🎮 Artefact Mint Goes Live

**The SomETHing Podcast** is hosting a crucial discussion about creating aligned incentives in the web3 space. **Key Details:** - **Guests:** @orbmis, @mikednorman, and @BryanPetes from @shodai_network - **Topic:** Developing a playbook for aligned incentives and long-term conviction - **When:** Thursday, November 13th at 2:00 PM UTC - **Where:** Live on X & YouTube The conversation will focus on addressing critical needs in the web3 ecosystem around sustainable incentive structures.

**Linea Exponent** has attracted over **60 teams** in its early stages, showing strong developer interest in the zk rollup ecosystem. The program will be featured on **The SomETHing Podcast** with special guest hosts including @Gwenole_M, @LeChiffreZK, and @suzapolooza_eth. **Key Details:** - Program introduction and FAQ walkthrough - Early top contenders to be revealed - **Date:** Wednesday, November 12th - **Time:** 9:00 PM UTC - **Platforms:** X and YouTube This represents significant momentum for Linea's developer ecosystem as teams compete in the Exponent program.

**Linea's monthly token unlocks work differently than most crypto projects.** Unlike typical projects where 40-50% of unlocks go to VCs and teams who often sell immediately, **Linea has zero VC or team allocation**. Instead, unlocked tokens become available to the Linea Consortium for ecosystem programs. Key points: - Tokens don't have to be spent immediately - Creates transparency for analysts tracking supply over 10 years - **Every unlock serves protocol and community growth** - No sell pressure from insiders or VCs This structure supports Linea's broader tokenomics designed around ecosystem sustainability, including upcoming gas burns and native yield features that create buying pressure rather than selling pressure.

Linea introduces **linea_estimateGas** - a new RPC method that simplifies gas fee calculations and reduces costs by ~30% per transaction. **Key improvements:** - Single RPC call replaces multiple fee calculations - Combines base fee + priority fee + gas limit in one response - Includes L1 posting costs for complete accuracy - Prevents overpayment and transaction inclusion issues **Benefits:** - Better accuracy in fee estimation - Lower transaction costs - Simpler implementation for developers This update streamlines the gas estimation process, making it easier for developers to integrate accurate fee calculations without the complexity of multiple API calls. [Learn more about Linea gas fees](https://docs.linea.build/get-started/how-to/gas-fees)