LINEA: The Token to Power Ethereum’s Second Decade

Linea is the L2 built to be the best chain for ETH capital; eligibility checker for LINEA token is now live ahead of September 10 airdrop.

Five weeks ago, Ethereum celebrated ten years of continuous operation. A week from today, a new token will become the most significant to enter the ecosystem since ETH itself. From Consensys, the Ethereum Company led by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, Linea has been meticulously built from first principles to be more than just a scaling solution; it is the L2 where Ethereum wins. And a critical tool for the network’s continued ascension into mainstream adoption in its second decade is the LINEA token.

Creating the most ETH-centric L2 means scaling and strengthening Ethereum are inseparable goals. Linea’s architecture, gas mechanics, tokenomics, and governance are all structured to push value back to Layer 1. Linea is designed not as an alternative to Ethereum, but as an extension of it, mirroring its values, amplifying its security, and sustaining its monetary logic.

Native yield and a unique dual burn mechanism ensure value is driven back to both ETH and the LINEA token for the long term.

The LINEA token is also a tool for economic coordination, designed to reward real usage, aligned applications and builders, and fund Ethereum’s long-term development. LINEA is silver to ETH’s Gold; Chewbacca to ETH’s Han Solo.

And today, the eligibility checker for LINEA goes live on the Linea Hub at the same moment the countdown begins to a drop that will recognize the contributions of early builders, users and community members. Your dedication will help secure many futures as Ethereum becomes the new foundation for the global economy.

LINEA: The Distribution

The LINEA token distribution echoes Ethereum’s genesis allocation, with 85% of the LINEA token supply allocated to the ecosystem. This includes 10% for early users and strategic builders, to be airdropped fully unlocked. The remaining 75% is dedicated to the Ecosystem Fund, the largest such fund in the space. Within that 75%, the Linea Consortium has approved 4% to reward liquidity providers who participated in the Linea Surge, available at TGE, fully unlocked.

The Linea Consortium – a council of trusted Ethereum-native organizations including Consensys, Eigen Labs, ENS, SharpLink, and Status – manages the ecosystem fund to support long-term ecosystem growth and Ethereum public goods, distributed over a 10-year period. There is no tokenholder governance in the LINEA system; instead, strategic decisions are overseen by the Consortium, avoiding the pitfalls of token-based voting.

Critically, zero team or investor allocations will be part of the drop, and no LINEA tokens have been allocated or sold to employees or investors. Consensys Software will retain 15% of the tokens with a five-year lockup, reflecting its long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

LINEA: The Drop

The first LINEA airdrop for early community members is designed to reward real usage and contributions, aiming to put tokens directly into the wallets of users to foster decentralization. Central to this distribution is participation in the Linea Voyage (LXP) and Linea Surge (LXP-L) campaigns, which served as our transparent system for recognizing engagement. To ensure tokens reach authentic users who had early conviction in the network and to filter out sybil attacks, eligibility required meeting activity thresholds and successfully passing Proof-of-Humanity (PoH).

In total, 9,361,298,700 LINEA has been allocated, to be shared among 749,662 eligible addresses.

LXP participants need at least 2,000 LXP to qualify. The distribution is centered on LXP as a simple and transparent measure of participation. The minimum LXP threshold was set because analysis provided by Nansen showed a heavy concentration of sybil activity below this level.

Tiers: LXP holders are split into seven tiers, with each tier receiving incrementally more LINEA to recognize their increasing participation and contribution. Within each tier, distribution is linear. For example, someone with 5,500 LXP earns more than someone with 5,300 LXP. The tier buckets act as a flat multiplier applied to the linear LXP points, combining fairness with simplicity.

• Tier 1: 2,000 LXP
• Tier 2: 3,000 LXP
• Tier 3: 4,000 LXP
• Tier 4: 4,500 LXP
• Tier 5: 5,000 LXP
• Tier 6: 6,500 LXP
• Tier 7: 8,000+ LXP

Boosts were created to recognize different kinds of participation across the ecosystem.

There are three boosts, each adding a 10% lift :

1. Usage before the Dencun upgrade: For those who transacted on Linea Mainnet between its launch and March 27, 2024.
2. Sustained Activity: For those who transacted on Linea Mainnet in six separate months between August 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. These months could fall anywhere within that period and did not need to be consecutive.
3. MetaMask Product Usage: For those who used MetaMask Swaps or Bridging on Linea, or who used MetaMask Staking or the MetaMask Card anytime before June 30, 2025. A single interaction with any of these unlocked the 10% boost. The boost did not stack, the same 10% applied whether one or all four were used.

In cases when an eligible address met the conditions for a boost, it was applied to the LXP balance to calculate final LXP points. Those points determine the final tier, and the tier multiplier shapes final LINEA allocation.

Boosts were meant to give people a lift for the different ways they participated, whether that was early activity, sustained engagement, or trying MetaMask features. They enabled some to move into a higher tier, while also increasing the LINEA earned within a tier for others.

Example: A person who finished with 4,900 LXP would have fallen just short of Tier 5, which started at 5,000. With two boosts (1.2x total), their balance increased to 5,880, moving them into Tier 5 and unlocking the larger multiplier.

Another person ended with 3,200 LXP and received one boost (1.1x), bringing their total to 3,520. That wasn’t enough to reach the next tier, but it still increased the amount of LINEA they received within Tier 2. Since LINEA distribution increases linearly within each tier, they benefited from the boost even without changing tiers.

LXP-L participants need at least 15,000 LXP-L to qualify. A minimum threshold was applied to LXP-L to avoid negligible "dust" distributions. The distribution for LXP-L holders is linear, as the nature of Total Value Locked (TVL) is inherently more resistant to sybil attacks.For this reason, there are no maximum caps on LINEA, keeping the process transparent and allowing liquidity providers to concentrate their activity in one address rather than spreading it across multiple addresses.

LXP and LXP-L were designed to recognize different kinds of contribution within the community -. LXP focused on onchain participation, with PoH helping ensure tokens went to real users. LXP-L, in contrast, was designed to engage liquidity providers during the Linea Surge.

Builder Airdrop: A separate allocation of 1% of LINEA token supply is reserved for strategic builders across the Linea ecosystem, including core applications and communities. These tokens are distributed directly to wallets through a discretionary, curated process that prioritizes long-term alignment and protocol-level impact. Allocations may be based on future milestones and are not part of the user claim process.

LINEA: The Checker

The Linea airdrop is distributed by the Linea Association. The checker went live on September 3, 2025, allowing you to confirm your eligibility in advance of the claim period.

The claim window officially opens on September 10, 2025, and will remain open until December 9, 23:59 UTC 2025, a period of 90 days. The countdown begins when claims go live, not when you connect your wallet.

Any tokens not claimed by the deadline will be returned to the Linea Consortium Ecosystem Fund and reinvested into the Linea and Ethereum ecosystems.

For any troubleshooting or support, you can review the FAQ or visit the Linea Discord. Remember to always verify links before interacting to stay safe and avoid scams.

Ethereum is back. LINEA makes it stronger.

The past two years have been a tour of peaks and valleys for those focused solely on charts and candles, but the big picture trajectory for Ethereum has been clear since Linea mainnet launched in mid 2023. The whole time an unparalleled Ethereum-equivalent zk rollup has been built out, Consensys has been at the center of ETH’s undeniable momentum. Consider the big wins in regulation, the first ETH ETFs, stablecoin growth, the success of MetaMask Card on Linea, pioneering the ETH treasury strategy with SharpLink and now launching a paradigm-shifting token that will fill the largest ecosystem fund in the space.

The hope is LINEA will send the current burgeoning bull trend parabolic, but more importantly the aim is to empower the Ethereum community to climb out of the crypto silo; to join forces with traditional finance and create a stronger global economy that works better for everyone worldwide.

Linea stands as a model of the best chain for ETH capital, redefining the standards of an Ethereum Layer 2, and serving as the bridge for institutions and large capital allocators to confidently enter the Ethereum ecosystem.

Visit the Linea Hub to check your eligibility from September 3, 2025, and prepare to claim your LINEA tokens starting September 10, 2025.

More details can be found in the FAQ here.

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