What is ERA?

Caldera ($ERA) has been extremely popular lately, launching on Binance, Coinbase, and Upbit, with successive surges. Caldera is a modular blockchain platform that helps developers quickly deploy high-performance, customized application-specific Layer-2 blockchains using frameworks like Arbitrum and Optimism.

$ERA is the native token of the Caldera platform. Caldera is a 'Rollup factory', which can be understood as helping developers generate their own Layer2 blockchain with one click, without having to build from scratch. It supports various combinations, suitable for building dedicated L2s for various dApps, games, and DeFi projects, maximizing efficiency and customizability.

Caldera is not just a 'tool'; it aims to build an entire cross-chain communication network called Metalayer, allowing different rollups to transfer assets and transmit data to achieve true multi-chain collaboration, moving away from the current state where chains operate independently.

Currently, there are more than 50 chains running on the Caldera platform (such as ApeChain, Manta Pacific, etc.), with a total TVL exceeding 1 billion USD, over 10 million wallet users, and a trading volume of over 300 million, indicating a project with real-world application.

The role of ERA is not just for trading; it can also be used for gas payments, inter-chain relay fees, participating in validator staking, and even governing the entire platform. If the Metalayer mainnet launches successfully in the future, ERA will become the underlying fuel for 'multi-chain interoperability'.

ERA token distribution details

The total token supply is 1 billion, with an initial circulation of 15%, directly listed on Binance main site. The fundraising is 24 million, with 32% of tokens allocated, and the average single token cost is 0.075, corresponding to an FDV of 75 million and a circulating market cap of 11.25 million.

Currently, part of the tokens is released through airdrops + Binance activities (for example, 20 million tokens were given to BNB holders), and the remaining part is locked for release, with a reasonable distribution among team, investors, and community incentives.

Token distribution is as follows

32% VC

15% team

15% foundation

21% ecosystem

10% R&D and development

7% community airdrop

Core advantages of ERA

From an investment perspective, $ERA 's core advantages lie in:

  1. High technical barriers, clear real-world application: The Metalayer architecture provides a unique solution to address the fragmentation issue of the rollup ecosystem.

  2. Strong ecosystem potential: There are already dozens of chains and a large TVL as a foundation, and the launch of the mainnet will release further growth potential.

  3. Sufficient funding and trading platform support: Major exchanges are launching and ongoing activities are driving liquidity and user participation.

  4. Robust token design: Long-term lockups and online governance plans reduce market selling pressure and enhance sustained value release.

Of course, the risks are not negligible, such as significant volatility during airdrop releases, intense competition from L2 competitors (OP, ARB, zkSync are also working on cross-chain), and cross-chain security is always a concern. But overall, this is one of the few projects that combines 'practicality + narrative + tradability'.

Caldera (ERA) possesses strong technical advantages, practical foundations, and capital backing, making it a Layer-2 infrastructure project with long-term potential. It is one of the most promising players in the infrastructure narrative, and if you missed $ARB and $OP, it might be worth your time to pay attention to this newcomer.

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