Crypto code commits fall 75% as developers move to AI projects
Developer activity in blockchain projects has significantly decreased, with a 75% drop in weekly crypto code commits since early 2025. This decline is attributed to a shift in focus towards artificial intelligence projects, which are experiencing rapid growth and attracting a large number of contributors. Despite the downturn in crypto development, the remaining experienced developers are consolidating their efforts within the ecosystem.
- ▪Weekly crypto code commits have fallen from about 850,000 to 210,000 since early 2025.
- ▪AI-related repositories on GitHub have surged, with over 4.3 million now hosted on the platform.
- ▪Ethereum and Solana have seen significant declines in active developer counts, with drops of 34% and 40% respectively.
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TechShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailCrypto code commits fall 75% as developers move to AI projectsDevelopers are shifting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure as blockchain ecosystems lose contributors across major networks, from Ethereum to Solana.By Sam Reynolds|Edited by Shaurya Malwa Mar 12, 2026, 6:39 a.m. 3 min readMake preferred on What to know: Developer activity in blockchain projects has dropped sharply since early 2025, with weekly crypto code commits down about 75 percent and active developers falling 56 percent, even as overall GitHub usage grows.Artificial intelligence is absorbing much of that talent and effort, as AI-related repositories, large language model projects and tools like Jupyter Notebooks and Dockerfiles see rapid…
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