Ethereum added 16,181 new developers from January to September 2025, more than any blockchain, yet Solana captured the narrative as the industry’s hottest ecosystem, according to Electric Capital 0 Ethereum Foundation confirmed that its network remains the “ #1 ecosystem for new developers in 2025 ” and hosts 31,869 total active developers, nearly double the number of active developers on Solana, which stands at 17,708.) September 11, 2025 The study of 85 developers found Ethereum accounted for over 75% of blockchain activity between June 2024 and June 2025, with Polygon rising from 11% to 20%. Luiz Eduardo Abreu Hadad, a blockchain researcher at Sherlock Communications, noted that developers show “ strong technical maturity ” and focus on “ solving real-world problems ” within trusted ecosystems, rather than building new 1 Salaries Decline Despite Rally as Executive Pay Surges Amidst this change in developer preference, crypto salaries declined across nearly all roles in 2024-2025 despite Bitcoin’s record rally, according to Dragonfly Capital.
Entry-level positions bore the brunt of cuts, while executive compensation surged, creating what Dragonfly called “a barbell effect.” International engineering executives out-earned 2 for the first time at $530,000 to $780,000. Product Management executives posted the highest salaries, ranging from $390,000 to $484,000. Founder salaries increased 37% to $197,000 from $144,000 in 2023. However, mid-level roles experienced flat growth while entry-level roles absorbed the steepest cuts.
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