1/ To match the pace of crypto, we're excited to launch monthly updates to developerreport.com 🚀

Crypto has evolved a lot since @ElectricCapital's 1st report 4y ago
• Devs have 2x'ed
• Repos have 6x'ed

@eherrerosj & I dig into Q1's insights (it has been hard on devs)👇 2/ First some high level stats.

We currently have:
- 21.5k devs (~7K Full-Time)

In Q1 2023, we've gained:
- 8.7k new repos
- 9.3k new devs

This is lower than last few quarters... but why? Can't say for certain, but we can provide some context.

1/ To survive crypto, you need to grok CT. I analyzed 100M tweets to separate the signal from the noise.

• Popular topics
• Key players
• Emerging trends

Here are WHO and WHAT matters on CT 👇 2/ First & foremost:

Engagement & conversation is still real, despite the market downturn. Crypto Twitter is still strong!

2023 Q1 has seen:
~2M replies
~150k QT
~500k tweets

1/ Over 44 MILLION contracts have been deployed to @ethereum since genesis 🤯

I analyzed all 44M using @InsightsFlow so you don’t have to.

Turns out, 70% of live contracts (~15M) are copies from one of 15 templates.

🧵 Here’s a breakdown of the dominant contract codes 2/ Destroyed contracts 💀

🏷️ ~50% of ALL contracts (~22M)

More 'anti-code' than code, but what does this mean? It means 'self-destruct' was called on the contract, removing all bytecode.

Why?
My guess is gas is to save gas ⛽ (see below)

1/ DAO governance activity is exploding 💥. In the last year, we have seen:

• 8.8x in # of DAOs
• 8.5x in # of proposals
• 8.3x in # of votes

🧵 Here are 10+ key insights from @SnapshotLabs data on DAO governance 2/ DAOs have grown more than 8x in the past year, from 700 to 6000+ (excl. DAOs w/o proposals).

How long did it take to get here?
-0->1k: 1 year
-1k->2k: 3 months
-2k->4k: 2 months
-4k->6k: 6 months

Slowing but still impressive! What caused that spike on Nov '21 tho? Hint: 📜