Linea
zkEVM rollup on Ethereum incubated within Consensys, with ETH for gas and a LINEA burn token.
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Linea key facts
| Category | Layer 2 network |
|---|---|
| Chains | Ethereum L2 |
| Platforms | Web, API |
| Company | Incubated within Consensys |
| Token | LINEA (no governance rights; gas paid in ETH) |
| Fees | Gas used times (base fee plus priority fee), paid in ETH |
| Open source | Yes, Apache-2.0 (github.com/Consensys/linea-monorepo) |
What is Linea?
Linea is a zkEVM rollup on Ethereum incubated within Consensys. Gas is paid in ETH; the LINEA token has no governance rights, and surplus revenue is burned, 20% as ETH and 80% as LINEA. Soft finality takes about 1 second and median hard finality on Ethereum about 2 hours.
Linea pros and cons
- Median hard finality about 2 hours, no 7-day fraud proof lockup
- Gas paid in ETH, no token needed to use the network
- Monorepo public under Apache-2.0
- LINEA token has no governance rights
- Hard finality can take up to 16 hours under normal conditions
- Planned cut of hard finality to under 30 minutes is not live yet
Linea FAQ
What is Linea?
Linea is a zkEVM rollup on Ethereum incubated within Consensys. Gas is paid in ETH; the LINEA token has no governance rights, and surplus revenue is burned, 20% as ETH and 80% as LINEA. Soft finality takes about 1 second and median hard finality on Ethereum about 2 hours.
Which chains does Linea support?
Ethereum L2.
How much does Linea cost?
Gas used times (base fee plus priority fee), paid in ETH, according to Linea’s own page (checked Sep 26, 2026).
Sources
How this page works
Sources: Linea: official site, Linea: Linea Mainnet, Linea: Tokenomics. Data as of Sep 26, 2026.
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