hit a wall with alchemy_getAssetTransfers? - Information17 posts in the past month
- 76% of Ethereum tokens launched in the last 2 months are scams (we re-ran our 78k-token study)
- I mapped which wallet defense stops which agent-wallet drain (runnable, one command)
- We audited 200+ Web3 projects over the past year. Here's what we found in Solidity code most often.
#317Information76% of Ethereum tokens launched in the last 2 months are scams (we re-ran our 78k-token study) · I mapped which wallet defense stops which agent-wallet drain (runnable, one command) · We audited 200+ Web3 projects over the past year. Here's what we found in Solidity code most often. - Please Set Flair1 post in the past month
- CIP-56 vs. ERC-20
#41Please Set FlairCIP-56 vs. ERC-20 - Tutorial1 post in the past month
- I wrote a fixed-point sqrt in Solidity that runs in 197 gas - here’s how
#51TutorialI wrote a fixed-point sqrt in Solidity that runs in 197 gas - here’s how
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.
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Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (+75%)
- 10
- Visitors /mo (+25%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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