Arbitrum launches expansion plan and developer association to support the creation of custom chains

Arbitrum Foundation and Offchain Labs announced the launch of a new Arbitrum extension plan and the Arbitrum Developer Association. This program will provide a more convenient self-service path for teams interested in launching projects on the Arbitrum technology chain, allowing them to join the extension plan and launch custom Arbitrum Orbit chains. This means that any project can deploy its own customized version of the Arbitrum technology stack.

The feature of Arbitrum Orbit is that these chains will have complete control over their governance and will not require outsourcing governance or sharing governance with other chains and ecosystems. Through this program, teams can freely customize and innovate.

In addition, two main requirements for participating in the Arbitrum extension plan are that participants need to contribute a portion of their profits back to the Arbitrum ecosystem, and the deployed Rollup must exclusively rely on the Ethereum chain or a chain secured by Ethereum.

The Arbitrum Developer Association is a new initiative aimed at helping fund core Arbitrum development and attracting the best development teams to contribute to the Arbitrum technology stack. The implementation of this program is expected to further strengthen the Ethereum ecosystem, allowing Arbitrum's advanced technology to be used by any team wishing to launch L2 or L3 in the Ethereum ecosystem.