🔥 Caldera: The Internet of Rollups
Caldera isn’t just another L2—it’s a modular rollup-as-a-service powerhouse built for Ethereum. Think of it as the AWS of blockchain rollups: plug, launch, scale.
🧠 What Makes Caldera Unique?
- Metalayer Protocol: A cross-rollup interoperability layer connecting Optimistic and ZK rollups seamlessly.
- Rollup Engine: Launch custom chains in minutes—no dev team required.
- Intents Engine: Declarative cross-chain execution powered by Hyperlane messaging.
- Guardian Nodes: Added decentralization and security for rollup networks.
- Native Yield: Built-in incentives for validators and ecosystem participants.
💎 $ERA Token: Utility, Governance, and Coordination
$ERA is the lifeblood of Caldera’s ecosystem. It’s not just a gas token—it’s a cross-chain coordination asset.
| Utility | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 🧾 Gas | Used for cross-rollup transactions within the Metalayer |
| 🗳 Governance | Vote on protocol upgrades, treasury allocation, and fee mechanisms |
| 🔐 Staking | Secure validator nodes and subnetworks |
| 🤝 Social Coordination | Bootstrap early rollups and align incentives across chains |
📊 Tokenomics Snapshot
🔹Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 ERA
🔹Circulating Supply: 148,500,000 ERA (14.85%)
🔹FDV: ~$850M
🔹Major Backers: Sequoia, Dragonfly, Founders Fund
🔹 Airdrop Allocation: 2% to Binance HODLers + 2% for future campaigns
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🚀 Ecosystem Momentum
Caldera has already powered:
🔹 Manta Pacific
🔹 ApeChain
🔹Treasure
🔹Plume Network
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Zero Network by Zerion
Over 850M transactions processed and $500M+ TVL secured across 60+ rollups.
🧩 Why It Matters
Caldera is solving the fragmentation problem in crypto. With $ERA as the glue, it’s building a future where:
🔸Apps scale horizontally across chains
🔸 Users move assets frictionlessly
🔸 Builders launch rollups like Shopify stores
