RISE is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built for high-speed onchain markets and trading, co-founded by Sam Battenally as CEO. RISE's Twitter Score is 100 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #7,396 (top 5%) among 483,914 tracked accounts.
RISE targets sub-3ms latency and a capacity exceeding 100,000 transactions per second, with security inherited from Ethereum. The project has raised a total of $8 million in capital, including a $4 million round from Galaxy Ventures. Backers also include Vitalik Buterin and Stani Kulechov.
RISE is affiliated with RISEx, the trading platform the chain is designed to power. In November 2025, RISE acquired BSX Labs, the team previously behind the BSX perpetuals exchange on Base, bringing that engineering talent into the project.
RISE has published 4,819 posts and has 44,344 followers as of August 2026. The account has been mentioned by 209 accounts, with 483 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow RISE include 342 founders, 90 angel investors, 189 influencers and 9 VCs. Among them are David Hoffman, Tarun Chitra, sassal.ethacc, Sandeep, John Wang and Mario Nawfal.