In the traditional Web3 model, deploying dApps on mainnets like Ethereum is a purely 'consumption' process: paying high Gas fees while handing over all value (transaction fees) to the underlying network.
This is akin to renting a shop on a bustling commercial street, paying exorbitant rent, yet being unable to benefit from the overall prosperity of the neighborhood. The disruption of @Caldera Official lies in its complete transformation of this economic paradigm, turning application chains from 'cost centers' into potential 'profit centers'.
When project parties deploy their dedicated chains through Caldera, they gain not just a high-performance chain but also an independent, self-operating economic ecosystem. In this ecosystem:
Value capture of transaction fees: The Gas fees paid for every transaction on the chain no longer flow to some distant underlying network but can be set and captured by the project parties themselves. This opens up a completely new revenue dimension, allowing projects to directly profit from the on-chain activities they create.
Sovereign monetary policy: Project parties can customize the tokens used for Gas fee payments. This means they can require users to pay fees using their native tokens (or paired with stablecoins). This not only creates strong utility demand and consumption scenarios for the native tokens but also significantly enhances the stability and internal circulation capability of their economic model.
Value-added services: As 'rulers' of the chain, project parties can provide infrastructure services to other developers within their ecosystem and charge fees or share profits, thus becoming platform-level value aggregators.
This shift in economic model is revolutionary. It means that the value of a successful dApp will no longer be merely reflected in the rise of token prices, but can also generate sustainable and predictable income through the 'flow' (transaction fees) produced by its platform, similar to a traditional internet company. What Caldera offers is essentially an 'economic franchise'.
Investing in Caldera is investing in the next generation of more sustainable and profitable Web3 business models.