Linea's Position in the Layer 2 Competitive Landscape: The Emergence of the zkEVM King
The Layer 2 battlefield is fierce, with Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base competing for the lead, but Linea stands out with its zkEVM positioning. $LINEA price is $0.01449, with a market cap of $224.9 million and a TVL of $1.006 billion, making its competitive advantages evident: higher security than Optimistic Rollups and speed comparable to Polygon. L2BEAT data shows that Linea's TVL ranks in the top five, with active users exceeding Arbitrum's by 80%.
In competitive analysis, compared to Arbitrum, Linea's zk-proof reduces the dispute period for faster settlements; compared to Base, Linea has stronger DeFi depth with over 150 protocols. SharpLink has deployed $200 million and initiated a SWIFT pilot, enhancing Linea's institutional appeal. The unique dual-burn mechanism, with both ETH and $LINEA being destroyed, enhances value capture. In terms of technology roadmap, Linea has chosen a more forward-looking zkEVM architecture instead of the optimistic challenge mechanism.
Linea's positioning is as the "Best Chain for Ethereum Capital," with 85% of tokens allocated for ecosystem development, a distribution model far exceeding similar projects. The challenge remains to expand market share, but its ConsenSys backing and MetaMask integration ensure a first-mover advantage. In the next three years, Linea is expected to dominate the zkEVM track and become the preferred L2 infrastructure for institutions.