Rise Chain Revamps its Focus on On-Chain Markets, Aims for New Performance Era

Ethereum Layer 2 project Rise Chain announced a significant shift in its strategy on November 13, 2025. The project is transitioning from a general-purpose L2 to an infrastructure dedicated to enabling high-speed trading and specialized DeFi execution on Ethereum. This change revolves around two core components: RISE MarketCore and RISEx, designed to support low-latency order execution for both decentralized and centralized market operations.