Case Study: A DApp's Cost Decreased by 70% After Migrating to Caldera
A well-known DeFi protocol was originally deployed on the Ethereum mainnet, facing high Gas fees (over $50 per transaction) and network congestion issues, leading to a decline in user experience and operational efficiency. In 2024, the team chose to migrate to Caldera's custom Rollup chain, achieving cost and performance optimization through a modular architecture, with the core outcomes as follows:
1. Sharp Reduction in Gas Costs
Utilizing Caldera's Arbitrum Nitro technology stack, the DApp's Gas fees dropped to $0.1 per transaction, a decrease of 98%. Meanwhile, Caldera's Metalayer protocol automatically optimizes the data availability layer (such as Celestia), further compressing on-chain storage costs, resulting in an overall operational expenditure reduction of 70%.
2. Performance Improvement and Ecological Synergy
After migration, the TPS increased from Ethereum's 15 transactions per second to 2000 transactions per second, and the settlement delay was reduced from minute-level to sub-second level. Additionally, through Caldera's built-in cross-chain bridge, users can directly pay multi-chain Gas fees with $ERA and enjoy a 10% discount, enhancing user retention.
3. Development Efficiency Optimization
The one-click deployment tools and standardized EVM-compatible environment provided by Caldera allowed the team to complete the migration in just 2 weeks, saving the originally required 3 months for underlying chain adaptation costs.
Currently, the DApp's TVL has increased by 300%, validating the disruptive value of modular Rollups in reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
