The path of Linea's disruption has not been smooth sailing, and the controversies and solutions it faces are equally worth pondering.
1. Centralization Risks and Decentralization Commitments
The Velocore vulnerability incident in January 2025, where the Linea team unilaterally suspended the Sequencer, sparked community criticism of "pseudo-decentralization." In response, Linea has pledged to gradually achieve Sequencer decentralization by 2025 and introduce a staking mechanism to enhance network resilience.
2. Technological Iteration and Ecological Competition
In the face of airdrop first-mover advantages from competitors like ZKsync and Scroll, Linea needs to accelerate the expansion of token utility (such as staking and Gas payments) to retain users. At the same time, its open-source strategy (Apache 2.0 license) is expected to attract more developers to fork and optimize the network.
3. Long-term Vision: Ethereum's "Network Nation"
ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin proposed that Linea is one of the infrastructures for building a "decentralized network nation." By integrating zero-knowledge proofs, identity verification, and cross-chain interoperability, Linea may become the preferred L2 platform for large-scale Web3 applications.