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Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Mawari Partners with Caldera to Launch Mawari Network, Enabling Real-Time Streaming of Immersive, AI-Powered Experiences Globally
Caldera, the internet of interconnected, modular blockchains, announced a partnership with Mawari, which is launching its network to power global infrastructure for real-time streaming of immersive 3D content. The partnership additionally positions Mawari Network to join Caldera's metalayer interoperability network, enhancing the platform's ability to deliver high-performance, low-latency AR/VR experiences worldwide. Mawari Network represents a breakthrough in decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), orchestrating storage, bandwidth, and rendering capabilities through a globally distributed network of GPU nodes. The platform's patented 3D streaming technology reduces bandwidth usage by 80% while ensuring seamless delivery of interactive, immersive, and contextually relevant spatial computing experiences. 'Caldera lets us persist stream-quality measurements—latency, jitter, dropped frames, and frame accuracy—on-chain in near real time,' said Luis Oscar Ramirez, Founder & CEO of Mawari. 'Guardian Nodes produce signed QoS attestations that are batched to the rollup; these records inform node reputation, routing, and reward calculations based on observed performance. Anchoring this loop on Caldera's high-throughput rollup makes our quality and usage data transparent and auditable for the Mawari Network ecosystem.' 'We're incredibly excited to have Mawari join the Caldera ecosystem,' said Matthew Katz, CEO of Caldera. 'Mawari is pioneering an entirely new application of blockchain technology for the delivery of XR content.' Proven Market Adoption Mawari's XR streaming technology is already being used by two of Japan's biggest VTuber agencies – Brave group and Virtual Avex. Together, they first showcased Mawari's vTubeXR product at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Japan in late May and each are part of Mawari's Early Access Program, designed to give Early Access Partners priority access to new features, dedicated onboarding support, and customizable monetization opportunities. Mawari plans to expand vTubeXR to a broader range of VTuber production companies and IP holders, supporting the evolution of both user experience and business models. Technical Innovation Meets Market Demand The Mawari Network utilizes two core technologies: Mawari's patented spatial streaming technology that works with Unity and Unreal Engine, and a strategically distributed network of edge computing nodes positioned near end-users. This architecture enables smooth AR/VR experiences on everyday devices by handling computationally intensive rendering remotely. With the extended reality market projected to exceed 100 million devices within five years, Mawari's DePIN approach democratizes participation by allowing anyone with GPU capacity to contribute to the network while earning rewards. Looking Forward The launch marks a significant milestone in bridging XR and Web3 technologies. Mawari Network's utility-based revenue model, backed by physical infrastructure and growing enterprise partnerships, positions the platform for sustainable growth across market cycles. About Caldera Caldera is the internet of blockchains, an ecosystem of modular, interconnected, and customizable chains. Caldera enables blockchain companies to launch their own scalable blockchains and interoperate with assets across hundreds of other ecosystems. Caldera secures $400M+ in total value and has processed 850M+ transactions across 27M+ unique addresses. About Mawari Mawari, the world's first Immersive Compute Network, streams AI‑driven XR experiences globally in real time with near‑zero latency, seamlessly merging digital intelligence with physical reality to deliver lifelike 3D avatar agents. Contact CEO
Int'l Business Times
07-08-2025
- Business
- Int'l Business Times
Caldera Announces Partnership with EigenCloud to Integrate EigenDA V2
San Francisco, California, August 7th, 2025, Chainwire Constellation Labs d/b/a Caldera, the leading provider of rollup infrastructure solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with EigenCloud to integrate EigenDA V2 into its rollup engine. This integration unlocks industry-leading data throughput capabilities of 100 MB/s for blockchain rollups, representing a significant leap forward in blockchain scalability and performance. The partnership addresses one of the most critical challenges facing blockchain rollups today: efficient data availability. Rollups must post their transaction data to ensure the chain's state can be verified and maintained. Traditionally, this data is posted directly to Ethereum's Layer 1 (L1), which can be both expensive and limiting in terms of scalability. By leveraging a dedicated Data Availability (DA) layer instead of relying solely on Ethereum L1, rollups can achieve significantly higher performance while reducing costs. This approach opens the door to unlimited use cases and enables blockchain applications to scale without compromising on security or decentralization. 'We're incredibly excited to integrate EigenDA V2 into Caldera's rollup engine, offering unmatched scale to our partner projects', said Matthew Katz, CEO of Constellation Labs. 'As an increasingly large set of companies come on-chain – including payment companies, fintechs, and banks – the ability to scale to new levels is absolutely paramount'. EigenDA: Built for the Future of Blockchain Infrastructure EigenDA represents a next-generation DA solution that draws inspiration from Danksharding while eliminating the need for independent consensus mechanisms. This innovative approach allows EigenDA to harness the decentralized trust inherent in the Ethereum network, backed by millions of dollars in restaked ETH to provide bulletproof economic security. The solution offers several key advantages that set it apart in the competitive data availability landscape: Guaranteed Bandwidth Through Reservations: EigenDA is the only DA solution to offer data reservations, ensuring that rollups receive guaranteed bandwidth at a fixed cost. This predictability is crucial for enterprise applications and high-throughput use cases that require consistent performance. Proven Performance at Scale: The capabilities of EigenDA are not theoretical—they've been tested and proven in real-world conditions. The Eigen team successfully demonstrated the platform's power by posting the live chain state of all Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains on EigenDA. Seamless Integration Through Caldera's Platform The EigenDA V2 integration will be available as a one-click option within the Caldera dashboard for any new rollup deployment. This streamlined approach eliminates the technical complexity traditionally associated with integrating advanced data availability solutions, making cutting-edge performance accessible to developers regardless of their infrastructure expertise. Existing Caldera chains may elect to switch to EigenDA V2. This flexibility ensures that all Caldera users can benefit from the partnership, whether they're launching new projects or optimizing existing deployments. About Caldera Caldera is a leading provider of rollup infrastructure solutions, making it easy for developers and organizations to deploy and manage high-performance blockchain rollups. Based in San Francisco and operating as Constellation Labs dba Caldera, the company is committed to advancing blockchain scalability and accessibility through innovative infrastructure solutions. For more information, users can visit Caldera's Official Website | X | Telegram | LinkedIn Contact CEO Matthew Katz Constellation Labs, d/b/a Caldera matt@
Business Insider
07-08-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Caldera Announces Partnership with EigenCloud to Integrate EigenDA V2
Constellation Labs d/b/a Caldera, the leading provider of rollup infrastructure solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with EigenCloud to integrate EigenDA V2 into its rollup engine. This integration unlocks industry-leading data throughput capabilities of 100 MB/s for blockchain rollups, representing a significant leap forward in blockchain scalability and performance. The partnership addresses one of the most critical challenges facing blockchain rollups today: efficient data availability. Rollups must post their transaction data to ensure the chain's state can be verified and maintained. Traditionally, this data is posted directly to Ethereum's Layer 1 (L1), which can be both expensive and limiting in terms of scalability. By leveraging a dedicated Data Availability (DA) layer instead of relying solely on Ethereum L1, rollups can achieve significantly higher performance while reducing costs. This approach opens the door to unlimited use cases and enables blockchain applications to scale without compromising on security or decentralization. 'We're incredibly excited to integrate EigenDA V2 into Caldera's rollup engine, offering unmatched scale to our partner projects', said Matthew Katz, CEO of Constellation Labs. 'As an increasingly large set of companies come on-chain – including payment companies, fintechs, and banks – the ability to scale to new levels is absolutely paramount'. EigenDA: Built for the Future of Blockchain Infrastructure EigenDA represents a next-generation DA solution that draws inspiration from Danksharding while eliminating the need for independent consensus mechanisms. This innovative approach allows EigenDA to harness the decentralized trust inherent in the Ethereum network, backed by millions of dollars in restaked ETH to provide bulletproof economic security. The solution offers several key advantages that set it apart in the competitive data availability landscape: Guaranteed Bandwidth Through Reservations: EigenDA is the only DA solution to offer data reservations, ensuring that rollups receive guaranteed bandwidth at a fixed cost. This predictability is crucial for enterprise applications and high-throughput use cases that require consistent performance. Proven Performance at Scale: The capabilities of EigenDA are not theoretical—they've been tested and proven in real-world conditions. The Eigen team successfully demonstrated the platform's power by posting the live chain state of all Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains on EigenDA. The EigenDA V2 integration will be available as a one-click option within the Caldera dashboard for any new rollup deployment. This streamlined approach eliminates the technical complexity traditionally associated with integrating advanced data availability solutions, making cutting-edge performance accessible to developers regardless of their infrastructure expertise. Existing Caldera chains may elect to switch to EigenDA V2. This flexibility ensures that all Caldera users can benefit from the partnership, whether they're launching new projects or optimizing existing deployments. About Caldera Caldera is a leading provider of rollup infrastructure solutions, making it easy for developers and organizations to deploy and manage high-performance blockchain rollups. Based in San Francisco and operating as Constellation Labs dba Caldera, the company is committed to advancing blockchain scalability and accessibility through innovative infrastructure solutions. Contact CEO Matthew Katz
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The right of Coloradans to vote should be protected
Matthew Katz delivers a ballot at a drop box outside the Denver Elections Division offices on April 4, 2023. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) Coloradans know a thing or two about what makes America beautiful. Beyond the overwhelming splendor of nature, the state also boasts a trendsetting history of passing critical laws before the rest of the nation follows its lead — including granting women the right to vote nearly three decades before the federal government ratified the 19th Amendment. Now, Colorado legislators are considering the Colorado Voting Rights Act. This important Colorado legislation is also known as Senate Bill 25-1, meaning it's the very first bill introduced by the state's Senate this year. However, there are still many processes the bill must endure before it can become law. It passed its first committee hearing on Tuesday. Every step of the journey, it's imperative that Colorado legislators never lose sight of how this bill can impact their constituents. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX The bill contains commonsense policies designed to protect the voting access Coloradans enjoy today, and it sets fair standards to ensure all Colorado citizens have an equal chance to make their voices heard by voting. Specifically, the act would prohibit election methods and district maps that unfairly drown out the voices of communities of color, and would also prohibit election practices that lead to disparities in voting. This is critical, because Coloradans still face large racial disparities in voter turnout. In fact, it's estimated that if the barriers that cause voting disparities were removed, voter turnout in 2020 would have been roughly 5.1 percentage points higher, and turnout in 2022 would have been around 6.1 points higher. Although there is a federal voting rights act which does offer some protections, courts have gutted the act over the years — meaning it no longer fully protects the freedom to vote. The Colorado Voting Rights Act would help fill the holes courts have ripped in the federal legislation. At the same time, it would also offer expanded protections like creating a statewide election database, expanding access to multilingual ballots, and improving voting access on tribal lands. For those interested in learning more about the Colorado Voting Rights Act and other states' voting rights acts, you're in luck. The Center for American Progress recently partnered with the Legal Defense Fund to launch a video explainer series, which will feature a new video each month through June 2025. These videos will explain everything you need to know about state voting rights acts and how they can protect the freedom to vote from dangerous, discriminatory attacks. A recent national poll revealed 73% of polled voters want their representative to prioritize passing a state voting rights act. And this isn't a partisan matter — that 73% represents voters across the political spectrum. Coloradans deserve fair elections where every citizen has an equal chance to make their voice heard to their government. It's clear Coloradans want their leaders to continue paving the way forward on voting rights. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
