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ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Rollup-as-a-Service platform Caldera has announced the establishment of the Caldera Foundation, dedicated to promoting the decentralization of the Metalayer and Caldera networks and the expansion of their ecosystem.Currently, the Caldera ecosystem has locked a total value of over $750 million across 25+ blockchains, with nearly 300 million transactions completed.

ChainCatcher message, the shared sequencer network Astria announces the launch of Astria Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS), allowing the deployment of Rollups as easily and permissionlessly as deploying smart contracts. Rollups deployed using Astria RaaS produce blocks using a shared sequencer network, which is decentralized by default, inheriting Astria's censorship-resistant fast confirmations, while relying on Celestia for data availability.

ChainCatcher news, OKX Ventures announced an investment in the zkRollup-based Layer2 network Taiko. Taiko enables developers and users to securely experience Ethereum with lower transaction fees and without having to consider any changes.OKX Ventures founder Dora stated that the zk-EVM built by Taiko belongs to the Type 1 tier, which means complete Ethereum equivalence. It is one of the most promising projects in the current zkEVM space and is one of the five ZK-EVM contenders mentioned by Vitalik Buterin on Twitter.