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Jan 17, 2023, 8 tweets

Over the last 3 months, we analyzed 10M+ data points across chains, dapps and code repos.

As with every quarter, we’ve summarized everything you need to know about the state of web3 development! 📈

Here’s our Q4 2022 report:

🧵👇

1/ TL;DR

😖 ETH assets held in CEXs were down 29% Q/Q
😁 Smart contracts deployed were up 453% Q/Q

That’s not a typo.

Despite consumer trust in crypto crumbling, Q4 2022 dev activity reached new heights!

REPORT: alchemy.com/blog/web3-deve…

2/ Leading indicators pointed to… probably nothing 😉

⬆️ 16% Q/Q: Core Ethereum dev tool installs/week

⬆️ 187% Q/Q: Goerli testnet smart contracts

3/ And our own platform data backed it up:

🚀 Active devs rocketed, despite ETH price falling

🫶 94% devs say they’re committed to building in web3

✍️ 100K+ applied to build skills in Alchemy University

4/ Plus, teams building on L2s and chains at least tripled ⚡️

@arbitrum: ⬆️ 718%

@optimismFND: ⬆️ 1,000%+

@0xPolygon: ⬆️ 389%

@solana: ⬆️ 1,000%+

5/ All contributing to a growing ecosystem (with a new hub - Alchemy Dapp Store!)

The one-stop-shop now features 1,300+ web3 projects, including:

@0xProject, @opensea, @phantom, @AaveAave, @chainlink, @Uniswap, @developer_dao and more!

6/ Dapps to the moon

@DappRadar shows total dapps deployed were up 32% Q/Q 🚀

With web3 social solutions like @LensProtocol and @farcaster_xyz flying!

7/ Get the full picture!

For all the alpha and detailed data, check out the report 👇

alchemy.com/blog/web3-deve…

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