Arbitrum's developer Offchain Labs announced at CES 2025 that the Arbitrum Foundation has awarded the largest developer grant in history to South Korea's Lotte Group. Lotte Group is a multi-billion dollar South Korean conglomerate known for its vast shopping malls, media companies, and entertainment asset portfolio.

A representative from the company declined to disclose the specific amount of the grant at this 'stage', according to Offchain Labs, this grant solidifies Arbitrum's position as the main blockchain infrastructure provider for Lotte's metaverse gaming platform Caliverse.