Happy new year, Linea fam!

As we step into 2024, let's look back at the Linea DeFi Voyage.

With 6 weeks, 10 waves, 10 core tasks, 24 bonus tasks, and 2260LXP up for collection—over 450,000 Voyagers joined our in-depth exploration of the Linea DeFi ecosystem, breaking tons of web3 quest records in the process. All of this is thanks to the Voyagers. 

Here’s the recap. 🚀

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Commencing November 7th 2023, Linea partnered with Intract and MetaMask Learn to deliver a 6 week Voyage covering all DeFi sectors. We sought to welcome everyone— from web3 newcomers to seasoned investors—to explore L2 DeFi by creating an intuitive, immersive, and educational quest experience. 🌐

Wave 0: DeFi Voyage Launch 🚀 We kicked things off by introducing Voyagers to core Linea, web3, and DeFi concepts.

Wave 1: MetaMask 🦊 Voyagers began their L2 DeFi journey by bridging funds into Linea and swapping tokens using MetaMask Portfolio.

Wave 2: Bridging and Onramps 🌉 Voyagers explored Linea’s bridging ecosystem. We looked at on-ramps that move fiat into crypto assets, and bridges, which connect Ethereum to other blockchains.

Wave 3: Token Swaps 🔄 For the third wave, Voyagers explored Linea’s DEX and DEX aggregator ecosystem. They acquainted themselves with various crypto assets, including stablecoins, liquid staking tokens, and real-world assets.

Wave 4: Lending and Borrowing 💰 During wave 4, Voyagers explored how to interact with DeFi money markets. They discovered that these markets offer traditional finance tools like interest and liquidity, supercharged with the power of decentralization.

Wave 5: Liquidity Provision and Yield Farming 🌾 Here’s where complexity ramped up. Voyagers provided liquidity on selected pairs on Linea DEXs.

Wave 6: Proof-of-Humanity 🧑🤝🧑 Wave 6 was focused on human verification. We asked Voyagers to prove their humanity and identity with Verax, an on-chain attestation registry that works like a trust and reputation scoring system.

Wave 7: Trading 📈 During wave 7, Voyagers explored complex trading products. They experiences how DeFi hasn't just replicated existing financial products but introduces new paradigms that were previously unfeasible.

Wave 8: SocialFi 📱 Exciting stuff! Voyagers minted personalized NFTs that captured each of their 2023 journey on the Linea network. They also got acquainted with our favorite new socialfi dapp, Tomo Social!

Wave 9: SuperDapps 🦸♀️ For the penultimate wave of the DeFi Voyage, Voyagers explored SuperDapps. These dapps focus on provising a well-rounded user experience that can be a decisive factor when bringing the next billion users to DeFi and web3. 

Wave 10: Account Abstraction 🧩 For the final wave, Voyagers experienced how account abstraction upgrades the web3 dapp user experience and eliminates the need for convoluted secret recovery phrases, tricky transactions, and high gas fees.

🎉 Thanks to the Voyagers, Linea’s DeFi Voyage has been a tremendous success! Whether you joined to max out LXP, to learn more about L2 DeFi, to explore dapps on Linea, or all of the above, your efforts helped make Linea a more vibrant and engaging ecosystem.

Thank you to all the Voyagers who joined us on this journey. Your participation and enthusiasm have been so inspiring. Here's to many more adventures in the world of DeFi! 🥂

Join us on our community call tomorrow 9am ET to review stats and highlights from across the journey! 📞 youtu.be/hibieM5mZq8 

Also, stay tuned for the DeFi Voyage NFT collection to drop next month!

There is much more to come from the Linea team! 

We're excited about the future and can't wait to continue this journey with all of you. 🎉

Stay tuned for more updates and keep exploring the Linea DeFi ecosystem. The future of finance is here, and you're a part of it. Onwards and upwards, Voyagers! 🚀