Linea
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Powered by ConsenSys, Linea is a developer-ready zk rollup designed for scaling and accelerating Ethereum dApps.
Linea Consortium contributes ZK rollup stack as Lineth to Linux Foundation
The Linea Consortium becomes a premier member of Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust and contributes the open-source ZK rollup stack powering Linea as a new project called Lineth, the first major L2 technology stack hosted under vendor-neutral governance.
LINEA Token Generation Event and airdrop
The LINEA token goes live with 9.36 billion tokens airdropped to nearly 750,000 eligible wallets, marking the network's full transition toward community-driven growth.
LINEA tokenomics and Linea Consortium unveiled
Linea publishes full tokenomics: 72B total supply with 85% allocated to the ecosystem, a dual-burn mechanism for ETH and LINEA, and announces the Linea Consortium — a council of Ethereum stewards (Consensys, Eigen Labs, ENS, Status, SharpLink) to manage the ecosystem fund.
Linea Association formed as Swiss non-profit for decentralized governance
At Devcon in Bangkok, the Linea Association is announced as a Swiss non-profit to oversee Linea's open-source technology, ecosystem, and governance, with plans to launch the LINEA token by Q1 2025.
Co-founder and Growth Lead Marco Monaco resigns
Marco Monaco publicly announces his departure from Linea, citing a misalignment of vision. He had resigned from ConsenSys in mid-June and officially left the project after EthCC in July 2024.
Linea halts block production to contain Velocore DEX exploit
Following a $6.8 million exploit of the Velocore DEX on Linea, the team unilaterally paused the sequencer for approximately one hour to prevent the attacker from bridging out stolen funds, sparking debate about the network's centralization.
ERC-20 token bridge deployed, completing mainnet launch
Linea finalizes its mainnet launch by deploying the canonical ERC-20 token bridge, enabling third-party bridges and unlocking a wave of DeFi applications on the network.
Linea Mainnet Alpha goes live
ConsenSys launches Linea mainnet alpha with over 100 protocol partners, following a testnet phase that saw 5.5 million unique wallets and 47 million transactions.
Public testnet launched and project rebranded to 'Linea'
ConsenSys opens the zkEVM public testnet to all users and officially renames the project from 'ConsenSys zkEVM' to 'Linea', with native MetaMask and Truffle integrations.
ConsenSys launches private beta zkEVM testnet
ConsenSys opens a private beta testnet for its zero-knowledge EVM rollup, inviting select developers to test the Layer 2 scaling solution.