Caldera (ERA): Pioneering the Future of Ethereum Rollups
Caldera stands out as an innovative Rollup-as-a-Service platform on Ethereum, enabling developers to launch customizable Layer 2 rollups effortlessly across multiple frameworks such as Optimism, Arbitrum, zkSync, and Polygon. Built on top of Ethereum, Caldera maintains decentralization while providing vertical scalability with tailored rollups suited for gaming, decentralized finance, enterprise applications, and more.
A key feature of Caldera is its Metalayer, which acts as a unified coordination layer that connects different rollup networks. This enables smooth communication, shared state management, and asset transfers between separate rollups, significantly decreasing ecosystem fragmentation.
The ERA token is central to this system, functioning as a multi-chain gas token, supporting staking for validators, and offering governance participation within the Caldera DAO. Since its launch as a Rollup-as-a-Service platform in 2023, Caldera has grown to host over 60 rollups, oversee \$550 million in total value locked, support 1.8 million unique wallets, and handle more than 80 million transactions.
By combining modular rollups, cross-rollup communication, and community-driven governance, Caldera is reshaping how Ethereum scaling works, with ERA powering this transformation.
