ERA is not a cryptocurrency, but an ecological oil ticket, explaining ERA's role in Caldera
Many people mistakenly think that ERA is just a cryptocurrency tool, but in reality, it is more like an ecological pass.
ERA has three core functions in the Caldera system: first, it pays for cross-chain operation fees, allowing interactions between Rollups to use it as fuel; second, it serves as a staking certificate, enabling nodes to stake it to become network validators; third, it participates in governance, allowing ERA holders to propose upgrades, allocate funds, and elect the safety committee.
This means that if you want to have a voice in the Caldera ecosystem, safeguard the network's operation, or even participate in community direction decisions, you need to hold ERA. This arrangement ties benefits and rights together, making the token not just an investment, but also a voting chip for participants.
Compared to traditional platform tokens that are only used for transaction fees, ERA has a broader range of use cases, deeper community collaboration, and lays a foundation for the long-term healthy development of the platform.
