Code commits to crypto projects have dropped by 75%, with developers turning to the AI ​​field.

The blockchain ecosystem is losing developers, while AI projects are dominating growth on GitHub. Artemis data shows that since the beginning of 2025, weekly code commits to crypto projects have dropped from approximately 850,000 to 210,000, a decrease of about 75%, and the number of active developers has decreased by 56% to approximately 4,600. Meanwhile, GitHub added approximately 36 million new developers in 2025, with over 180 million users globally, and overall platform commits increased by approximately 25% year-on-year. Among these, there are over 4.3 million AI-related repositories, the number of repositories importing large language model SDKs increased by approximately 178% to over 1.1 million, and generative AI projects have over 1 million monthly active contributors. Jupyter Notebook repositories grew by approximately 75%, Dockerfile repositories grew by approximately 120%, and TypeScript surpassed Python and JavaScript to become the most used programming language on GitHub. Within the crypto space, Ethereum's weekly active developers declined by 34% to 2,811 over three months, Solana by 40% to 942, and Base by 52% to 378. Aptos experienced a developer churn of approximately 60%, BNB Chain saw an 85% drop in commits, and Celo a 52% decrease. The only category still growing was wallet infrastructure, with active developers increasing by about 6% to 308. Electric Capital's annual report shows that the industry's monthly active developers peaked at approximately 31,000 in 2022, declining to approximately 23,600 in 2024. Among the remaining developers, those with over two years of experience contributed approximately 70% of commits, while newcomers with less than 12 months of experience declined by 58%.