#caldera @Caldera Official Caldera is a Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform built by Constellation Labs. It allows developers to deploy custom, high-performance rollups—called "Caldera Chains"—on Ethereum with just one click or API call. These app-specific blockchains offer enhanced throughput, low fees, and rapid deployment without needing specialized infrastructure or engineering teams.

Key Components

Rollup Engine: Simplifies deployment and management of EVM-compatible rollups (e.g., using Arbitrum Nitro, Optimism Bedrock, zkSync, Polygon CDK), handling software upgrades and performance tuning.

Metalayer: A bridging layer that interconnects Caldera rollups for seamless asset and message transfers, shared liquidity, and interoperability—powered by intent-based bridging and tools like Hyperlane.

Caldera’s native ERA token plays multiple critical roles:

Type Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform

Core Components Rollup Engine for deployment, Metalayer for interoperability

ERA Token Uses Gas payments, staking, governance

Ecosystem Stats 50–60+ rollups, 1–1.8M wallets, $500M+ TVL

Recent Enhancements Bridge launch, BNB integration, data & ZK tooling expansion

Utility & Governance

Used for transaction fees across the Metalayer.

Staked to secure cross-chain messaging and validator operations.

Enables governance (upgrades, funding allocations, council elections).