Stacy Pereira
- Linea distributed 9.36 billion tokens to nearly 749,000 wallets, marking one of the largest token airdrops on Ethereum.
- A temporary sequencer issue was resolved within ~20 minutes, ensuring the scheduled airdrop proceeded smoothly.
- Eligible participants can claim their tokens within a 90-day window, with the deadline set for December 9, 2025.
Consensys’ Ethereum Layer-2 network, Linea, officially announced its Token Generation Event (TGE) on September 10, 2025. The airdrop event rolled out immediately, signaling one of the most high-profile token launches in recent memory.
Brief outage before going live
Hours before the TGE launch, Linea experienced a short-lived outage in its mainnet sequencer. This is the critical component responsible for ordering and batching transactions. According to media reports, the issue was detected at approximately 5:52 UTC, swiftly addressed with a fix by 6:15 UTC, and followed by a monitoring phase to ensure restored stability.
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Airdrop distribution and eligibility
The airdrop distributes approximately 9.36 billion LINEA tokens to about 749,000 eligible wallets, making it one of the largest token distributions on Ethereum to date. Eligible participants can claim their tokens within a 90-day window, with the deadline set for December 9, 2025.
85% of LINEA tokens are set aside to support the community. 10% will go directly to early users and key builders as a free, fully available airdrop. The other 75% goes into a big Ecosystem Fund, the largest of its kind. Any tokens not claimed by the deadline will be returned to the Linea Consortium Ecosystem Fund and reinvested into the Linea and Ethereum ecosystems.
What is Ethereum layer-2 Linea?
Linea is a zkEVM-based Layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, developed by ConsenSys. It enables seamless compatibility with Ethereum’s EVM, which allows developers to deploy existing smart contracts and dApps without modification. Leveraging zero-knowledge proof technology, Linea batches transactions off-chain and submits cryptographic proofs to Ethereum.
Linea employs an innovative dual fee-burning model: 20% of ETH paid as gas fees are burned, while 80% is used to buy back and burn LINEA tokens, creating a deflationary pressure mechanism that strengthens both ETH and LINEA value over time.
