Deep Dive
1. Strategic Reserve Lockup (Bullish Impact)
Overview: On September 18, 2025, the Caldera Foundation announced a long-term reserve, purchasing 3.9M ERA from open markets and locking them indefinitely.
What this means: This reduces immediate circulating supply (148.5M) by ~2.6%, easing sell-side pressure. Combined with no withdrawal plans, it signals confidence in ERA’s utility as gas for Caldera’s 75+ rollups.
2. EigenDA V2 Integration (Mixed Impact)
Overview: Caldera’s August 2025 partnership with EigenCloud enables rollups to process 100 MB/s data throughput via EigenDA V2.
What this means: While technically bullish for adoption, the news is 4 months old. Recent price action likely reflects delayed recognition of its long-term value proposition for developers building high-throughput dApps.
3. Technical Rebound (Neutral Impact)
Overview: ERA’s price ($0.244) is testing the 30-day SMA ($0.252) with bullish MACD divergence (histogram: +0.0024) and RSI at 41.2 (neutral).
What this means: Short-term traders may be capitalizing on oversold conditions (7-day RSI hit 38.3). A break above $0.25 (23.6% Fibonacci retracement) could target $0.277 (50% level).
Conclusion
ERA’s 24h rise reflects a mix of reduced supply pressure, latent optimism around scalability upgrades, and technical buying. However, the broader downtrend (-55.91% over 60 days) and “Fear” market sentiment (CMC index: 22) warrant caution.
Key watch: Can ERA hold above the 30-day SMA ($0.252) to confirm a trend reversal, or will macro headwinds drag it back toward $0.215 (yearly low)?