Linea, an Ethernet Layer 2 solution developed by ConsenSys, was officially launched on July 11th as an Alpha version on the mainnet. As a newly launched project, there may be potential airdrop opportunities in the future, and newly launched project protocols may also boost Linea's activity. The following article will provide you with an introduction to Linea and its current ecosystem.

What is Linea?

Recently, the official of Linea, an up-and-coming project, tweeted the launch of its mainnet alpha version. Linea, developed by ConsenSys, the parent company of Little Fox Wallet's MetaMask, is known to have closed a $450 million Series D round of funding back in March 2022 at a valuation of $7 billion.

Linea Linea is an EVM-compatible chain developed by Consensys, which utilizes a Layer 2 solution with Zero Proof of Knowledge (ZPK) technology that allows transaction fees to be as much as 15 times cheaper than the mainnet. Earlier, Linea launched Linea Voyage, a 9-week official release on the beta site, to familiarize chain users with Linea's network ecosystem, and allow them to interact with projects on the ecosystem and earn reward points.

Performance and data of the first time online

On that day, when the main network went online, Linea's official cross-link bridge kicked off a 48-hour zero-charge campaign to attract users to experience Linea's main network.

According to Dune Analytics and DeFillama, the linked data analytics platforms, theThe first two days of the main website have attracted more than 7,700 ETH deposits, the number of transactions is close to 40,000, and the total lock-up volume has reached nearly 18 million dollars, which shows that the chain is very active.

How do I add a Linea network to Metamask?

Network Name: Linea Network

Chain ID: 59144

RPC URL: https://rpc.linea.build

Currency Code: ETH

Blockchain Browser: https://lineascan.build

Linea Network Ecology Project, Airdrop Tips

It is important to note that Linea uses ETH as its native token, and there is currently no coin release program, nor has any official airdrop information been released, so the following information is for operational reference only.

Cross-chain bridge:

https://bridge.linea.build/ (The official crosslink bridge, which currently only supports ETH crosslinks, takes about 20 minutes to cross from L1 to L2 and at least 8 hours to cross from L2 to L1.)
Owlto Finance: Provides low-cost, secure, and fast asset transfer solutions with smart contracts audited by security firm Beosin; supports asset transfers between networks such as Ether, Arbitrum, Arbitrum Nova, Optimism, StarkNet, zkSync, Polygon, and more.
Orbiter Finance: Currently supports Ethereum, Arbitrum, Linea, StarkNet, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain, zkSync, and other public chains, as well as cross-chain conversions between Layer 2.
XY Finance: Cross-chain mobility aggregator, X Swap for cross-chain services, Y Pool for mobility.

DeFi Agreement:

LineaBankThis lending agreement allows users to deposit and lend ETH; it is currently the number one agreement in the Linea ecosystem in terms of total TVL lockup, at $13.72 million, and was launched by LineaBank in 2023/07/18 - 2023/07/26. QuestN The program is open to all interested readers.
EchoDEXThe company offers Mobility, Mining, Pledge Agreement Native Token $ECP and more. The official announcement was made on July 19th that users can earn points by adding Mobility, Mining, Swap, and daily check-ins to get airdrop opportunities.

NFT:

ZonicZonic is the first officially supported NFT marketplace on Linea, and was listed in the Linea Voyage Interactive Tasks. In addition to Linea, Zonic supports zkSync, Arbitrum, Polygon, and Optimism. Selling NFTs on Zonic is completely free, and the platform charges a fee of 2.5% from the sale price after the sale is completed.