Caldera is a rollup infrastructure platform built on Ethereum blockchain, designed to help developers launch and operate custom blockchain rollups with ease.
Rather than trying to create a single, faster blockchain, Caldera was founded with the goal of enabling Ethereum to scale horizontally.
This means supporting many interconnected rollups that can grow in parallel, similar to how the early internet scaled with standardized networking protocols.
Launched in 2023 by Constellation Labs, Caldera makes it possible to deploy a new rollup with a single click, no engineering team required.
Its Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform takes care of deployment, customization, security, and ongoing maintenance, allowing teams to focus entirely on building their applications.
Caldera currently powers over 60 rollups built on major stacks like Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon, and zkSync.
Caldera Key Features
At the heart of Caldera's innovation is the Metalayer, a unified infrastructure layer that connects rollups, allowing them to interact seamlessly.
As Ethereum’s rollup ecosystem grows, so does the need for a common platform that ensures efficient communication, security, and scalability among these independent chains.
Key Features of the Caldera Metalayer:
Message Passing and Relaying: Enables smooth cross-rollup communication so developers can build applications that work across multiple chains.
Fast Finality and Preconfirmations: Improves transaction speed and user experience by minimizing delays and increasing security.
Guardian Nodes: Adds a layer of community-driven security to support decentralization at the network level.
Native Yield Mechanism: Distributes value created within the ecosystem to participants and stakeholders.
Omnichain Capabilities: Allows applications to interact with multiple rollups without losing performance or compatibility.
