Regarding the liquidity strategy after Linea airdrop, priority should be given to building decentralized liquidity on the LINEA native chain rather than spending money on decentralized exchanges (CEX)

General Discussion
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Redirect CEX Listing Fees to On-Chain Liquidity**
Instead of spending significant funds on CEX listing fees (which can cost hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars), Linea should direct those resources into on-chain liquidity incentives.

Benefits:

:white_check_mark: Boost Native Liquidity – Funds used for LP rewards (e.g., DEX pools) strengthen LINEA’s DeFi ecosystem.
:white_check_mark: Generate Passive Yield – The project (or DAO treasury) earns trading fees as an LP, creating sustainable revenue.
:white_check_mark: Reduce CEX Dependence – Minimizes the influence of centralized exchanges over token price and liquidity.
:white_check_mark: Community Alignment – Reinforces LINEA’s commitment to decentralization rather than paying intermediaries.

Implementation:

  • Allocate CEX budget to DEX pools (e.g., Uniswap, Maverick, SyncSwap on Linea).
  • Offer boosted LP rewards for stablecoin/LINEA or ETH/LINEA pairs.
  • DAO-controlled liquidity – Let governance decide which pools receive incentives.

Result: A stronger, more self-sufficient LINEA chain with deeper liquidity and higher user retention.

Updated Conclusion

By diverting CEX listing costs into on-chain liquidity, Linea can build a more resilient and profitable ecosystem. This approach:
:one: Strengthens DeFi adoption (more TVL, more usage).
:two: Reduces reliance on CEXs (fewer sell pressures, less manipulation).
:three: Generates protocol-owned revenue (LP fees instead of exchange fees).

The focus should remain on organic growth through decentralized infrastructure, ensuring LINEA’s long-term success as an independent Layer 2.

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  • Self-Sustaining Ecosystem:
    Concentrating liquidity on the LINEA chain (e.g., DEXs, lending protocols) directly incentivizes user participation, fostering DeFi, NFT, and other applications to create a positive feedback loop.
  • Avoid CEX Exploitation:
    Once listed on CEXs, liquidity may be controlled by exchanges, leading to price manipulation and diverting transaction fee revenue away from the chain, weakening on-chain value capture.
  • Alignment with Web3 Principles:
    Decentralized governance and asset sovereignty are core narratives of Layer 2. Over-reliance on CEXs would contradict this vision.
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LINEA should anchor liquidity on-chain through protocol-level incentives and ecosystem partnerships , using CEXs only as supplementary liquidity sources (not the primary ones). The ultimate goal is to ensure token value is driven by on-chain application demand rather than exchange-driven speculation.

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I like this approach, hyper liquid has shown that it works