Linea Shakes Up the Game: Free Layer-2 Gas Fees for Ethereum Bridgers!

Bridging Just Got Easier, But There's a Catch

Hang onto your hats, crypto fans! Linea, the sizzling zero-knowledge layer-2 network, is now footing the bill for layer-2 gas fees when you bridge from Ethereum. That's right, FREE! But hold up, there are some fine print details you gotta know. USDC transfers? Nope. High-gas transactions? Forget about it. And don't even think about dodging those pesky layer-1 fees.

Linea dropped this bombshell on May 7, shouting it from the rooftops on X. They're all about making your life easier, speeding up that onboarding process. But this sweet deal only applies if you're using their native bridge. No claiming, no guessing gas - just send and go, baby!

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.

Now, let's talk about what Linea's all about. This bad boy is a zero-knowledge layer-2 network, built right on top of Ethereum by the masterminds at Consensys. You know, the folks behind MetaMask and Infura? Yeah, them. They're on a mission to help devs scale their Ethereum apps, slashing costs and speeding up transactions like nobody's business.

But let's get back to the free gas party. This offer is strictly for Ethereum-to-Linea transfers using Linea's own bridge. And there are some rules you gotta follow. It's only for layer-1 to layer-2 moves, and if your transaction uses more than 250,000 gas, you're outta luck. Oh, and USDC transfers through Circle's CCTP? Not happening. And don't forget, you still gotta cough up for those Ethereum mainnet gas fees yourself.

Speaking of those mainnet fees, they can run you anywhere from $2 to $20, depending on how crazy the network's feeling that day. And that 250,000 gas cap? That means the covered layer-2 fee tops out at around $20 to $45, based on what's normal these days.

Now, let's talk about what's been going on behind the scenes. Back in early April, Linea's head of product spilled the beans that they were holding off on their token launch, waiting for the crypto market to get a bit more bullish. And a month before that, the then-marketing lead, Christopher Kocurek, told the Discord crew that Consensys bigwigs and the board were eyeing a token generation event in Q2 2025. But guess what? Kocurek's jumped ship to join an early-stage startup, and we haven't heard a peep about that TGE since.