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I. Project Background and Positioning
Caldera is a modular platform dedicated to simplifying Ethereum Layer-2 (L2) Rollup deployment, aimed at enabling developers to easily deploy high-performance, customized Rollup networks. Its core concept is 'Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS)'.
The project has upgraded from a traditional RaaS platform to a 'Metalayer' layer, aiming to achieve interconnectivity between Rollups and alleviate the increasingly apparent islanding issue within the Ethereum Rollup ecosystem.
II. Introduction to the ERA Token
ERA is the native utility and governance token of the Caldera platform, with a fixed total supply of 1,000,000,000 tokens.
Main uses include:
Gas Fees: To pay for cross-Rollup operations and Metalayer network transaction fees;
Staking and Network Security: Used for staking to assist in message verification, security enhancement, and consensus mechanisms for subnetworks (such as subchains that generate ZK proofs);
Governance Function: ERA holders can propose and vote on matters including protocol changes, funding, and electing members of the security committee.
III. Token Issuance and Distribution Mechanism
Tokenomics distribution is as follows (refer to forecast model):
Early Investors and Backers: Approximately 32.075%
Community Treasury: Approximately 21%
Core Team and Advisors: Approximately 14.75%
Foundation: Approximately 14.94%
R&D Incentives: Approximately 10.235%
Airdrops and Rewards: Approximately 7%
Unlocking Schedule:
The team and investor portion (about 150M ERA) will be gradually unlocked over 24 months;
The foundation, R&D, and treasury portions (approximately 250M ERA) will be gradually released over 48 months.
IV. Ecosystem Development and Partner Collaboration
As of now, Caldera has supported over 50 active Rollups across various fields including DeFi, gaming, social, and infrastructure protocols, with typical chains including Manta Pacific, ApeChain, inEVM (Injective), Towns, etc.
Community and Ecosystem Activity Highlights:
In July 2025, Binance launched the HODLer Airdrop event, airdropping 20M ERA (about 2% of total supply) to users who locked BNB in Simple Earn and On-Chain Yields products;
In mid-August, Caldera launched the 'ERA Force One' community platform, setting levels based on the number of tokens held and staked (e.g., from Airman Basic to General), providing high-level members with private groups and more participation opportunities.
V. Market Performance and Trading Data
Price and Market Cap:
Current trading price is approximately $0.80–0.81 USD (data from CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap);
Circulating supply is approximately 148–150M ERA, with a market cap between $120M–$190M USD, and a fully diluted market cap (FDV) of approximately $1.25B USD.
Price Volatility:
Recently down about 5–9%, underperforming the market and other Ethereum ecosystem assets over the past 7 days;
Historical peak of approximately $1.88 (mid-July 2025);
The latest price predictions suggest a recent brief surge to ~ $1.32 (driven by exchange listings and airdrops).
VI. Technical Advantages and Competitive Analysis
Modular Rollups + Metalayer Framework: Supports developers in choosing execution environments, consensus mechanisms, data availability layers, and native gas tokens for highly customized Rollup deployment.
Cross-chain Interoperability: Metalayer provides unified cross-Rollup operation capabilities, achieving low-latency, secure cross-chain calls through the Intent engine and Hyperlane protocol.
Ecosystem Toolkit: Developers can use TypeScript SDK, React Hooks, and other complete tools for rapid integration and building.
Compared to other Rollup platforms, Caldera's differential advantage lies in the 'interconnected Rollup network' rather than isolated deployments, which can reduce development costs and enhance ecosystem synergy.
VII. Investment Highlights and Risk Warnings
Investment Highlights
Ecosystem Growth Potential: Supports multi-chain Rollups, with cross-chain interoperability expected to become a key infrastructure for expanding the Ethereum ecosystem;
Multiple Token Uses: Gas, staking, security, governance, and other functions embedded in the token use logic enhance the token's value support;
Community Governance Incentives: ERA Force One enhances the participation of token holders, community integration, and decision-making weight;
Strong funding and endorsements: Supported by several venture capital firms (such as Sequoia, Founders Fund, DragonFly, etc.), with a capital reserve in the tens of millions of dollars.
Risk Warnings
High Market Volatility: Currently, the market cap is relatively small, and prices are greatly influenced by market sentiment;
Competitive Risks: There are strong competitors in this field, such as Arbitrum, Optimism, ZK Sync, etc.;
Governance Uncertainty: The governance mechanism is still being refined, and is currently still led by the foundation in the short term;
Token Unlocking Pressure: A large amount of tokens from the team and foundation may exert selling pressure during the release period, requiring attention to the unlocking pace.
VIII. Conclusion and Comprehensive Outlook
Caldera is connecting the Ethereum Rollup ecosystem through its Metalayer framework, enabling low-cost and efficient cross-chain collaboration among more chains. The ERA token serves not only as fuel in this process but also as the core link for ecosystem governance and incentives.
In the short term, the market has responded positively to the airdrop and exchange listing, but subsequent value release still depends on the actual landing of the ecosystem, the number of Rollup deployments, the scale of TVL, and improvements in cross-chain interoperability. In the medium to long term, if it can truly become the infrastructure platform for interconnected Rollups, ERA is expected to gain significant community drive and value support.
