About
Unleash seamless scalability with ultra-secure rollup technology.
Caldera is a rollup-as-a-service platform — the “Internet of Rollups” — that enables teams to launch high-performance, application-specific rollups with one-click deployment. Its Rollup Engine simplifies chain deployment and management; the Metalayer unifies liquidity and provides secure, intent-based bridging. Modules include a yield-bearing Stablecoin Module, bridge aggregation, and cloud orchestration, powering 100+ production rollups for gaming and high-throughput dApps.
Use Cases
Gaming Ecosystem Chains
Launch dedicated rollups with zero fee gameplay and instant cross-chain assettransfers for seamless gaming experiences.
Decentralized AI Scaling
Deploy scalable, customizable chains to support decentralized AI applications with high throughput and low latency.
Cross-chain DeFi Platforms
Build compliant DeFi rollups featuring secure bridging, shared liquidity, andKYC-enabled services using Metalayer.
Interoperable Multi-chain Apps
Create apps interoperable across Ethereum rollups with automatic liquiditysharing and intent-based bridging via Metalayer.
Key Features
Core Technology & Architecture
- Caldera is a network of interconnected, purpose-built blockchains, settling onEthereum.
- Rollup Engine: enables apps and communities to build fully customizablerollups/chains optimized for massive scale.
- Metalayer: provides cross-rollup connectivity for shared liquidity,cross-chain interactions, and KYC plumbing.
- Security model: rollups settle and inherit security from Ethereum's PoSsettlement layer.
- Low-cost, high-performance infrastructure designed for zero-fee gameplay,instant asset transfers, and scalable decentralized AI.
Ecosystem, Use Cases & Market Impact
- Metrics: Total Value Locked 1B+, 550M+ total transactions, 17M unique wallets,75+ Caldera chains.
- Use cases: Gaming (zero-cost NFT minting, instant cross-chain transfers), DeFi(compliant, high-throughput), and decentralized AI/LLM deployments.
- Notable projects in the ecosystem: Apechain, Hychain, B3, ClusterProtocol.ai,Holoworld.ai, Kinto, API3, Molten Network.
- Backing & growth: Investors named include Founders Fund, Dragonfly, Sequoia,1kx, Lattice, Alliance, and TrueBridge; positioned as a fast-growing rollup ecosystem on Ethereum.
- Developer resources & outreach: public docs, portal, blog, marketplace/portal,and community channels (Discord, X, Telegram).
Headquarters
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California
Website
caldera.xyz
17M
unique wallets in Caldera ecosystem
1B+
total value locked in Caldera ecosystem