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 99 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of September 2026, ranking #7,366 (top 5%) among 486,037 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 4,847 posts and has 43,993 followers as of September 2026. The account has been mentioned by 216 accounts, with 503 total mentions.
Who follows RISE on X?
The accounts that follow RISE include 390 founders, 107 angel investors, 208 influencers and 11 VCs. Among them are David Hoffman, Tarun Chitra, sassal.ethacc, Sandeep, John Wang and Mario Nawfal.