TL;DR
- Binance activated Caldera (ERA) trading following its 27th HODLer airdrop, granting 20 million ERA tokens to BNB holders in Simple Earn (July 1–5).
- Since 15:30 UTC, users can trade ERA against USDT, USDC, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY.
- Caldera delivers a modular “internet of rollups,” letting developers deploy EVM-compatible chains with OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit, or ZK Stack on BNB Chain, and use liquid staking to fund gas.
Binance enabled Caldera (ERA) trading today after completing its 27th HODLer airdrop. The exchange distributed 20 million ERA tokens—2 % of the total supply—to users who staked BNB in Simple Earn between July 1 and 5. These tokens will arrive at least an hour before trading begins. A separate tranche of 20 million ERA will reserve tokens for marketing campaigns.
Starting at 15:30 UTC, traders can access ERA in the pairs USDT, USDC, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY. Simultaneously, Binance rolled out ERA perpetual contracts with leverage from 1× up to 75×, designed for high-risk, high-reward strategies. Within hours, trading volume surged past $31 million—a 497 % jump in 24 hours.
Why Caldera?
Caldera brands itself as a modular internet of rollups. Its platform simplifies launching Ethereum Virtual Machine–compatible chains without building infrastructure from scratch. Developers can spin up networks using OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit, or ZK Stack atop BNB Chain and cover gas fees via liquid staking. To date, Caldera supports over 50 rollups across multiple environments.
Binance Continues Expanding Its Offerings
The circulating supply of ERA at listing reached 148.5 million tokens, or 14.85 % of the total. By day’s end, ERA traded around $0.90, giving it a market cap of $133.42 million. In the hours after launch, ERA climbed 5.05 %.
With this addition, Binance reaffirms its backing of disruptive projects and its ability to generate new opportunities for users. Caldera accelerates the rollout of custom rollups, and Binance leveraged this integration to diversify its product suite with varying complexity
