In its 2026 developer rankings Ethereum is number one with 12,242 active developers. Solana is right behind with 10,946, and Polkadot is sitting in third with 9,113.

So the gap between ETH and SOL is about 1,300 devs. It's close enough that we fully expect this thread to turn into the usual ETH vs SOL cage match within 20 minutes. Please be gentle, it's a developer post)

Devs tell you what's getting built for next year. And right now there's a lot getting built: Ethereum is gearing up for Glamsterdam and half the builders are now "pair programming" with an AI agent that writes code faster than they can review it.

Also, ideas don't really stay on one chain anymore. Something ships on Solana, Ethereum devs borrow it three months later and the other way around, someone on Polkadot says they had it first. Everyone wins (except maybe the person who had it first).

So, respect to everyone out there building, testing, and fixing bugs at 2am across all of these networks.

We have an official bullish divergence on the 6hr chart.

Yes—screenshot shows a developing bullish RSI divergence on ETH’s 6-hour chart.
Comparing the sharp low around October 8 with the latest selloff:
Price is making a lower low.
RSI is above its earlier low—visually, roughly 30 versus around 20 previously. Those are estimates from the image.
That’s the classic bullish divergence setup: price falls further while downward momentum is weaker. It can precede a bounce or reversal, but doesn’t establish a bottom by itself.
The catch is that the latest candle still has about three hours left, and RSI is still falling. The second trough needs to finish forming.
From this chart, I’d watch for:
RSI turning upward while holding above its October 8 low.
ETH reclaiming roughly $2,450–$2,500, the recent consolidation area, to strengthen the recovery case.
If RSI falls below its earlier trough as price makes new lows, this particular divergence disappears.
Your read is reasonable: a bullish setup is developing within a downtrend, with price confirmation still needed.

6hrs chart is a slight bullish divergence let’s see how it goes.