Dreaming of free money? How about free transactions—sort of, occasionally, with exclusions longer than a CVS receipt? Linea has just announced they’re covering layer-2 gas fees for bridges *from* Ethereum. Before you start picturing yourself as an unstoppable blockchain wizard, the fine print delivers a humbling reality check: no USDC, no jumbo gas guzzlers, and no, they’re not paying your Ethereum layer-1 toll. Hope springs eternal, though, for those who like their loopholes extra spicy.
According to Linea’s May 7th X post (on Twitter for anyone over 40), you can now whizz your assets from Ethereum mainnet to Linea and forget about L2 gas—if, and only if, you behave. By “behave,” they mean use their native bridge, avoid big transactions, and absolutely do not try to sneak in any Circle CCTP USDC. This “offer” is, according to Linea, an attempt “to reduce friction for new users.” Nothing says “frictionless onboarding” like a list of exclusions longer than my family’s holiday invite list.
Bridging to Linea from Ethereum is now FREE.
Use our native bridge.
We cover the L2 fees.
No claiming, no guessing gas.
Just send and go.— Linea.eth (@LineaBuild) May 7, 2025
What’s Linea, you ask? It’s a zero-knowledge layer-2 network trying to give Ethereum the Botox it sorely needs: cheaper transactions, faster confirmations, and, apparently, a compelling excuse to use MetaMask again. Built by Consensys—the same people who convinced you to try Infura and forget your MetaMask seed phrase—Linea wants to help developers scale their apps while users scale their transaction anxiety.
This gas fee amnesty covers only trips from Ethereum straight to Linea, and you must do it their way or not at all. If you’re feeling greedy and your transaction needs more than 250,000 gas, congratulations: you just lost your free pass. Oh, and don’t even *think* about moving USDC via Circle’s CCTP, unless you like paying fees and living dangerously. And L1 fees? That’s still on you, ranging from the price of a fancy coffee to: “Did I just buy a new fridge by mistake?”
So, to summarize: your magic carpet ride to Linea isn’t exactly free. You’ll still fork over your Ethereum gas—around $2 to $20 per jump, depending on network drama. And if you go wild and burn through your 250,000 gas ceiling, be prepared for the L2 fee boomerang.
On the drama front, Linea’s token launch is beginning to sound like the crypto equivalent of “I’m working on my novel.” Their head of product said they’re waiting for a more bullish market, presumably so they can buy more sensible shoes. Previous marketing lead Christopher Kocurek told Discord this long-awaited launch was a Q2 2025 affair. He has since left for a startup, which feels less “Web3 pivot” and more “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.” Welcome to the endless TGE spring, where tokens may or may not bloom, and the only thing truly free is the sarcasm.
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2025-05-08 10:01