Caldera launches Guardian Nodes, creating a new path for teams to raise funds and decentralize their network

San
Francisco,
United
States,
May
24th,
2024,
Chainwire

• Rollup-as-a-Service
  platform
  Caldera
  is
  launching
  Guardian
  Nodes,
  a
  production-ready
  node
  system
  that
  enables
  network
  users
  to
  verify
  rollup
  blocks
  for
  rewards.
• HYCHAIN,
  the
  first
  team
  to
  leverage
  this
  system
  with
  Caldera,
  generated
  $8
  million
  from
  their
  initial
  node
  sale.

Caldera,
the
leading
Rollup-as-a-Service
(RaaS)
platform,
currently
powers
over
fifty
EVM
rollups
(including
Manta,
Injective
inEVM,
Kinto,
HYCHAIN,
Treasure,
and
ApeChain)
that
secure
~$1B
in
total
value
locked.

Along
with
their
core
rollup
infrastructure,
Caldera
offers
a
catalog
of
over
50
integrations
across
the
modular
stack
and
an
assortment
of
other
custom
user-facing
tools
for
chains
to
leverage. 

Guardian
Nodes
are
the
latest
addition
to
that
list.

The
Background

Today,
the
majority
of
L1
blockchains
operate
using
a
proof-of-stake
model,
where
a
chain’s
participants
are
incentivized
via
network
rewards
to
lend
their
stake
and
validate
the
chain.

This
incentive
structure
fosters
decentralization
by
encouraging
individual
stakers
to
operate
honest
validators,
while
punishing
those
who
don’t,
making
for
an
extremely
high
cost
to
attack
a
network
and
compromise
its
security.

Decentralizing
Rollups

EVM
rollups
have
all
but
solved
the
scalability
problem,
with
L2s
and
L3s
on
Ethereum
enabling
virtually
infinite
scale.
But,
there’s
still
no
incentive
for
honest
network
participants
to
monitor
these
rollups.

Caldera’s
Guardian
Nodes
allow
teams
to
decentralize
their
rollups
by
enabling
users
to
verify
blocks
and
secure
the
network
in
exchange
for
rewards.
Under
the
hood,
this
is
accomplished
by
introducing
a
novel
“light
verifier”
to
Arbitrum
rollups
that
allows
Guardian
Node
operators
to
verify
Nitro
batches
on
everyday
hardware
without
needing
to
run
a
full
node.

Teams
can
launch
Guardian
Nodes
to
their
users
through
a
“Node
Sale”,
which
distributes
“keys”
that
authenticate
a
node’s
eligibility
to
submit
claims
and
earn
rewards,
granting
purchasers
the
ability
to
operate
a
Guardian
Node
on
a
given
rollup.

HYCHAIN,
the
first
team
to
leverage
this
system,
raised
over
$8m
across
16,000+
node
keys
in
just
2
weeks,
completely
supercharging
their
community
while
generating
significant
revenue
for
their
project.

By
enabling
more
parties
to
watch
over
a
rollup
and
identify
malicious
behavior,
the
network’s
security
grows
more
robust—
a
crucial
step
to
establishing
trust
in
the
chain’s
correctness.
This
in
turn
generates
more
demand
for
a
rollup’s
native
token,
which
is
required
for
users
to
participate
in
validation
and
helps
provide
practical
cryptoeconomic
security
for
the
network.

Guardians
Nodes
are
another
notch
in
the
belt
of
Caldera’s
impressive
infrastructure
solution.
With
the
success
of
HYCHAIN’s
launch,
we
expect
more
teams
building
rollups
to
leverage
this
innovative
product
in
the
coming
months.

To
get
started
with
a
high
performance
rollup,
visit
Caldera’s
website

here
and/or
book
a
call

here.

Contact

Growth
Alex
Gu
Caldera
[email protected]
4844329611