Linea

Linea is a Layer 2 scaling network built on top of Ethereum, designed to process transactions faster and at lower cost than Ethereum's main chain while remaining tightly connected to it. It targets developers and users who want Ethereum-compatible smart contracts and decentralised finance applications without paying the higher fees that come with transacting directly on Ethereum mainnet. The project is part of the Consensys portfolio and positions itself as infrastructure intended to reinforce rather than compete with Ethereum.

Linea uses zero-knowledge proof technology — specifically a ZK-rollup approach — to bundle many transactions together, generate a cryptographic proof of their validity, and post that proof back to Ethereum mainnet for final settlement. This means Ethereum ultimately checks Linea's work, inheriting its security guarantees. The LINEA token exists within this ecosystem, though the data on hand does not specify its precise governance or utility role within the protocol's mechanics.

Linea collects fees from users who submit transactions on the network; the median transaction fee on the most recent full day recorded (2026-10-18) was approximately 0.018 US dollars. Over the trailing 30 days the network collected 38,849 US dollars in fees, and the take rate for that period is recorded at 100 percent, meaning the supply-side revenue passed to external parties — such as liquidity providers or validators — was zero dollars over the same window. Trailing-12-month fees totalled 1,100,118 US dollars, though 30-day fee growth came in at negative 55.36 percent relative to the prior period. On an annualised basis derived from the trailing 30 days, fees and protocol revenue stand at 472,662.83 US dollars.