The Handelsblatt, a leading German business and finance daily publication, recently highlighted and confirmed that the

RISE ICO was indeed stopped by German BaFin

BaFin = Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
(The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany)

 

source:
https://app.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/krypto-finanzierungsrunden-deutsche-finanzaufsicht-stoppt-erstmals-virtuellen-boersengang/24011638.html