{
 "generated": "2026-09-18",
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  "name": "Caldera",
  "slug": "caldera",
  "category": "evm_rpc",
  "category_label": "RPC infrastructure",
  "url": "https://caldera.xyz/",
  "pricing_url": "https://caldera.xyz/",
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   "rpc.standard",
   "rpc.dedicated",
   "rollup hosting (Rollup Engine)",
   "cross-rollup messaging and shared liquidity (Metalayer)"
  ],
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  "chain_families": [
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  ],
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    {
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     },
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      "text": "75+ Caldera chains, all settling on Ethereum, with $1B+ TVL, 550M total transactions and 17M unique wallets claimed on the homepage. The Rollup Engine deploys customizable app chains and Metalayer connects them for shared liquidity and cross-chain interaction. No Avalanche coverage is claimed - the platform is Ethereum-settled rollups only.",
      "source_refs": [],
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      "last_verified": "2026-09-18"
     }
    },
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      "name": "Ethereum Mainnet",
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     },
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     "evidence": {
      "text": "75+ Caldera chains, all settling on Ethereum, with $1B+ TVL, 550M total transactions and 17M unique wallets claimed on the homepage. The Rollup Engine deploys customizable app chains and Metalayer connects them for shared liquidity and cross-chain interaction. No Avalanche coverage is claimed - the platform is Ethereum-settled rollups only.",
      "source_refs": [],
      "verified": false,
      "last_verified": "2026-09-18"
     }
    },
    {
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      "id": "avalanche",
      "name": "Avalanche ecosystem",
      "family": "evm"
     },
     "status": "not_supported",
     "evidence": {
      "text": "Avalanche: no. The platform hosts Ethereum-settled rollups only.",
      "source_refs": [],
      "verified": false,
      "last_verified": "2026-09-18"
     }
    }
   ],
   "raw": {
    "chains_note": "75+ Caldera chains, all settling on Ethereum, with $1B+ TVL, 550M total transactions and 17M unique wallets claimed on the homepage. The Rollup Engine deploys customizable app chains and Metalayer connects them for shared liquidity and cross-chain interaction. No Avalanche coverage is claimed - the platform is Ethereum-settled rollups only.",
    "avalanche_support": "Avalanche: no. The platform hosts Ethereum-settled rollups only."
   }
  },
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   "rpc.dedicated",
   "api.dex"
  ],
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    ],
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    "scope": "provider",
    "source_refs": [],
    "verified": false,
    "last_verified": "2026-09-18"
   },
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     "rpc.dedicated"
    ],
    "status": "reported",
    "scope": "provider",
    "source_refs": [],
    "verified": false,
    "last_verified": "2026-09-18"
   },
   {
    "raw": "rollup hosting (Rollup Engine)",
    "class_ids": [],
    "status": "reported",
    "scope": "provider",
    "source_refs": [],
    "verified": false,
    "last_verified": "2026-09-18"
   },
   {
    "raw": "cross-rollup messaging and shared liquidity (Metalayer)",
    "class_ids": [
     "api.dex"
    ],
    "status": "reported",
    "scope": "provider",
    "source_refs": [],
    "verified": false,
    "last_verified": "2026-09-18"
   }
  ],
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   "band": "fresh",
   "age_days": 0,
   "last_verified": "2026-09-18",
   "as_of": "2026-09-18"
  },
  "status": "active",
  "promo_state": "none",
  "avalanche_support": "Avalanche: no. The platform hosts Ethereum-settled rollups only.",
  "avalanche_flag": "no",
  "access_model_raw": "enterprise-only",
  "access_model": "enterprise-only",
  "free_tier": "Not published. The site has no pricing page and every call to action is 'Book A Call'.",
  "rate_limit": "Not published.",
  "paid_from": "Not published - sales-led, with no list price, trial or self-serve tier anywhere on the site.",
  "pricing_unit": "unverified (no pricing published)",
  "promos": null,
  "notes": "[2026-09-18] Added with verified: false. No pricing, free tier or rate limit is published anywhere on caldera.xyz, so all three fields record non-disclosure rather than a figure. Homepage numbers (75+ chains, $1B+ TVL, 550M transactions, 17M wallets) are vendor claims. The footer still reads 'Caldera 2025', so parts of the site may be stale; re-check for a pricing page on the next rotation.",
  "sources": [
   "https://caldera.xyz/"
  ],
  "verified": false,
  "last_verified": "2026-09-18",
  "page": "/providers/caldera.html"
 },
 "changes": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-18",
   "provider": "Caldera",
   "type": "new-service",
   "title": "Caldera added to the tracker (evm_rpc)",
   "summary": "Newly tracked provider. No pricing, free tier or rate limit is published by the provider, so the record captures non-disclosure rather than figures. Access model: enterprise-only.",
   "sources": [
    "https://caldera.xyz/"
   ],
   "verified": false
  }
 ]
}