Caldera (ERA) is a rollup platform on Ethereum that facilitates horizontal scaling and interoperability between rollups. Instead of optimizing a single blockchain, Caldera allows projects to launch customizable rollups while maintaining the security and decentralization of Ethereum. The platform features Metalayer, a unifying layer designed to connect rollups in optimistic and zero-knowledge (ZK) frameworks. This enables coordination, communication, and resource sharing while preserving the distinctive features of each rollup. The native governance and utility token of Caldera, $ERA, is used for various purposes: — Transaction fees within Metalayer for interactions between rollups. — Staking for validation nodes participating in the network. — Governance decisions regarding protocol updates and treasury allocations.
