Hello everyone,
I’ve studied all the proposals for distributing $Linea and find myself in a bit of confusion. Almost every author seems to push their personal interests and criteria that benefit them. In this post, I aim to present an alternative perspective, explain why many of their suggested criteria are flawed, and share my vision for a fair distribution.
Let’s start by listing the most frequently proposed criteria that I consider unacceptable:
Using Metamask Card – Since this is still in its early phase, it’s only available to users from the UK and EU, making this criterion unfair to people from other countries.
Getting LXP before Denkun – Imagine a user who showed significant activity before the update but was first introduced to LXP with Linea Park. It would be fairer to adjust this criterion to something like “having X-number (e.g., 5 or 10) of transactions before Denkun.”
Attendance at IRL events – Perhaps the authors are unaware, but each meetup already provided a 150 LXP reward for attendance.
Participation in the Private Testnet – The team has already evaluated and rewarded this activity with LXP.
Using Linea Native Bridge – While not the worst criterion, why would a real user choose it over cheaper alternatives?
Forum activity – The vast majority are unaware of this resource’s existence. Forum registration doesn’t require wallet linking, and there’s no way to assess the quality of activity.
Let’s move on to my vision of a fair distribution:
As I’ve demonstrated above, most criteria are unfounded and, therefore, unnecessary. Nearly all possible actions have already been accounted for in LXP. Thus, introducing tiers and minimal thresholds to eliminate dust allocations should suffice. The team has repeatedly stated that there will be separate reward pools for LXP and LXP-L, which is absolutely the right approach. Let’s evaluate these categories separately.
LXP:
A maximum threshold isn’t necessary here, but a minimum one is crucial. Setting it at 1,000 LXP would eliminate ~20% of the less interested participants, most of whom hold up to 500 LXP. Increasing the threshold to 1,400 LXP would remove an additional 19% (a total of 39%), primarily sybils who only interacted briefly with the inexpensive Linea Park, earning around ~1,150 LXP.
Thus, I propose introducing a minimum threshold of 1,150–1,400 LXP with linear distribution (or using a logarithmic function, but with a small increment).
I also want to emphasize that those proposing a minimum threshold of 2,000 LXP are essentially condemning the project to backlash from the community, as it would exclude 67% of participants.
LXP-L:
A minimum threshold of, say, 20,000–40,000 LXP-L could be applied with further linear distribution, but using a logarithmic function to reduce allocations for the top 10/50 stakers.
Communities:
I suggest creating a separate, small reward fund for the largest Linea network communities, such as Foxy, efrogs, and Linus, provided that users meet the minimum threshold.
In conclusion, I propose a reward pool ratio (LXP:LXP-L) of 65:35 in favor of LXP, which would allow over 70% APR (at a 700M MC) for participants in Linea Surge while ensuring sufficient distribution for LXP holders.