Lamina1, the blockchain content platform founded by Neal Stephenson, partnered with Consensys’ Linea to move creator-owned media to Ethereum. The companies announced a joint rollout that places Lamina1’s product stack on Linea’s layer-2 network. They framed the effort around direct ownership and clear provenance for creative work.
The partnership includes backing from Joe Lubin, Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO, and from Systemic Ventures. Lubin said,
“Neal Stephenson is one of the leading figures in cyberpunk,”
adding that
“Lamina1 is now perfectly positioned to be at the forefront of the onchain revolution in content creation.”
The statement underscored investor support tied to Ethereum’s ecosystem.
Lamina1 launched in 2022 with a focus on creators controlling their intellectual property while involving audiences in development. The platform reports 150,000+ active addresses since launch. Those addresses reflect early usage across artists, writers, and developers who want onchain participation and transparent asset rights.
Spaces on Linea: interactive storytelling and creator-controlled IP
The first Lamina1 product on Linea is Spaces, a hub for story-driven worlds and creator-controlled IP. Spaces aims to keep ownership with the originators while enabling fans to engage, contribute artifacts, and track canon onchain. Smart contracts and attestations record contributions and rights.
The debut title inside Spaces is Artefact, developed by Stephenson, Weta Workshop, and the Lamina1 team. Artefact is described as a role-playing experience set in a post-AI world. Players can join competing factions, collect data fragments, and influence the unfolding narrative through onchain actions.
Spaces uses Linea’s settlement to anchor events, items, and lore to Ethereum. The design supports low-fee interactions so creators can mint, update, and transfer rights without heavy costs. Fans can verify provenance and item histories with standard Ethereum tooling.
Linea zkEVM, Verax attestations, and security for creative IP
Linea’s zkEVM targets low fees, fast finality, and Ethereum-level security guarantees. The rollup is EVM-compatible, which allows Lamina1 to use familiar developer tooling and wallets. Zero-knowledge proofs enable quick settlement between Ethereum and Linea, reducing confirmation delays for content updates.
Declan Fox, vice president and head of Linea, said the network offers “fast, inexpensive, and secure blockspace” for creator platforms like Spaces. He highlighted ZK-proofs for fast finality with Ethereum and a growing onchain economy on what he called “the largest ZK-rollup.” His statement positioned Linea’s infrastructure as aligned with creator demands for speed and cost control.
Fox also pointed to Verax, Linea’s attestation layer, for protecting user data, digital assets, and creative IP. Verax lets creators attach verifiable credentials to works, linking authorship and rights to onchain records. The system has already supported millions of attestations, including use cases like Proof of Humanity, which rely on durable, checkable proofs.
Funding, adoption, and airdrops: Consensys support, 150,000 addresses, and the LINEA token
The Lamina1–Linea tie-up arrives after Linea’s Token Generation Event and a push to expand creative applications on Ethereum layer-2. The move brings Lamina1’s creator base and 150,000+ addresses into a rollup that emphasizes throughput and low fees. That pairing aims to keep interactive media responsive while preserving onchain records.
Investor participation includes Joe Lubin and Systemic Ventures, linking Lamina1 to the Consensys network of developers and partners. The companies cited creator ownership and audience participation as central themes. That focus aligns with Lamina1’s original mission from 2022, which centered on rights, royalties, and community-driven production.
In parallel, Linea has discussed the LINEA token and community incentives. A prior allocation outlined that 85% of airdropped tokens target users and builders as the project seeks Ethereum alignment. Earlier this month, Lubin hinted that long-term holders of the new token may receive future rewards. In a post on X, he suggested that holding tokens over time could qualify users for airdrops from Consensys or projects in the Linea ecosystem.
Community reactions raised questions about utility after the token event. One user called for staking or lending features to add token use. Others criticized the project and labeled LINEA a “memecoin” with unclear value. Those comments showed active debate about token design while the network promotes zkEVM, Verax, and creator adoption via Spaces.