L2 season is back. $LINEA stands out.
Feels like another L2 cycle is starting, and $ETH looks ready for its next major move.
Every $ETH rally has always pushed value into Layer-2s, and this time the setup looks much stronger — real tech, real liquidity, and institutional involvement already in motion.
When $OP, $ARB, and $STARK launched, they were valued in the tens of billions FDV.
$LINEA entered the market at around $900M FDV, backed by one of the strongest infrastructures in the $ETH ecosystem.
Here’s what stands out 👇
1.@Consensys — the company behind @MetaMask and @infura_io, both key pillars of $ETH. $LINEA has direct access to millions of real onchain users and developers through them.
2.2. $200M in $ETH from @SharpLink — one of the largest corporate ETH holders (over 850K ETH worth ~$3.6B), now deploying $200M in ETH to DeFi on $LINEA.
The funds will be allocated across staking, restaking (@eigenlayer, @ether_fi), and liquidity programs backed by $LINEA incentives, managed securely through @Anchorage Digital Bank.
Institutional capital entering Linea before native yield is even live.
3.Partnership with $SWIFT — connecting traditional finance to zkEVM technology. $LINEA is the first L2 being tested by banks and major institutions.
4.Burn mechanism — launching this month, making $LINEA one of the few deflationary L2 assets.
5.@MetaMask integration and rewards — @MetaMask activity ties directly to $LINEA network usage, driving organic adoption instead of short-term farming.
6.$LINEA CONSORTIUM — governance shared between $SBET, $EIGEN and @Consensys. A multi-entity structure focused on long-term scalability for $ETH.
7. Holder rewards — $LINEA holders will receive rewards from ecosystem partners. The next one many are waiting for is the upcoming $MASK token from @MetaMask and other partner projects built on $LINEA. Early holders are part of the ecosystem’s growth cycle, not just market speculators.
The situation feels similar to early 2023 when L2 tokens started leading the market.
This time the foundations are stronger — zk tech is live, liquidity bridges are ready, and the ecosystem is maturing fast.
$ETH will move first, and $LINEA is positioned to follow.
$900M FDV today could be only the start.
cc @VitalikButerin @ethereumJoseph @DeclanFox14 @ethereum @ethereumfndn @LineaBuild
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