Recent message from crypto venture firm Electric Capital supports Lee’s perspective. Despite the bloodbath in crypto markets, the number of full-time developers in the general blockchain ecosystem grew by 8% in 2022 to an all-time high of 61,000 developers. The data is even more impressive when reviewed over a five-year period. : The number of active developers per month in the Bitcoin ecosystem has tripled since 2018 to around 1,000 active developers each month. According to the report, the number of Ethereum developers increased fivefold to nearly 6,000 contributors during the same time period.
Can Bitcoin afford to maintain its mainnet?
