The Ethereum layer 2 network Linea recently launched its airdrop, which has made many users discontent. Despite their significant engagement, the users argued that the airdrop was unjust and highly underpriced, and many stressed that they were excluded. Many users took to X to vent their frustrations.
People are claiming that the eligibility requirements for Linea token airdrop was too high. To get the tokens, you need either 2,000 LXP or 15,000 LXP-L points. Such an arrangement is seen as giving whales, aka large holders, and farmers, or people who cheat the system for rewards, an unfair advantage over real and smaller-scale users.
One user posted on X, that he spent $147 in gas while enduring two to three years of mundane tasks and human verification, and actually used it for months to get an allocation of 4,200 LINEA, which is at a whopping $126 at pre-market prices; it’s never been more over.
The Linea Voyage and Linea Surge programs were meant to reward active users, but many of them feel that their consistent, smaller-volume activity wasn’t properly recognized. This has led to accusations of unfairness and many users saying that Linae is one of those projects that doesn’t care about its community.
Binance Users Prioritized in LINEA Allocation
On the other hand, Binance users are said to have gotten their airdropped LINEA tokens “instantly” and were able to trade them as soon as the token hit the market. One user said in a post on X, “This is not just a glitch — it’s how projects farm hype, extract attention, and then sideline the real community.”
This makes it seem like Binance may have put its users first, maybe by giving them pre-allocated tokens or building a stronger infrastructure. This fits with the post’s criticism of projects that “farm hype” and favor insiders.
Joseph Lubin’s Remarks on Token Utility
Amid user dissatisfaction, Joseph Lubin, the Consensys Founder and a key figure behind Linea blockchain, shared an X on discussing the utility for LINEA token.
“Together, we are all bootstrapping the Linea Token Economy. Holding LINEA tokens signals that you are a Linea community member and are likely engaged in productive Linea Economy activities: building, liquidity provision/staking, using, collecting, …” said Joseph
While Lubin emphasized community participation, his comments did little to ease concerns about fairness and transparency in the distribution process.
Linea is a zkEVM-based layer-2 blockchain developed by ConsenSys. The protocol started programs like Voyage and Surge to help the ecosystem grow before the token launch, but the recent airdrop controversy has made people very interested in how the community interacts with each other. The network also faced a notable outage on September 10 with it halting the block production for nearly 46 minutes.
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