For newcomers to Caldera, the biggest headache is not knowing what to do each day to earn steadily. In this Layer 2 ecosystem supporting 600 million in locked assets, complicated technology is unnecessary. Just follow the '10-minute daily operation calendar' to easily capture the triple earnings from staking dividends, airdrop rewards, and cross-chain arbitrage. This article organizes a complete process template from daily check-ins to monthly layouts, with real earnings data and pitfall guides, enabling zero-experience users to earn their first Layer 2 income in 30 days.
1. Three things to do daily: 10 minutes to earn basic returns.
Spending 10 minutes daily completing these 3 operations can accumulate stable earnings and enhance airdrop weight, achieving two goals at once.
1. Staking earnings check-in (3 minutes)
Operational steps: Open the wallet, connect to the Caldera staking page, check the status of the day's staking earnings, and click the 'automatic reinvestment' button to transfer earnings into the staking pool.
Earnings logic: Basic staking annualized at 8%, actual annualized increase to 9.2% after reinvestment, earning 2.5 $ERA daily with an investment of 10,000, approximately 2.2 USD.
Newbie tip: Set a phone alarm for fixed times to avoid forgetting reinvestment and losing compound earnings. A certain user earned 12% more by continuously reinvesting for 30 days than by manually receiving rewards.
2. Cross-chain price snapshot (5 minutes)
Operational steps: Open the cross-chain aggregator, compare the ETH/USDC prices of 3 mainstream Rollups (such as RARI Chain, inEVM, ApeChain), and record opportunities with price differences exceeding 0.8%.
Earnings logic: Execute 'sell high, buy low' immediately upon discovering price differences. A single arbitrage of 1000 USDC can earn 8-15 USDC, with an average of 15 opportunities per month.
Pitfall avoidance tips: Absolutely do not operate if the price difference is below 0.8%, as it may result in a loss after deducting gas fees. Choose 'fast mode' for cross-chain to ensure transactions are completed within 30 seconds.
3. Community task check-in (2 minutes)
Operational steps: Complete daily check-ins in the Caldera official community, retweet designated tweets or answer simple questions, and take a screenshot to save task records.
Earnings logic: Continuous check-ins for 30 days can earn 50-100 $ERA airdrop rewards, equivalent to an additional 45-90 USD in earnings, and can also enhance airdrop weight.
A newcomer strictly executed daily operations and accumulated staking earnings of 65 $ERA, arbitrage earnings of 120 USDC, and check-in rewards of 80 $ERA over 30 days, with a total value of approximately 260 USD.
2. Weekly key operations: 1 hour to unlock high-level returns.
Spending 1 hour each week on these two tasks can increase earnings by 30% and secure large airdrop eligibility.
1. Multi-Rollup interaction tasks (40 minutes)
Operation checklist: Complete 2 basic operations (transfer + small staking) each week across 5 different Rollups, including:
Mint 1 test NFT on RARI Chain.
Exchange stablecoins once on inEVM.
Participate in 1 liquidity mining on ApeChain.
Deposit 100 USDC in Clearpool Ozean.
Complete 1 cross-chain transfer on Kinto.
Earnings logic: The airdrop reward for multi-Rollup interactive users is 3 times that of single Rollup users. A certain user obtained a 2000 $ERA airdrop through this operation, valued at 1800 USD.
Efficiency tip: Focus on completing everything at once on weekends, using the 'bulk transfer' function to reduce repetitive actions, which can be done in 40 minutes.
2. Earnings review and adjustment (20 minutes)
Operational steps: Open the earnings report, tally the total earnings from staking, arbitrage, and airdrops this week. If any type of earnings is below expectations, adjust the ratios.
Low arbitrage earnings: Increase the frequency of price difference monitoring next week.
Low staking earnings: Increase reinvestment ratio or upgrade node type.
Slow airdrop progress: Increase participation in community tasks.
Optimization case: A user found that the proportion of arbitrage earnings was less than 20%. In the second week, they adjusted to monitor price differences 3 times daily, and earnings immediately increased to 35%.
3. Monthly layout action: Capture 3 bonus windows.
Spending 2 hours each month to do these three things can capture excess returns from ecosystem expansion, widening the gap with ordinary users.
1. Ambush for new Rollup launch (1 hour)
Timing for operation: Pay attention to official announcements, start preparations 3 days before the new Rollup launch.
Specific actions:
Complete 3 interactions on the testnet to obtain early user tags.
Prepare 500 USDC to inject into the liquidity pool on the first day of launch.
Join a new Rollup exclusive community and receive early user rewards.
Earnings case: When a new game Rollup launched, early liquidity providers had an annualized return of 45% in 30 days and additionally received 1000 $ERA airdrop.
2. Staking period optimization (30 minutes).
Operational logic: Adjust the staking period based on $ERA price fluctuations. Choose a 30-day short-term staking when prices rise by over 15%, and switch to 90-day long-term staking to lock in high returns when prices drop by more than 20%.
Data support: Long-term staking has an annualized return 3 percentage points higher than short-term staking. Users who switch to long-term staking in a bear market earn 18% more than short-term users.
3. Airdrop eligibility self-check (30 minutes)
Operational steps: Check against official airdrop rules to see if completed:
At least have interaction records in 5 Rollups.
Staked $ERA continuously for 30 days without interruption.
Community task completion rate ≥ 80%
Cross-chain transactions ≥ 20 times
Remedial measures: Immediately complete any projects that did not meet standards, such as focusing on completing 5 small transfers if cross-chain records are missing, ensuring airdrop eligibility is not lost.
4. Earnings calculator: How much can you earn in 30 days?
Based on different investment amounts, the difference in returns is significant. These two typical cases can be directly referenced:
1. Small fund player (1000 USDC principal)
Configuration plan: 600 USDC exchanged for $ERA staking (annualized at 8%) + 300 USDC for cross-chain arbitrage + 100 USDC in reserve.
Expected earnings in 30 days:
Staking dividends: Approximately 15 $ERA (13 USD)
Cross-chain arbitrage: Approximately 30 USDC.
Airdrop rewards: Approximately 80 $ERA (70 USD)
Total earnings: 113 USD, annualized at 45%
2. Medium fund player (10,000 USDC principal)
Configuration plan: 6000 USDC exchanged for $ERA staking (annualized at 10%) + 3000 USDC cross-chain arbitrage + 1000 USDC liquidity mining.
Expected earnings in 30 days:
Staking dividends: Approximately 160 $ERA (140 USD)
Cross-chain arbitrage: Approximately 200 USDC.
Airdrop rewards: Approximately 500 $ERA (440 USD)
Liquidity mining: Approximately 100 USDC.
Total earnings: 880 USD, annualized at 35%
5. Newbie pitfall guide: 5 mistakes that 90% of newcomers make.
These seemingly insignificant mistakes could cause you to earn 30% less; they must be avoided in advance:
1. Not reinvesting staking earnings.
Users who forget daily reinvestment can lose up to 12% in compound earnings in a year. Setting up automatic reinvestment is a zero-cost earnings amplifier.
2. Chasing high cross-chain price differences.
Impulsive actions upon seeing price differences over 1% without noticing slippage and gas fees can lead to negative actual earnings. Remember to 'calculate net earnings before acting.'
3. Ignoring community tasks.
Thinking that check-ins and retweets are useless; in fact, completing the task for 30 consecutive days can double the airdrop. A certain user missed 500 $ERA due to missing 5 days' tasks.
4. Single Rollup operation.
Only engage in 1-2 Rollups leads to severe dilution of airdrop weight. Multi-Rollup interactions are a zero-cost airdrop amplifier.
5. Fixed staking period.
In a bear market, sticking to short-term staking misses high returns, while in a bull market, long-term staking misses profit-taking opportunities. Dynamically adjusting the period can maximize returns.
Conclusion: Simple execution surpasses complex analysis.
At the core of earning in the Caldera ecosystem is not advanced technology, but simple execution day after day. Daily 10-minute staking check-ins, price difference monitoring, and community check-ins, 1 hour of multi-chain interactions and earnings reviews weekly, and 2 hours of new opportunity ambush and qualification self-check monthly. These seemingly small actions accumulate to yield considerable returns in 30 days.
With the launch of Metalayer 2.0 and more Rollups joining, ecosystem dividends will continue to be released. For newcomers, there is no need to understand complex technical principles; just follow this operational calendar step by step to seize the opportunity in the era of Layer 2 interoperability. Remember: in the crypto market, stable actions are more important than perfect analysis. Your first Caldera earnings start with tomorrow's 10-minute operation.
30-day operation flow card
10 minutes daily
7:00 Open the staking page, click 'automatic reinvestment'.
12:00 Check the cross-chain aggregator, record the ETH/USDC price difference.
20:00 Community check-in + retweet task, take a screenshot to save.
1 hour per week
Saturday morning: Complete 2 interactions for each of the 5 Rollups.
Sunday evening: Count earnings, adjust the operational ratio for next week.
2 hours per month
1st: Check the launch plan for new Rollups and prepare for ambush.
15th: Adjust staking period based on price (short-term / long-term).
Last day: Self-check against airdrop rules, complete any unfinished tasks.
