Everyone’s busy debating L3 vs L2 vs “modular meta,” but @Calderaxyz just quietly became the internet backbone of Ethereum’s rollup future.
TL;DR? They’ve:
→ Launched 75+ custom rollups
→ Hit $1B+ TVL
→ Processed 550M txns
→ Onboarded 17M unique wallets
→ Shipped intent-based bridging (Metalayer magic)
→ AND now power infra for AI agents via GenLayer’s testnet
The Metalayer is wild as it’s a unifying mesh for the rollup multiverse. It makes Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon, and every EVM chain feel like neighborhoods on the same cosmic block.
With <2s finality and “dApp teleports” across chains, it’s less bridging, more Stargate.
@evans1vn nailed it the other day saying, intent-based bridging flips UX from “manual mode” to “autopilot.” You don’t pick chains. You just do things. And @jimmyboolish dropping stats like $517M in TVL and 45 rollups live? Let’s just say the receipts are loud.
Also, let’s not forget that GenLayer testnet has now commenced.
It’s a fully agentic AI trust infra, built on Caldera.
AI agents making real-world calls, decisions, and transactions but rollup-native. Not vaporware. Not waitlist hype.
Also their one-click rollup deployment saves devs from gray hairs. As @hodl_strong put it, “this is where the gold is.” No more setting up chains like it’s 2019. You deploy and go. Imagine if AWS let you spin up a chain instead of a server.
10x–100x cheaper txs. Instant bridging. Full EVM compatibility. 2s blocks. Rollups on rails. And VCs like Sequoia and Dragonfly backing the entire stack.
Gmera Frens


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