Crypto Code Commits Fall 75% as Developers Move to AI Projects
Blockchain ecosystems are losing developers across the board while AI projects dominate GitHub growth. Weekly crypto commits dropped from about 850,000 to 210,000 since early 2025, and active developers declined 56% to around 4,600.
Blockchain ecosystems are losing developers across the board while artificial intelligence projects dominate growth on GitHub, the world’s largest platform for hosting and collaborating on software code.
Weekly crypto commits (publishing new code) to repositories have fallen roughly 75% since early 2025, dropping from about 850,000 to 210,000, while active developers declined 56% to around 4,600, according to data from analytics platform Artemis.