Rise Chain Shifts Focus to Specialized On-Chain Markets

Ethereum Layer 2 project Rise Chain announced a strategic shift on November 13, 2025. The project is moving away from its previous general-purpose L2 architecture and will be focusing on infrastructure specifically designed for programmable onchain markets. This announcement unveiled two core components – RISE MarketCore and RISEx – aimed at enabling faster trading and more specialized DeFi applications on Ethereum. The move addresses performance limitations often encountered by contemporary Layer 2s, particularly in applications requiring low-latency order execution.