PANews reported on September 16 that according to The Block, Layer 2 protocol RISE Chain completed a US$3.2 million seed round of financing, led by Finality Capital, with participation from Orange DAO, DACM, ether.fi Ventures, P2 Ventures, MH Ventures, Public Works, Vitalik Buterin, Stani Kulechov, Anthony Sassano (also known as sassal.eth), DCF God and others.