Reported by The Block: Linea has identified 516,960 Sybil users and excluded them from future token airdrops.
Linea partnered with Nansen to analyze wallets and detect “Sybil” behavior, including automated and coordinated activity across associated wallets.
Linea, the Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by Consensys, has begun an effort to analyze previously eligible wallets in order to exclude Sybil users from future airdrop distribution processes.
Linea worked with Nansen to analyze wallets with previously allocated Linea XP (LXP) tokens and identify “sybil” behavior, including automated and coordinated activity across associated wallets.
Their analysis initially flagged approximately 516,960 addresses as Sybil out of 1,297,203 addresses. After this process, the number of eligible addresses was reduced to 780,243.
These are the addresses that Linea developers suspect to be fake or duplicate from the list of recipients targeted for future token distribution (” Sybil address).
Linea now allows you to check if a user is marked as Sybil via a specific web page. If flagged, users can submit a dispute if they believe there was an error.
Linea is a layer 2 network (also known as zkEVM), utilizes ZK-Rollup for scaling, and is compatible with Ethereum apps. It has been in operation since July 2023.
Last November, the project launched a non-profit governance organization called Linea Association and planned to conduct a token generation event in the first quarter of 2025. The rollout of this token will be done through a community airdrop by the developer. Looks like they’re working out the details.
This token is key in governance, layer 2 infrastructure decentralization, and zkEVM’s transition to a permissionless system.
However, details regarding the token design, economics, and a snapshot of user activity for token allocation have not yet been announced.
