The following is about the token economics of the Caldera (ERA) project: deflationary design + diversified empowerment
Total amount and distribution of ERA tokens
Fixed supply of 1 billion, current circulation of 148.5 million (accounting for 14.85% of the total).
Distribution ratio: Investors 32.1%, Team 14.8%, R&D 10.2%, Foundation 35.9%, Airdrop 7%, team and investor tokens will be locked for 1 year and released linearly over 24 months.
40% of transaction fees are burned, with accelerated burning possibly promoting scarcity as the ecosystem expands (such as Bitcoin network access).
Combining staking (APR up to 21%) to lock liquidity, further balancing supply and demand.
13.125 million tokens will be unlocked on August 17, 2025 (accounting for 8.8% of the circulation), which may trigger selling pressure in the short term.
$ERA 's core role: Driving the Rollup Internet
1. Cross-chain Gas fuel
In the Metalayer network (cross Rollup interoperability layer), $ERA pays cross-chain transaction fees, avoiding frequent switching of Gas tokens by users and enhancing the multi-chain experience.
2. Security and staking
Validator stakes ERA to participate in cross-chain message verification (especially in ZK subnets), with the amount staked determining network permissions and enhancing security.
Annual staking yield of 21%, attracting long-term holders
3. Governance and ecological coordination
Holders vote to determine protocol upgrades, technology stack support (such as Solana SVM integration), and distribution of developer rewards.
The ERA Force One community plan is tiered based on the amount of tokens held (from 'Airman' to 'General'), granting core holders participation rights in strategic decision-making.
4. Economic value capture
Ecological expansion directly boosts demand: supports over 100 chains (including 31 mainnets), processing 953 million transactions, with a TVL of 440 million USD (accounting for 25% of the Ethereum Rollup market).
Summary: Value hub in the modular era
Caldera uses RaaS (Rollup-as-a-Service) to lower the deployment threshold of chains, breaking the isolation of Rollups with Metalayer, while the ERA token serves as the 'golden gear' connecting the ecosystem—transforming the technological vision into a sustainable economic model through the triple design of Gas payments, staking security, and governance rights. Currently at $1.03 (down 47% from ATH of $1.95), if cross-chain adoption accelerates and deflation takes effect, ERA could become a core asset in the modular blockchain track. The risk lies in unlocking selling pressure and the intensifying competition in Layer 2.
Data as of August 14, 2025, latest update: The ERA Force One community plan has been launched, strengthening the cohesion of token holders.
