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North Korean hackers target crypto devs with fake recruitment tests
17.4.2025
North Korean hackers linked to the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit are reportedly targeting crypto developers using fake recruitment tests infected with malware. Cybersecurity outlet The Hacker News reported that crypto developers have received coding assignments from malicious actors posing...
Solana overthrows Ethereum’s 8-year reign as top ecosystem for new devs
13.12.2024
Ethereum still has the crown for total developer activity, topping the charts across every continent around the world
Solana overthrows Ethereum’s 8-year reign as top ecosystem for new devs
13.12.2024
Ethereum still has the crown for total developer activity, topping the charts globally
Solana Was the Biggest Draw for New Crypto Developers in 2024: Electric Capital
12.12.2024
Ethereum remained the blockchain with the most devs, and the overall population of software builders in crypto was flat, the VC firm said in its annual survey
Asia takes top spot for crypto developers, US declines
31.10.2024
The geographic distribution of crypto developers often signals the regions poised to drive future blockchain innovation
Sui Launches ‘Incubator’ Hub in Dubai for ‘On the Spot’ Solution Engineering
21.10.2024
The Sui blockchain has launched a hub in Dubai which will act as an incubator for blockchain developers and entrepreneurs, one of its founding developers told CoinDesk in an interview
The Protocol: Inside North Korea's Campaign to Put Crypto Developers on Payroll
2.10.2024
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we've got names, details and anecdotes on crypto companies' unwitting hires of North Korean developers. PLUS month-end rankings for bitcoin, ether and other digital assets in the CoinDesk 20 index during a strangely bullish...
A Crypto Developer’s Guide to Consensus 2024
22.5.2024
New Bitcoin Tool Enables Paywalls and Subscriptions With BTC: Here’s How It Works
26.1.2024
Crypto developers just dropped a new tool that lets creators monetize their content with Bitcoin (BTC) – and it’s a lot more flexible than fiat-based competitors. Built by programmers Pierre Corbin and Hugo Ferrer, Bitcoin payment gateway “Flash” brings subscriptions, paywalls, and payment...
Study Shows Number of Crypto Developers Up by 52% Since 2018
20.1.2024
Over the past five years, the number of established developers with more than 2 years experience of working in crypto grew at an annualized rate of 52%. According to the findings of a study, established developers (2+ years) together with emerging developers make an average of three times more code...
Will the Next Bull Market Repeat the Success of “DeFi Summer”? It Depends on Seamless Cross-Chain UX
21.12.2023
Interoperability, enabling seamless transactions and communications across multiple blockchains, has long been a goal of crypto developers. Only with truly seamless interoperability is it possible to unlock the network effects of blockchain ecosystems, allowing liquidity and users to flow between...
DYdX Founder: Crypto Developers Could Benefit from Avoiding US Market – What's Going On?
27.8.2023
Antonio Juliano, founder of the decentralized exchange dYdX, has suggested that crypto developers forget about serving customers in the United States for the next five to 10 years due to a hostile regulatory environment.
In a recent X (formerly Twitter) thread, the crypto veteran encouraged...
48% fewer new crypto coders last year - developer report
10.7.2023
Newcomers account for the highest percentage of developers that have left the industry over the past 12 months
Austin: Where Remote-Work Crypto Developers Actually Choose to Live
27.6.2023
A critical mass of the world’s top Bitcoin developers and mining companies call the No. 9 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 their home, lured by the city’s attractive weather, live music and food scene, as well as the lack of state income taxes
US share of global crypto developers fell 26% in 5 years — a16z
11.4.2023
In 2018, nearly 40% of all crypto developers were based in the United States, whereas in 2022, this figure had fallen to less than 30%
As ZK Tech Booms in Crypto, Developers Must Consider User Safety
20.3.2023
Zero Knowledge proofs offer robust security and scaling for the latest crypto products. OpenZeppelin’s Stephen Webber writes about how developers could build more secure ZK proofs
Crypto Developers Grew in Numbers Amid Bear Market, VC Firm Electric Capital Says
17.1.2023
Developers are mainly focusing on alternative ecosystems to Bitcoin and Ethereum, helping them grow faster, the VC firm said in a report
First Mover Asia: Active Crypto Developers Decreased Nearly 60% in 2022
16.12.2022
Despite the decline over the past year, more than 1,500 developers are still active in building the top blockchains and decentralized applications during this bear market
Anonymous crypto developers belong in prison — and will be there soon
14.12.2022
Users are interested in knowing the identities of developers behind the games they play. And soon, lawmakers are likely to write such disclosures into law
Crypto Developers Reveal the Perils of Anonymity
5.12.2022
The total value locked on the Solana network reached billions of dollars, based in part on sham protocols by two brothers working under multiple aliases. For showing how divorced TVL can be from the truth, Ian and Dylan Macalinao share a spot on CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022