AI boom drains over half of active developers from crypto industry.
Since the beginning of 2025, the number of code publications in crypto projects has plummeted by 75% — from 850,000 to 210,000. The number of active developers has decreased by 56% to 4,600, according to Artemis.
The outflow of personnel from blockchain ecosystems occurs despite the global growth of the IT sector. According to the Octoverse report, GitHub’s audience increased by 36 million people in 2025, and…
