Linea introduces linea-besu as a new execution client

By Linea
Feb 8, 2024, 7:33 PM
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Linea has added linea-besu as a new execution client, along with linea-geth.​ This increases client diversity on Linea and enhances the network's resilience to bugs.​ The addition of linea-besu also reduces block time to 4 seconds, making Linea 3x faster than Ethereum.​ Linea aims to become the safest and most innovative platform for web3 dapps.​

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✨Linea Mainnet has added a new client: linea-besu Linea-besu is a minimally modified version of @HyperledgerBesu, used to build blocks on Linea. This is a win for client diversity on Linea. Now, there are two execution clients: linea-besu and linea-geth 🧵

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