At the critical stage of transition from 'technical validation' to 'industry trust landing' in the Ethereum Layer2 (L2) ecosystem, Caldera breaks the limitations of traditional infrastructure that 'emphasizes technology over trust, and prioritizes Web3 over industry', focusing on 'enhanced industry trust, cross-chain contract confirmation, and value contribution anchoring' as the core innovation points, creating a three-dimensional system of 'Industry Trust Enhanced RaaS Engine + Cross-Chain Trust Contract Hub + Contribution Layered Token Economy'. Its design not only addresses the three core pain points of 'subject distrust, difficult value confirmation, and lack of collaboration guarantees' in L2 industry landing but also connects the value chain of Web3 and industry with 'trust as the link', becoming the first infrastructure benchmark in the RaaS track to achieve a 'technically trustworthy - industry trust - value closed loop'.
1. Technological Innovation: From 'Technically Trustworthy' to 'Industry Trust', Building a Trust-Enhanced Technical Foundation
Caldera's technological breakthroughs are no longer limited to the blockchain's 'immutability' technical attributes but focus on the core needs of industrial scenarios for 'subject credibility, controllable collaboration, and traceable risks', reconstructing the RaaS technological logic to form a differentiated barrier that combines technical security with industry trust, deeply aligning with the project's positioning as the 'underlying infrastructure for chain and reality integration'.
1. Industry Trust Enhanced RaaS Engine: Making Rollup an 'Industry Trust Carrier'
The traditional RaaS platform's Rollup can only ensure that on-chain data is immutable, but it cannot solve the pain points of 'untrusted verification subjects and difficult collaborative rules' in industrial scenarios (such as in the supply chain 'Are the logistics data real?' 'Is multi-party performance controllable?'). Caldera's industry trust-enhanced RaaS engine upgrades Rollup to an industry trust carrier through a threefold design of 'subject certification + rule embedding + risk traceability':
• Industry Trustworthy Node Alliance: Introducing leading enterprises in traditional industries as 'trust verification nodes', forming a dual verification system with Web3 nodes - logistics Rollup incorporates nodes from DHL, SF Express, and other enterprises, financial Rollup includes nodes from regional banks and audit agencies, while supply chain Rollup incorporates nodes from core manufacturing enterprises. Transaction verification requires a 'dual signature of 2 Web3 nodes + 1 industry node', for instance, in a goods rights transfer in the automotive supply chain, 3 Web3 verification nodes and 1 manufacturer node must confirm, ensuring decentralization while addressing industry concerns about 'unfamiliar verification subjects', reducing fraud risk to below 0.001%;
• ZK Trust Certificate Module: To meet the needs of 'sensitive and verifiable' industrial data, the 'ZK Trust Certificate' technology is developed - after industry entities (such as logistics providers and banks) upload data, a ZK certificate is automatically generated containing 'subject identity hash, data verification rules, timestamp', with only the certificate hash stored on-chain and the original data retained locally. During third-party verification, there is no need to obtain the original data; the authenticity of the data and subject qualifications can be verified merely through the ZK certificate. For example, when banks verify enterprise supply chain data, they only need to call the ZK certificate to confirm 'data comes from compliant logistics providers', ensuring data privacy while enhancing trust efficiency, reducing data verification time from 24 hours to 5 minutes;
• Embedded Deployment of Industry Collaboration Rules: Supports embedding industry collaboration rules (such as 'payment upon delivery' and 'confirmation of quality after delivery') into Rollup through smart contracts, with rule triggering conditions dynamically bound to on-chain data - when the ZK certificate of the logistics Rollup shows 'the goods have been delivered and the quality is qualified', it will automatically trigger the 'release of payment' instruction in the financial Rollup, requiring no manual intervention and increasing collaboration efficiency by 90%. In the fourth quarter of 2025, a certain automotive supply chain Rollup achieved full-process automation of 'component delivery - quality inspection - payment' through this function, reducing the collaboration dispute rate by 85%;
2. Cross-Chain Trust Contract Hub: Upgrading Cross-Chain from 'Asset Transfer' to 'Trust Collaboration'
Traditional cross-chain can only achieve asset quantity transfer but cannot guarantee 'trust and performance of multi-subject cross-chain collaboration' in industrial scenarios (such as cross-border trade's 'goods rights - funds - documents' cross-chain linkage). Caldera's cross-chain trust contract hub builds a trust guarantee system for cross-chain cooperation through 'contract terms on-chain + automatic verification of performance + automatic accountability for breaches':
• Standardized Cross-Chain Trust Contract Template: For three major scenarios of cross-border trade, supply chain finance, and cross-chain RWA, develop standardized contract templates - the cross-border trade template includes three main clauses of 'goods rights confirmation (Logistics Rollup), fund locking (Financial Rollup), document proof (Proof Rollup)', with clause triggering conditions bound to the ZK trust certificates of each Rollup; the supply chain finance template clearly outlines the cross-chain performance process of 'accounts receivable confirmation - pledge - loan - repayment', ensuring that every step of collaboration is supported by trust certificates;
• Automatic Verification and Triggering of Performance: After the cross-chain contract is initiated, the hub monitors the ZK trust certificates of each Rollup in real-time, automatically triggering the next operation when the clause conditions are met - for example, in cross-border trade, when the ZK certificate of the logistics Rollup shows 'the goods rights have been transferred to the buyer', the hub automatically unlocks the payment locked for the buyer in the financial Rollup, simultaneously storing the document proof in the Proof Rollup, with the entire process requiring no manual intervention, enhancing performance efficiency by 85%;
• Automatic Accountability Mechanism for Breaches: If one party fails to perform according to the contract (e.g., the seller fails to deliver on time), the hub will automatically execute accountability based on the contract terms - freezing the breaching party's $ERA staked amount in the corresponding Rollup (the staked amount being 10% of the contract amount) and recording the breach in the 'cross-chain trust blacklist', affecting their subsequent cross-chain collaboration permissions. By the fourth quarter of 2025, the performance rate of cross-chain trust contracts reached 99.9%, with breach accountability completion times all within 1 hour.
2. Ecological Innovation: From 'Project Aggregation' to 'Trust Collaboration Network', Creating a Web3-Industry Dual Trust Ecosystem
Caldera abandons the traditional infrastructure model of 'only recruiting projects, not building trust' by constructing a 'project-enterprise-user' collaborative network based on trust through 'industry trust landing + Web3 trust feedback', with both the scale and quality of its ecosystem centered on the effectiveness of 'trust landing', aligning with the project's value positioning of 'integration of chain and reality'.
1. Industry Trust Landing: From 'Technical Output' to 'Trust Co-Building'
Caldera is no longer a mere technology provider but collaborates with traditional enterprises to build 'industry trust solutions', transforming blockchain technology into industry trust assets, and this innovative model gives it a unique competitive edge in the RaaS track:
• Supply Chain Sector: Collaborating with global automotive parts giant Bosch to co-create the 'Automotive Supply Chain Trust Rollup', connecting Bosch's 100 upstream suppliers and 5 manufacturers. Through ZK trust certificates, it achieves end-to-end trust verification of 'component quality data - logistics data - assembly data', with the defective parts rate reduced by 18% and the acceptance cycle for manufacturers shortened from 7 days to 2 days. The supply chain trust assets managed on-chain reach $400 million;
• In the Financial Sector: Collaborating with Barclays Bank in the UK to launch the 'SME RWA Trust Rollup', certifying enterprises' accounts receivable and fixed assets on-chain through ZK trust certificates, allowing the bank to issue loans based on certificates without traditional collateral. This has already helped 200 SMEs obtain $350 million in credit loans, reducing financing costs by 2.2 percentage points;
• Core Ecological Data: As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, Caldera has supported the launch of over 75 mainnet Rollups, with the 'industry trust-type Rollup' accounting for 40%. The total locked value (TVL) exceeds $1.1 billion (including $620 million in industry trust assets), serving over 17 million unique wallet addresses, with cross-chain trust contract transaction volume exceeding 5 million transactions. The ecosystem has upgraded from a 'Web3 technology network' to a 'Web3-Industry Trust Network'.
2. Web3 Ecosystem Trust Feeding Back: From 'Isolated Scenarios' to 'Trust Intercommunication'
Caldera promotes value intercommunication based on 'trust certificates' among different Rollups in the Web3 track, avoiding the traditional ecosystem's issues of 'isolated chains and fragmented trust', amplifying the overall trust value of the ecosystem:
• RWA + DeFi Trust Linkage: Barclays Bank's RWA Trust Rollup connects with inEVM (DeFi Rollup) to establish a 'trust certificate pledge' link. When users pledge RWA trust certificates to inEVM to obtain USDT loans, inEVM does not need to verify the authenticity of the certificates and directly retrieves the ZK trust certificates through Caldera's cross-chain trust hub, enhancing pledge efficiency by 70%. Meanwhile, the DeFi ecosystem, due to the introduction of 'bank-backed trust assets', sees the bad debt rate drop below 0.5%;
• Chain Games + Metaverse Trust Confirmation: zkXPLA (Chain Game Rollup) and Treasure (Metaverse Rollup) achieve 'item trust certificate intercommunication', where items obtained by players in (Interstellar Expedition) automatically generate ZK trust certificates containing 'rarity and acquisition channel'. This certificate can be directly used for item staking or trading in Treasure without re-confirmation, improving cross-chain transaction efficiency by 80% and increasing players' trust in item value by 65%;
• Innovative Ecological Incentives: Trust Contribution Profit Sharing: Upgrading 'ERA Contribution Value' from 'TVL, user count' to 'trust contribution degree', including 'industry trust asset scale (40%), cross-chain contract performance rate (30%), trust certificate reuse frequency (30%)' across three dimensions. For every additional $10 million in trust assets for industry trust-type Rollups, a reward of $50,000 in ERA can be earned; for every 1,000 times Web3 Rollups reuse trust certificates, a reward of $10,000 in ERA can be earned, incentivizing the ecosystem to tilt towards 'trust creation'.
3. Token Economic Innovation: From 'Functional Tokens' to 'Trust Contribution Certificates', $ERA Anchoring Universal Trust Value
$ERA abandons the traditional infrastructure token's singular function of 'only for Gas or staking' by being designed as a distribution hub for universal trust value through 'trust staking, contribution profit sharing, and industry rights binding'. Its innovation lies in deeply linking token value with 'trust creation' rather than relying on short-term market sentiment, aligning with the project's long-term development logic.
1. Trust Staking and Risk Protection: $ERA becomes the 'security deposit' of trust
• Industry Trust Pledge: Enterprises deploying industry trust-type Rollups must pledge ERA according to the scale of trust assets (10,000 ERA pledged for every $1 million in trust assets). If the trust certificate of the Rollup is falsified (e.g., logistics data tampering), 50% of the pledged amount will be deducted for compensating the affected parties; if there are no trust disputes for 12 consecutive months, 30% of the pledged amount can be redeemed, pressuring enterprises to maintain the quality of trust assets;
• Cross-Chain Contract Pledge: The entity (enterprise or user) initiating the cross-chain trust contract must pledge 10% of the contract amount in ERA, which will be fully unlocked upon completion of performance; if there is a breach, the pledged amount will be deducted, with 70% used to compensate the compliant party and 30% injected into the 'Cross-Chain Trust Fund' (to optimize trust verification technology). By the fourth quarter of 2025, the cross-chain contract pledge ERA scale is expected to reach $80 million, with the breach rate controlled below 0.1%;
• Trust Verification Node Staking: Industry trust nodes and Web3 verification nodes must additionally stake ERA (minimum 50,000 ERA for industry nodes, minimum 20,000 $ERA for Web3 nodes), with a verification accuracy rate of over 99.9% to earn a 15% annualized return; if there is a verification error, 10% of the staked amount will be deducted to ensure rigorous performance by verification nodes.
2. Trust Contribution Profit Sharing: $ERA shares the value created by trust
• Cross-Chain Contract Fee Profit Sharing: 55% of the cross-chain trust contract fees will be used for profit sharing, with 'trust verification nodes (40%), contract initiators (10%), trust fund (5%)' - profit sharing for verification nodes is linked to performance rate (doubling profit sharing for performance rates above 99.9%), while profit sharing for contract initiators is linked to contract scale. By the fourth quarter of 2025, the average monthly profit sharing per node is expected to reach 15,000 $ERA, effectively incentivizing nodes to participate in trust verification;
• Dividends from Industry Trust Assets: Service fees generated by the industry trust-type Rollup (such as 5% of RWA loan interest) will be distributed based on the proportion of ERA held. Users holding more than 10,000 ERA can receive dividends monthly, with dividend amounts growing in sync with the scale of industry trust assets. By the fourth quarter of 2025, the average monthly dividend per user is expected to reach 1,200 $ERA, a 20% increase from the third quarter;
• Trust Certificate Reuse Rewards: When Web3 projects reuse trust certificates from other Rollups, a small amount of ERA must be paid as 'trust usage fees', with 50% allocated to the creator of the trust certificate and 50% allocated to ERA staking nodes, encouraging cross-scenario reuse of trust certificates. By the fourth quarter of 2025, the scale of trust usage fees is expected to reach $3 million, promoting the circulation of trust assets.
3. Trust-Oriented Governance: Empowering Trust Contributors with Decision-Making Power
• Trust Weight Governance Mechanism: Governance voting weight = $ERA holding amount × trust contribution coefficient, with the contribution coefficient of industry trust nodes being 1.8, Web3 trust verification nodes being 1.5, and ordinary holders being 1, ensuring that 'entities creating trust' have more say in the ecosystem;
• Fast Track for Trust-Related Proposals: For proposals such as 'Trust Verification Technology Upgrade' and 'Industry Trust Rule Optimization', a 12-hour fast voting channel is opened, with support exceeding 50% to take effect. In the fourth quarter of 2025, a total of 15 trust-related proposals were passed, with an average implementation time shortened to 2 days, far quicker than the industry average of 5 days;
• Governance Rewards Linked to Trust: Users participating in voting on trust-related proposals can earn 'Trust Governance Points', which are linked to the value of the proposal to the trust ecosystem (e.g., proposals that promote the growth of trust assets earn double points), with 100 points redeemable for 15 $ERA. In the fourth quarter of 2025, over 800,000 users participated in trust governance, and the proposal approval rate reached 96%;
Summary and Future Predictions
Through the three-dimensional innovation of 'enhanced industry trust, cross-chain contract confirmation, and value contribution anchoring', Caldera has become the 'industry trust benchmark' in the RaaS track: its trust-enhanced RaaS engine addresses the trust pain points of industry landing, the cross-chain trust contract hub ensures performance in multi-party collaboration, and the contribution layered token economy allows trust creation to gain value returns. With over 75 Rollups, $1.1 billion TVL, 17 million users, and $620 million in industry trust assets, it validates the feasibility of the 'trust-driven value landing' model. Despite facing challenges such as intensified competition in the RaaS track and non-standardized industry trust, top venture capital backing (Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital), the first-mover advantage in industry trust landing, and the dual trust ecosystem of 'Web3-Industry' still provide it with core competitiveness.
Looking ahead to 2026, Caldera is expected to achieve three major breakthroughs: First, the scaling of industry trust, planning to connect with 200 traditional enterprises covering the four major fields of automotive, finance, logistics, and manufacturing, with the scale of industry trust assets exceeding $2 billion, becoming a global leader in Web3 industry trust infrastructure; second, the expansion of the cross-chain trust network, promoting 'trust certificate intercommunication' with mainstream L2s such as Arbitrum One and Optimism, achieving cross-L2 trust sharing of RWA assets and supply chain data, covering more than 40 types of trust scenarios under 'the Internet of Chains'; third, the anchoring of token value trust, with the growth of industry trust assets and the popularity of cross-chain contracts, the amount of $ERA staked may exceed 700 million, coupled with the proposed 'trust fee burning mechanism' (burning 50% of fees) to be launched in Q3 2026, the token's market value is expected to exceed $5 billion, entering the top 30 cryptocurrency market capitalization.
From 'Technical Infrastructure' to 'Industry Trust Hub', Caldera not only redefines the value core of the RaaS track but also transitions blockchain technology from being 'technically trustworthy' to 'industry trust'. In the future, as Ethereum EIP-4844 is implemented to further reduce data costs, Caldera's capacity to adapt to industry trust will continue to strengthen, likely becoming the core pillar of 'Web3 + industry' trust collaboration, propelling the L2 ecosystem into a new stage of 'trust-driven value landing'.@Caldera Official #Caldera $ERA
