Caldera (ERA): Engine for Building a Modular Rollup Internet
Caldera is a next-generation blockchain infrastructure protocol dedicated to creating an interconnected Rollup ecosystem, with a core positioning as the 'Rollup Internet.' It reconstructs the blockchain development paradigm through three major innovations:
1. Modular Architecture
Provides a pluggable component library (execution layer, data availability layer, sequencer, etc.), allowing developers to freely combine technology stacks (such as choosing OP Stack or Arbitrum Orbit framework), building dedicated Rollup chains like assembling Lego blocks.
2. Native Interoperability
Built-in cross-chain communication protocol enables secure message and asset transfer between different Rollups, solving the fragmented liquidity issue and forming a true 'Rollup network' rather than isolated islands.
3. Enterprise-level Customization
Supports deep customization of consensus mechanisms, gas tokens, privacy policies, and other parameters to meet specific needs in scenarios such as gaming and DeFi, while maintaining Ethereum-level security.
4. Shared Security Ecosystem
By aggregating the verification resource pools of multiple Rollups, it reduces the security costs of single chains and provides developers with out-of-the-box node services, block explorers, and other toolchains.
Technical Value
Caldera upgrades Rollup from a monolithic chain to an interactive modular network, retaining the performance advantages of sovereign chains while achieving synergy within the Ethereum ecosystem. Its positioning is similar to a 'cloud service platform for Rollups,' significantly lowering the barrier for Web2 developers to enter Web3. Currently, over 50 application chains are running on it, covering DeFi, gaming, and social domains, becoming a key piece in the modular track.
