Linea price

Quietly, liquidity on @LineaBuild has gone parabolic, surging by $2B (820%) in less than a month. Much of this is being driven by Linea Ignition, the network’s liquidity incentive program, which moved out of private beta last week. In just 7 days, liquidity has more than doubled, with $1.1B pouring in. This has catapulted Linea to the 11th largest chain by deposited capital, quickly overtaking Polygon ($1.5B) and Sei ($1.2B). So far, @aave has been the biggest winner—posting a staggering 4,400% month-over-month increase and quickly becoming the largest protocol on Linea, with $1.6B of assets onchain. Time to put this capital to use 😈

🛑 Why Linea Struggled Early 1. Late to Market (Summer 2023 Mainnet Launch) • By the time Linea launched, Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync, StarkNet, Base were already live with traction. • Liquidity, devs, and users were already entrenched elsewhere — leaving Linea with “yet another L2” branding. 2. No Token = No Speculative Energy • Unlike Arbitrum (airdropped early) or zkSync (farmers camping), Linea had no token until Sept 2025. • In DeFi, “no token, no traction” is often reality. LPs want incentives. 3. Expensive & Clunky Early UX • Initial bridge fees and gas on Linea were much higher than Base/Arbitrum. • UX issues gave it a reputation as slow + costly relative to competitors. 4. Weak Narrative in 2024 • Ethereum L2 narratives in 2024 were dominated by Restaking (EigenLayer), Celestia / modular chains, and Solana resurgence. • Linea didn’t have a differentiated pitch beyond “zkEVM backed by ConsenSys.” 5. Liquidity Drought • Without incentives, liquidity stayed low. TVL barely broke $200–300M in 2024 vs billions on Arbitrum. • By mid-2025, people were openly calling it “a dead chain.” ⸻ 🚀 What Changed in 2025 1. Ignition Program (Sept 2025) • 1B LINEA tokens to bootstrap TVL across Aave, Etherex, Euler. • TVL spiked 400% in days, breaking $1.2B — finally attracting LPs. 2. Native ETH Yield (launching October 2025) • First L2 to let you earn ETH staking yield just by holding bridged ETH. • This is a structural differentiator that no other L2 has yet. 3. Ethereum-Aligned Tokenomics • ETH fees are burned on Linea, tying it closer to Ethereum’s value accrual vs “sovereign L2s.” • This appeals to Ethereum-aligned builders and institutional treasuries. 4. Heavyweight Backers (Consortium) • SharpLink ($3.6B ETH), ConsenSys, and Lubin create governance + capital alignment. • These players have a vested interest in making Linea succeed long-term. ⸻ 📊 Why People Misjudged It • Optics: For over a year, Linea looked like a ghost chain — low liquidity, no token, little buzz. • Reality: ConsenSys played the long game (infrastructure, ETH-alignment) rather than rushing tokenomics. • Result: Now with Ignition + native yield + vested institutions, it finally has sticky reasons for capital to stay. ⸻ 👉 In short: Linea looked “dead” because it deliberately avoided the quick hype-playbook (airdrops, mercenary liquidity). That left it ignored for a year. But with Ignition and ETH-native yield rolling out in late 2025, it’s finally differentiating itself from other L2s.