Have you noticed a paradox:
More and more Layer2 Rollups are emerging, the ecosystem looks very lively,
But every time we switch chains, the wallet has to reconnect, assets have to be bridged again, and the experience is even more troublesome than L1…
Why?
Because these Rollups do not interconnect, they are all isolated islands.
And Caldera is like the 'internet backbone' in this multi-chain universe, quietly transforming these islands into a continent.
🧱 Let's talk about the real issue: Rollups really do not interact with each other
Arbitrum, Optimism, ZKSync, Base, Linea, Scroll… Every time you use one, you have to switch wallet networks, change bridges, redeploy contracts, and redirect users.
Even if these underlying chains are fast and cheap, as long as the cross-chain experience is poor, it is no different from 'independent kingdoms'.
The problem is not performance, but interoperability!
It's like living in luxurious villas, but without roads, WiFi, or shared facilities - you'll only become more and more isolated.
🔧 Caldera's approach is different: connection, not replication
Caldera is not creating the 'strongest L2', it has directly created two tools:
① Rollup Toolkit (RaaS)
• Project teams can launch a chain in 3 minutes, just like building a website with WordPress;
• DA layer, virtual machine, consensus mechanism, and fees can all be customized;
• Deployed: 60+ chains, over 1.8 million addresses, over 80 million transactions;
② Metalayer (Focus!)
• Automatically include all chains issued by Caldera into a shared network;
• Wallets can switch seamlessly, bridging is a default feature, and asset pools are interoperable;
• Messages, data, and assets are natively interconnected between Rollups!
In the words of experts:
You are not building a chain alone, but connecting to a 'universe of chains'.
🪙 The ERA token is not for speculation, it's for 'operation'
What is ERA for? Three core uses:
1. Cross-chain fuel (Gas) - Used for transfers and bridging between different Rollups;
2. Consensus Participation - The validator mechanism of Metalayer will open staking for ERA in the future;
3. Network governance - Deciding which new chains can join Metalayer and how fees are priced;
This is not a meme Ponzi scheme, but a structure combining a functional token with a value capture mechanism.
🐋 Who is heavily investing in this direction?
Caldera has already ignited exchanges:
• Binance launches HODLer airdrop, heat level explodes
• Coinbase lists ERA with an Experimental label (indicating recognition of potential but warning of risks)
• Following closely, it supports trading & airdrop tasks in advance
Note that this is not just to ride the hype, but major institutions are betting that it will become the foundational layer for Rollup interoperability.
🧠 My genuine feelings
If you are developing Web3 now and still building behind closed doors on one chain, you are destined to go nowhere.
But if you can enter Caldera Metalayer from the start, directly connecting to the network effects and liquidity ecosystem of dozens of Rollups, you are standing on the future of 'Rollup synergy' from day one.
This is the true direction that can make 'Web3 feel like Web2'.
🎯 Leave an open question:
If Rollup becomes as easy to use as mobile apps in the future, do we still need the concept of 'chains'?
Welcome to discuss this question in the comments, I want to hear your opinion.
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