As a Layer2 project focused on 'deepening scenario-based value,' Caldera's differentiated competitiveness has shifted from 'technical adaptation' to 'state value activation' and 'role capability symbiosis,' by transforming static on-chain states into transferable 'state assets' and building a symbiotic network of capabilities among nodes, developers, and users, addressing the industry's pain points of 'idle state value' and 'segregated role interests,' while also solidifying the ecological foundation of 'scenario-based Layer2,' which can be explored from two major dimensions.
I. Cross-scenario assetization of states: Transforming Layer2 states from 'storage carriers' to 'value media.'
Traditional Layer2 on-chain states (such as user credit records, enterprise performance data, and equipment operation logs) only serve as 'static storage information,' which cannot circulate across scenarios or generate additional value, leading to low efficiency and high costs due to reliance on repetitive data generation for inter-scenario collaboration. Leveraging its self-developed Metalayer protocol, Caldera processes states through 'assetization,' activating the cross-scenario value of states through a full-process design of 'certification-validation-circulation,' deeply binding this process to the modular architecture of projects.
• State rights confirmation anchoring: When states are generated, they automatically embed a 'unique asset identifier,' containing the generating entity (such as a certain enterprise or user), scenario attributes (such as financial credit or supply chain performance), and value coefficients (based on the importance of the state to the scenario). The identifier is linked to ZK proofs and $ERA pledges, ensuring that ownership is immutable—such as an enterprise's 'on-time delivery state' in the supply chain scenario, which is bound to the enterprise's wallet address and a pledge of 5,000 $ERA upon generation, thus confirming rights and becoming a 'credit asset' recognized in financial scenarios.
• Simplified cross-scenario verification: When states are called across scenarios, complete data transmission is not required; only the verification of 'state asset identifiers' and corresponding ZK proofs is needed, improving verification efficiency by 80% compared to traditional cross-chain data transmission and reducing Gas costs by 65%—for instance, when users apply for loans in financial scenarios, they do not need to resubmit KYC materials but can simply authorize the financial Rollup to verify their 'credit state assets' in enterprise scenarios, reducing approval time from 3 days to 10 minutes.
• State value appreciation: State assets can participate in scenario interactions to generate returns, for instance, enterprises can pledge 'performance state assets' to supply chain finance nodes to earn an annualized $ERA return of 8%-10%; users can authorize 'consumption credit state assets' to retail scenarios to unlock higher point redemption rights, achieving 'state utilization equals value appreciation.'
This design of assetization of states allows Caldera to break through the limitations of Layer2 as merely a 'transaction expansion' and become a 'hub for the flow of state value,' especially suited for scenarios requiring long-term state support, such as financial credit sharing and supply chain collaboration.
II. Ecological role symbiosis system: From 'interest distribution' to 'capability complementarity' value closed loop.
In most Layer2 ecosystems, nodes, developers, and users only form shallow interest connections through 'ERA incentives,' lacking cooperation at the capability level. Based on its own technical architecture, Caldera constructs a symbiotic network of 'complementary role capabilities,' allowing each role to contribute to the overall ecological value while providing capabilities, with ERA becoming the 'value link' for capability cooperation.
• Nodes: Capability providers: Nodes no longer only provide basic verification but output customized capabilities based on scenario needs—financial scenario nodes need to possess 'ZK proof rapid generation capabilities' (requiring an additional pledge of 100,000 ERA to unlock this capability) to provide verification support for developers' financial Rollups, earning a 35% ERA share from scenario revenues; enterprise scenario nodes need to master 'data compliance audit capabilities' to help enterprise Rollups meet regulatory requirements, with a sharing ratio of 30%. The stronger the capability of the nodes, the more scenario collaboration opportunities and $ERA revenues they can obtain.
• Developers: Scenario builders: Developers’ scenarios depend on the customized capabilities of nodes, while the 'state assets' generated by the scenarios feed back to the nodes—such as a financial developer's credit Rollup requiring ZK verification capabilities from financial nodes, while the 'credit state assets' generated in that Rollup can be used by nodes to expand cooperation in other financial scenarios. Developers earn a 20% ERA revenue from scenario transactions, and the higher the frequency of state asset use, the higher the developer's ERA subsidy coefficient.
• Users: State contributors: Users' behaviors generate 'state assets,' which serve as the core source of value for scenarios and can also generate returns through state assets—users' 'high-frequency consumption states' in retail scenarios can be authorized to financial scenario nodes to increase credit limits, and users can pledge these state assets to retail scenario nodes to earn an annualized $ERA return of 9%, forming a cycle of 'contributing states → obtaining rights → feeding back to scenarios.'
In this symbiotic system, ecological roles are no longer isolated 'interest parties,' but rather 'capability communities': a certain financial node, due to its outstanding ZK verification capability, collaborates with 8 financial Rollups over 3 months, achieving an average monthly ERA revenue of 120,000; a developer's credit Rollup, due to high state asset reuse rates, receives an additional 15% ERA subsidy, significantly accelerating the expansion of high-value ecological scenarios.
III. Future evolution prediction: Scenario-based Layer2 will upgrade to 'a hub for real economy value.'
From Caldera's current practices and industry trends, the future of scenario-based Layer2 will present three major directions, with Caldera likely to become a key driver:
1. State assetization will penetrate the real economy: Within 1-2 years, Caldera's state assetization logic may extend to the industrial internet (such as linking equipment operation states as 'trusted assets' for equipment leasing credit assessment) and cross-border healthcare (transforming patient treatment states into 'health assets' for sharing verification among international medical institutions), breaking the 'state barrier' between Web3 and the real economy.
2. Deep integration of AI and scenario-based collaboration: With the application of AI technology in Web3, Caldera may introduce AI modules to optimize the matching efficiency of state assets—using AI to analyze state demands in different scenarios and automatically recommend suitable state assets (such as matching supply chain performance states and equipment asset states for small and micro-enterprise loan scenarios), while AI assists nodes in optimizing verification strategies, further reducing cross-scenario collaboration costs.
3. Forming industry standards for scenario-based Layer2: Caldera's current 'state assetization specifications' and 'role symbiosis mechanisms' may become industry reference templates, promoting the standardization of Layer2 from 'general expansion' to 'scenario-based customization.' In the future, a 'scenario-based Layer2 alliance' based on its technical logic may emerge, attracting more traditional enterprises and Web3 projects to join, ultimately making Layer2 a 'value cooperation hub' connecting the real economy and blockchain.
In summary, Caldera's innovation not only addresses the core pain points of current Layer2 solutions but also outlines the future evolution path of scenario-based Layer2—centered on assetization of states, supported by symbiosis of roles, ultimately driving Layer2 to truly integrate into the real economy and achieve the long-term goal of 'value intercommunication on and off the chain.'
