《$ERA Token: The 'Interconnected Epic' of Ethereum as Depicted by Caldera》
If Ethereum Layer-2 was once a collection of 'scattered stars', then Caldera is the hand that strings them into a galaxy. @Caldera Official , armed with the Metalayer protocol and ERA token, is writing a 'Layer-2 Interconnected Epic' — where Optimism’s DeFi data can 'run' to zkSync, and Arbitrum’s NFTs can 'jump' into Base, with all disconnections gently bridged by the ERA token.
In the past, cross-Rollup interactions relied on cross-chain bridges for 'transit', which were not only slow but also incurred painful fees. @Caldera Official aims to change this situation: the Metalayer protocol has built a unified Guardian Nodes verification network and a shared liquidity pool, allowing Rollups to synchronize their states in real-time. Just like RARI Chain calling credit data from the Ozean chain, which used to take hours, now it’s done in minutes, and transaction fees have been slashed to just 10% of the original. The ERA token acts as 'hard currency' in this process: cross-chain transactions require ERA as 'toll fees', and validators earn rewards with it; staking $ERA can also provide 'insurance' for the network alongside ETH — over 60,000 ETH staked again through EigenLayer is proof of how users are voting with their feet.
The value of the ERA token lies within the 'ecological closed loop'. When users transfer funds across Rollups, 50% of the fees go to validators, 30% goes into the liquidity pool, and 20% is reserved for protocol upgrades, with each transaction providing 'blood transfusions' to the ecosystem. Currently, Metalayer connects over 30 Rollup chains, with an average of 240,000 cross-chain transactions daily, and the average transaction volume for ERA is $12 million, which has increased 8 times since launch. The 'ERA Force One' community plan is even more interesting: participants are ranked based on their ERA holdings and staking amounts; 'Air Force Generals' can participate in governance and fund distribution, transforming holders from 'observers' to 'co-builders'. @Caldera Official has tied together the people, chains, and assets within the ecosystem using ERA.
@Caldera Official 's ambition is to enable this 'interconnected network' to encompass the real world. After collaborating with EigenCloud in August 2025, the efficiency of RWA validation directly increased fivefold once the EigenDA V2 data layer was connected to the Rollup engine — Starbucks tokenized its $12 billion coffee estate assets using this technology. The ERA token has also become an 'innovation catalyst': 40% of the total supply is allocated for developer grants, and a cross-chain development competition offers 500,000 ERA as rewards, attracting over 200 projects to submit proposals, leading to a blossoming of RWA solutions.
