Matter Labs CEO: The suspension of Linea blockchain after Velocore's attack highlights the slow progress of Ethereum L2 decentralization

Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski stated that after Ethereum Layer2 blockchain Linea was hacked on Velocore, it decided to halt block production, highlighting the need for Layer2 companies to prioritize decentralization as early as possible. Gluchowski said: "Decentralized sorters are not optional. Everyone committed to the L2 stack must strive to achieve this first."

Declan Fox, product manager of Linea, agreed with this view. He also believes that decentralization is necessary but emphasized that the network is moving towards decentralization "solidly" and in a much shorter time window than many competitors. Declan Fox wrote: "Considering many Rollup frameworks appeared two years earlier than us have not made more progress than us, I am quite satisfied with our progress."

Previously, Linea explained in an X post that on June 2nd, after hackers exploited the decentralized exchange Velocore based on Linea, over $2.6 million worth of ETH was transferred out from Linea. Afterward, Linea resumed block production but decided to stop zkEVM blockchain.