ConsenSys announced the establishment of the Linea Association, a non-profit organization based in Switzerland, to advance the decentralization of its Layer-2 zero-knowledge Ethereum virtual machine (zkEVM) Rollup network Linea. The association will focus on supporting Linea technology, expanding the market, and advancing the decentralized roadmap. Linea product lead Declan Fox said the association plans to launch the Linea token in the first quarter of 2025 to give token holders governance rights over specific activities of the association. (Cointelegraph)