Solana Just Hit 22M+ Active Addresses—So Where Are All the Engineers?

Solana Just Hit 22M+ Active Addresses—So Where Are All the Engineers?

Date: 04 Aug 2025

Solana is back. Actually, it never really left.

In July, Solana clocked 22.44 million active addresses—more than double BNB Chain’s ~9.8 million, and closing in on Ethereum’s throne.

That's a lot of clicks, swaps, and on-chain action. But let’s skip the hype. Here’s the real question:

Who’s actually building for all these users?

Active Chains Need Active Talent

More users means more:

Smart contracts
Backend infra
Wallet UX
On-chain compliance
QA + testing

The chain might be fast, but hiring? Still lagging.

We speak with dozens of Web3 founders and tech leads each week. Most say the same thing: “We can’t find Solana-native devs with dApp scaling experience.”

Solana-Savvy Talent Is Rare

Building on Solana is its own beast.

• You need engineers fluent in Rust
• Teams that can debug weird on-chain edge cases
• DevOps people who understand the quirks of validator infrastructure
• And don’t forget protocol-side PMs who can actually ship (without 45 meetings)

Oh—and if you’re building a DePIN or DeFi app on Solana? You’re gonna need folks who’ve already made the mistakes you’re about to.

Founders: Don’t Wait Until You’re Drowning

This is the most common pattern we see:

Protocol grows faster than expected
Backend breaks under user load
Community is unhappy
Hiring becomes desperate

You don't scale to 1M+ MAUs with the same dev team that built your MVP.

You need a proactive hiring strategy, not a reactive panic.

That’s where we come in.

What Crypto Recruit Is Seeing Right Now

• Rust engineers on Solana are being snapped up in days
• Product people with on-chain data insight = gold
• Growth folks with campaign experience in Web3 = unicorns
• Devs who understand wallet security? Add an extra zero to your offer

If you're building on Solana or looking to switch into a high-growth team pushing the limits of throughput—now is the time.

Final Thought

Solana isn’t just surviving—it’s leading the charge in blockchain usage.

But chains don’t scale alone.

People build protocols.
People grow ecosystems.
People matter more than hype.

Ready to hire smart — or be hired into something big?

Let’s talk. HERE

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Solana Just Hit 22M+ Active Addresses—So Where Are All the Engineers?