I want to say, today we need to mention such a token again
The ultimate goal of Layer2 is 'network effects', and Caldera is weaving a large net
Current Layer2s are like a group of 'autistic geniuses'—Arbitrum, Starknet, and Base each fighting their own battles, with users paying higher cross-chain transfer fees than the transfer amount. Caldera, however, bet early on 'interconnectivity', and its modular design is essentially a high-speed cross-chain highway network, with ERA being the toll.
1. Pain Point Strike: The Dilemma of Layer2
- Users: Playing GameFi on Chain A, mining DeFi on Chain B, funds are severely fragmented
- Developers: Every time a new chain is integrated, contracts need to be rewritten, causing explosive costs
Caldera's solution is very aggressive: built-in cross-chain communication layer, allowing internal chains in the ecosystem to communicate seamlessly like a WeChat group chat.
2. Technical Tricks: Stuffing the 'Bridge' into the Development Toolkit
- Natively integrated cross-chain messaging (CCIP), transferring funds is like sending a text on the blockchain
- Unified liquidity pool, cross-chain swap slippage below 0.5%
- In the future, even support for non-EVM chains (like Solana) will be available
Every cross-chain transaction requires consuming $ERA, which means:
- The more ecological chains there are, the more exponentially the demand for $ERA increases
- Staking $ERA to become a cross-chain validation node, earning transaction fee shares
- Project parties lock up tokens $ERA to gain inter-chain priority
Counterintuitive Insights
The Layer2 war has entered the second half, and the marginal benefits of 'single-chain TPS' have already decreased. Just like in the internet era, the ones that survive are not the ISPs with the fastest speeds, but the platforms that achieve extreme 'connectivity' @Caldera Official #Caldera
