Linea, a layer-2 scaling solution, has conducted a Sybil check of registered addresses for its airdrop.
By Godfrey Benjamin
Edited by Julia Sakovich
Updated
3 mins read
Linea, a layer-2 zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) rollup, has removed over half a million Sybil accounts ahead of its airdrop. As reported by The Block, this action followed a detailed review with Nansen, an expert in analyzing blockchain data, to find and eliminate fraudulent behavior among its users.
Sybil attacks happen when users create many fake or coordinated wallets to take advantage of airdrops or other token rewards.
This known risk in the blockchain world can harm the push for decentralization. Linea carefully checked for these activities within its network to combat this issue. The analysis focused on detecting patterns of automated and coordinated actions, such as multiple wallets behaving in suspiciously similar or synchronized ways.
At first, the analysis identified 516,960 addresses out of 1,297,203 accounts eligible for the Linea airdrop. After this review, the number of eligible addresses was reduced to 780,243. This change ensures that only legitimate users are considered for the airdrop.
Meanwhile, Linea launched a webpage where users can check if their wallets have been marked as Sybil accounts. If someone thinks their wallet was wrongly marked, they can appeal the decision. This process ensures a fair review and helps legitimate users regain their eligibility if the flagging was an error.
Notably, the partnership with Nansen was important in helping Linea keep the airdrop process fair and trustworthy. This is considered essential for it to give the project a positively fair start despite the free token reward schedule.
In November 2024, the Consensys-backed protocol launched the Linea Association. Linea Association is a Swiss nonprofit focused on advancing the L2’s growth and governance. Its three objectives explicitly encompass supporting Linear technology, developing its market, and advancing its decentralization roadmap.
More precisely, the Linea Association will oversee the development and governance of the protocol’s open-source technology and ecosystem. This is in addition to growing the Linea mainnet. Joseph Lubin, Consensys founder, acknowledged this move as a notable step towards true network decentralization. In the long run, this might reduce excessive control by any governing entity.
Based on the design, token holder governance is one of the core features of the Linea Association. This will usher into the Linea token utility roadmap before the end of the first quarter of this year. All token holders become privy to decision-making regarding certain activities of the Association.
Notably, the protocol is still developing details for future community-driven governance based on tokens.
It is worth noting that decentralization has become crucial to the crypto sector. Like Consensys, Cardano has moved to achieve this feat with its recent Chang Hard Fork upgrade. Similarly, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin also recently set strict standards for decentralization that exosystem L2 scaling solutions can adopt.
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Benjamin Godfrey is a blockchain enthusiast and journalist who relishes writing about the real life applications of blockchain technology and innovations to drive general acceptance and worldwide integration of the emerging technology. His desire to educate people about cryptocurrencies inspires his contributions to renowned blockchain media and sites.
