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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"e36bc4fb-c345-47a7-90ff-9cb2f57d28c5","kind":"publish","page_slug":"adi","published_at":"2026-07-22T12:32:21.471Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"ADI","sections":[{"content":"ADI Chain is an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 blockchain built on zkSync's zkStack and powered by the Airbender zero-knowledge proof system developed by Matter Labs. It is positioned as institutional-grade infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWA), targeting governments, financial institutions, and enterprises primarily in the MENA region, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. ADI Foundation, based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), is the developing entity. It is a subsidiary of Sirius International Holding, which is itself the digital arm of International Holding Company (IHC) — one of the largest conglomerates in the UAE with a capitalization exceeding $240 billion. IHC is chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. ADI Foundation CEO Andrey Lazorenko previously worked as an advisor at Orderly Network and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The ADI Foundation's stated mission is to bring one billion people into the digital economy by 2030. Semafor first reported in October 2025 that Sheikh Tahnoon's entities were driving the project, describing it as encompassing international payments, digital identity, and energy trading. IHC maintains 'relatively opaque' corporate reporting practices and is noted to have few analyst coverage despite its dominant position on Abu Dhabi's stock exchange.","heading":"Project Identity and Background","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Semafor: Sheikh Tahnoon's firms are pushing a massive stablecoin project","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.semafor.com/article/10/03/2025/sheikh-tahnoons-firms-are-pushing-a-massive-stablecoin-project"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BusinessWire: Abu Dhabi-based ADI Foundation Launches Testnet of ADI Chain","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250821599488/en/Abu-Dhabi-based-ADI-Foundation-Launches-Testnet-of-ADI-Chain"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ADI Foundation official website","type":"official","url":"https://www.adi.foundation/foundation"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crunchbase: Andrey Lazorenko profile","type":"other","url":"https://www.crunchbase.com/person/andrey-lazorenko"}]},{"content":"The ADI token has a maximum supply of 999,999,999 (approximately 1 billion). As of July 2026, circulating supply stands at roughly 97–130 million tokens across different data providers. The token functions as the primary gas token for ADI Chain transactions, a settlement currency for enterprise applications, and a staking instrument for network participation. Token allocation is divided across four disclosed categories: Community Fund (35%), Team and Shareholders (22.5%), Treasury (18%), and Community Airdrop (12.8%). At token generation event (TGE) on December 9, 2025, only a small fraction was released, with the bulk subject to a linear vesting schedule extending through 2031 for most tranches. The Team and Shareholders category — representing 22.5% of total supply — remains approximately 75% locked, which the project cites as an alignment mechanism. Monthly unlock cadence on the 9th of each month reduces cliff-related supply shock risk. The investor allocation breakdown and specific lock-up terms for strategic backers were not fully disclosed in public documentation as of the investigation date.","heading":"Token Economics and Vesting","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoRank: ADI Chain Token Vesting Schedule","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/price/adi-chain/vesting"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ADI Foundation: Introducing the $ADI Token","type":"official","url":"https://www.adi.foundation/blog/introducing-the-adi-token"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ADI Chain Documentation: ADI Tokenomics Overview","type":"official","url":"https://docs.adi.foundation/adi-token/adi-tokenomics-overview"}]},{"content":"ADI Chain has secured a number of high-profile institutional partnerships and regulatory endorsements that distinguish it from most crypto projects. The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) approved the operational launch of DDSC, a UAE dirham-backed stablecoin issued by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on ADI Chain, in February 2026. This makes ADI Chain the settlement infrastructure for a state-sanctioned stablecoin backed by the UAE's largest bank, which holds over $330 billion in assets. BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton each announced Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with ADI Foundation in December 2025 to explore blockchain integration for financial markets, payments, and tokenized assets. ADI Foundation also signed an MoU with M-Pesa Africa in January 2026 to extend blockchain infrastructure to M-Pesa's 60+ million monthly users across eight African markets. A Chainlink partnership was announced to support stablecoin and tokenization strategies across MENA and Asia. These are presented as MoUs — non-binding letters of intent — rather than executed commercial agreements, and it is not confirmed which, if any, have progressed to live deployments as of the investigation date.","heading":"Institutional Partnerships and Regulatory Legitimacy","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"The Defiant: Dirham-Backed Stablecoin DDSC Launches on ADI Chain, Licensed by the UAE Central Bank","type":"news_article","url":"https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/dirham-backed-stablecoin-ddsc-launches-on-adi-chain-licensed-by-the-uae-central-bank"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GlobeNewswire: BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton Announce Collaboration with the ADI Foundation","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/12/18/3207534/0/en/BlackRock-Mastercard-and-Franklin-Templeton-Announce-Collaboration-with-the-ADI-Foundation-Signaling-Institutional-Adoption.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GlobeNewswire: ADI Foundation Partners with M-Pesa","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/08/3215119/0/en/ADI-Foundation-Partners-with-M-Pesa-to-Bring-60-Million-Mobile-Money-Platform-Users-Onchain.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Paypers: CBUAE approves UAE dirham stablecoin DDSC launch on ADI Chain","type":"news_article","url":"https://thepaypers.com/crypto-web3-and-cbdc/news/cbuae-approves-uae-dirham-backed-stablecoin-ddsc-launch-on-adi-chain"}]},{"content":"Ajay Bhatia, described as the ADI Foundation's Principal Council Member and CEO of Sirius International Holding, settled insider trading charges with India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) in September 2025. SEBI found that Bhatia, while serving as Managing Director and CEO of QuantLase Lab LLC (an IHC subsidiary), received unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI) regarding a 3,850 crore rupee preferential allotment of Adani Green Energy shares to IHC Capital Holding LLC. He executed trades worth 8.69 crore rupees across Adani Green Energy (AGEL), Adani Enterprises (AEL), and Adani Transmission (ATL), generating unlawful gains of 55.34 lakh rupees. Under the settlement terms dated September 16, 2025, Bhatia agreed to pay 1.04 crore rupees, disgorge gains, and accepted a voluntary six-month debarment from trading in Indian securities markets. He was not criminally charged. ADI Foundation has not publicly addressed this settlement in the context of its leadership disclosures.","heading":"Leadership Concerns: Insider Trading Settlement","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Moneylife: QuantLase Lab MD Ajay Bhatia and Supreet Singh Luthra Pay Rs1.44 Crore, Accept 6-month Ban to Settle Adani Green Energy Insider Trading Case","type":"news_article","url":"https://moneylife.in/article/quantlase-lab-md-ajay-bhatia-and-supreet-singh-luthra-pay-rs144-crore-accept-6month-ban-to-settle-adani-green-energy-insider-trading-case/78300.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Front Office Sports: Why Did FIFA Do a Deal With an Obscure Prediction Market?","type":"news_article","url":"https://frontofficesports.com/fifa-world-cup-abu-dhabi-blockchain-prediction-market/"}]},{"content":"ADI Predictstreet, a prediction market platform operated by Finstreet (a subsidiary tracing to Sirius International Holding and therefore to ADI Foundation's parent structure), was named the Official Prediction Market Partner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The partnership and platform raised several documented concerns. First, ADI Predictstreet's Gibraltar license was alleged to have been granted nine days after incorporation, reportedly at the justice minister's personal discretion, prompting criticism of a rushed or irregular approval process. Second, the platform's planned April 9, 2026 launch failed to materialize, with the company quietly removing the launch date announcement before the platform went live on June 8, 2026. Third, CEO Dimitrios Psarrakis co-founded the Brussels Council lobbying entity with Greek MEP Eva Kaili in 2022, months before Kaili was arrested as part of the Qatargate scandal — charges including corruption, money laundering, and participation in a criminal organization connected to Qatar's World Cup hosting bid. European prosecutors also investigated Psarrakis separately regarding whether Kaili used fraudulent funds to pay assistants; he was never charged. ADI Predictstreet stated publicly that Psarrakis 'collaborated with MP Eva Kaili until 2021, prior to her arrest' and 'has never been charged with any wrongdoing.' Fourth, the platform initially opened to US traders without a CFTC license, relying on Gibraltar licensing for US access before pivoting to a partnership with Fanatics Markets for CFTC-regulated US exposure in 23 states. Crypto journalist David Canellis alleged the token distribution structure was 'heavily skewed towards insiders' in a pattern historically associated with price manipulation.","heading":"ADI Predictstreet: Subsidiary Red Flags and Qatargate Ties","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside World Football: Murky waters? FIFA betting partner Adi Predictstreet launch suspended, suspicions grow over new CEO appointment","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2026/04/10/murky-waters-fifa-betting-partner-adi-predictstreet-launch-suspended-suspicions-grow-new-ceo-appointment/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Front Office Sports: Why Did FIFA Do a Deal With an Obscure Prediction Market?","type":"news_article","url":"https://frontofficesports.com/fifa-world-cup-abu-dhabi-blockchain-prediction-market/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoNews: FIFA Prediction Partner ADI Predictstreet Opens to US Traders Despite Licensing Questions","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/analytics/32990121/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Yahoo Sports: FIFA Chose an Unknown Crypto Firm Over Polymarket — Here's Why People Are Suspicious","type":"news_article","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fifa-chose-unknown-crypto-firm-120215263.html"}]},{"content":"ADI Chain's core design creates an inherent tension between its institutional-grade compliance framework and the decentralization principles typically associated with public blockchains. The project's ownership chain flows directly to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan through IHC, concentrating ultimate governance authority in the hands of a member of the UAE's ruling family. Semafor noted that IHC has 'relatively opaque' corporate reporting practices despite dominating Abu Dhabi's stock exchange. The network's validator set, node control mechanisms, censorship capabilities, and account freeze provisions have not been publicly detailed in a manner that allows independent verification of decentralization claims. ADI Chain positions its compliance-native architecture as a feature for institutional adoption, but critics note that sovereign-backed blockchains inherently carry risks of state censorship, geopolitical exposure (including potential sanctions implications), and single-point governance failure if the political environment in the UAE shifts. The stablecoin infrastructure — DDSC — is issued by First Abu Dhabi Bank, itself a UAE state-linked entity, further concentrating the ecosystem's dependencies. The $50 million strategic investment announced July 13, 2026 did not disclose the identity of the investor(s), limiting independent assessment of funding source risk.","heading":"Centralization and Governance Risks","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Semafor: Sheikh Tahnoon's firms are pushing a massive stablecoin project","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.semafor.com/article/10/03/2025/sheikh-tahnoons-firms-are-pushing-a-massive-stablecoin-project"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Dan Lounsbury: ADI Chain: Sovereign Blockchain at the Crossroads of Infrastructure and Power","type":"research","url":"https://danlounsbury.com/adi-chain-sovereign-blockchain-at-the-crossroads-of-infrastructure-and-power/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GlobeNewswire: ADI Chain Secures USD 50 Million Strategic Investment","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/13/3326169/0/en/adi-chain-secures-usd-50-million-strategic-investment-to-accelerate-sovereign-digital-infrastructure-for-governments-and-institutions.html"}]},{"content":"ADI Chain commissioned Hacken, a blockchain security firm, to conduct smart contract security audits on three components: the Certificate Storage contract (audit completed January 30, 2026), the WADI ERC-20 token contract (completed February 13, 2026), and the Gasless Paymaster ERC-4337 contract (completed February 24, 2026). The Gasless Paymaster audit identified 16 findings in the initial review, all of which the ADI Foundation reports were resolved before the final report was issued. The WADI and Certificate Storage audits identified 7 and 4 findings respectively. Severity classifications ranged from critical vulnerabilities to lower-severity gas efficiency issues; the Foundation reported all findings were addressed. ADI Foundation also cited OpenZeppelin as providing institutional-grade smart contract standards for token infrastructure, though a separately published OpenZeppelin audit report was not identified during this investigation. Independent verification of audit findings and resolution is available through Hacken's public reporting portal.","heading":"Smart Contract Security","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ADI Foundation: ADI Chain Completes Smart Contract Security Audits with Hacken","type":"official","url":"https://www.adi.foundation/blog/adi-chain-completes-smart-contract-security-audits-with-hacken"}]},{"content":"The ADI token launched on December 9, 2025 simultaneously on Kraken, KuCoin, and Crypto.com, with subsequent availability through eToro, Blockchain.com, and the Telegram Wallet. As of July 21, 2026, ADI traded at approximately $6.73–$6.74 with a total market capitalization of approximately $840–$844 million, ranking in the #69–#74 range on CoinGecko, placing it in the top 100 by market cap globally. The all-time high of $7.11 was reached on July 13, 2026 — the same date as the $50 million investment announcement — raising potential questions about whether the announcement timing influenced price action. KuCoin is reported to host the most active ADI trading pair (ADI/USDT), with 24-hour volume around $4.5 million as of late July 2026. Circulating supply at that date was approximately 97–130 million of the 1 billion maximum supply, implying that more than 90% of tokens remained locked and subject to future dilution.","heading":"Market Performance and Exchange Presence","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Bybit: ADI (ADI) Price Today","type":"other","url":"https://www.bybit.com/en/price/adi-token/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinGecko: ADI Price","type":"other","url":"https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/adi-token"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Decrypt: ADI Chain Debuts Mainnet and $ADI Token","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/351623/adi-chain-debuts-mainnet-and-adi-token-marking-menas-first-institutional-layer-2-network"}]},{"content":"ADI Foundation's deep structural ties to the UAE ruling family introduce geopolitical risk vectors not typically present in independently developed blockchain projects. IHC is chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who also chairs several UAE sovereign wealth and security entities. CNBC and the Wall Street Journal separately reported in February 2026 that Sheikh Tahnoon acquired a secret stake in World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture associated with the Trump family, raising concerns about the intersection of UAE sovereign capital, US political interests, and blockchain infrastructure. The Center for American Progress published analysis characterizing the $500 million UAE crypto arrangement as trading US national security interests for family profit. While these reports concern a separate entity from ADI Chain, they form part of the broader context of Sheikh Tahnoon's cryptocurrency activities and raise questions about geopolitical entanglements that could affect ADI Chain's operating environment, particularly with respect to US regulatory scrutiny.","heading":"Political and Geopolitical Exposure","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"CNBC: UAE 'Spy Sheikh' bought secret stake in Trump crypto company","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/spy-sheikh-stake-trump-crypto.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Center for American Progress: How Trump's $500 Million UAE Crypto Deal Trades U.S. National Security for Family Profit","type":"research","url":"https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-trumps-500-million-uae-crypto-deal-trades-u-s-national-security-for-family-profit/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Semafor: Bitcoin plunges — but Abu Dhabi still believes in blockchain","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.semafor.com/article/02/17/2026/bitcoin-plunges-but-abu-dhabi-still-believes-in-blockchain"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Semafor: Sheikh Tahnoon's firms are pushing a massive stablecoin project","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.semafor.com/article/10/03/2025/sheikh-tahnoons-firms-are-pushing-a-massive-stablecoin-project"},{"credibility":1,"name":"CNBC: UAE 'Spy Sheikh' bought secret stake in Trump crypto company","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/spy-sheikh-stake-trump-crypto.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Semafor: Bitcoin plunges — but Abu Dhabi still believes in blockchain","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.semafor.com/article/02/17/2026/bitcoin-plunges-but-abu-dhabi-still-believes-in-blockchain"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Front Office Sports: Why Did FIFA Do a Deal With an Obscure Prediction Market?","type":"news_article","url":"https://frontofficesports.com/fifa-world-cup-abu-dhabi-blockchain-prediction-market/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside World Football: Murky waters? FIFA betting partner Adi Predictstreet launch suspended","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2026/04/10/murky-waters-fifa-betting-partner-adi-predictstreet-launch-suspended-suspicions-grow-new-ceo-appointment/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Moneylife: QuantLase Lab MD Ajay Bhatia Insider Trading Settlement","type":"news_article","url":"https://moneylife.in/article/quantlase-lab-md-ajay-bhatia-and-supreet-singh-luthra-pay-rs144-crore-accept-6month-ban-to-settle-adani-green-energy-insider-trading-case/78300.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Defiant: Dirham-Backed Stablecoin DDSC Launches on ADI Chain","type":"news_article","url":"https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/dirham-backed-stablecoin-ddsc-launches-on-adi-chain-licensed-by-the-uae-central-bank"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Decrypt: ADI Chain Debuts Mainnet and $ADI Token","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/351623/adi-chain-debuts-mainnet-and-adi-token-marking-menas-first-institutional-layer-2-network"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Block: ADI Chain Debuts Mainnet and $ADI Token","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/press-releases/381889/adi-chain-debuts-mainnet-and-adi-token-marking-menas-first-institutional-layer-2-network"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GlobeNewswire: BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton Collaboration with ADI Foundation","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/12/18/3207534/0/en/BlackRock-Mastercard-and-Franklin-Templeton-Announce-Collaboration-with-the-ADI-Foundation-Signaling-Institutional-Adoption.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GlobeNewswire: ADI Foundation Partners with M-Pesa","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/08/3215119/0/en/ADI-Foundation-Partners-with-M-Pesa-to-Bring-60-Million-Mobile-Money-Platform-Users-Onchain.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GlobeNewswire: ADI Chain Secures USD 50 Million Strategic Investment","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/13/3326169/0/en/adi-chain-secures-usd-50-million-strategic-investment-to-accelerate-sovereign-digital-infrastructure-for-governments-and-institutions.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GlobeNewswire: ADI Foundation and Exodus partnership","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/08/3291126/0/en/adi-foundation-and-exodus-bring-institutional-grade-blockchain-to-self-custody-wallets.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BusinessWire: Kalshi and ADI Predictstreet Strategic Partnership","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260626552206/en/Kalshi-and-ADI-Predictstreet-Announce-Strategic-Partnership-to-Expand-Global-Prediction-Market-Footprint-during-World-Cup-and-Beyond"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoRank: ADI Chain Token Vesting Schedule","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/price/adi-chain/vesting"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ADI Foundation: Smart Contract Audits with Hacken","type":"official","url":"https://www.adi.foundation/blog/adi-chain-completes-smart-contract-security-audits-with-hacken"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Center for American Progress: Trump UAE Crypto Deal Analysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-trumps-500-million-uae-crypto-deal-trades-u-s-national-security-for-family-profit/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BusinessWire: ADI Foundation Launches Testnet","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250821599488/en/Abu-Dhabi-based-ADI-Foundation-Launches-Testnet-of-ADI-Chain"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The Paypers: CBUAE approves DDSC stablecoin on ADI Chain","type":"news_article","url":"https://thepaypers.com/crypto-web3-and-cbdc/news/cbuae-approves-uae-dirham-backed-stablecoin-ddsc-launch-on-adi-chain"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Yahoo Sports: FIFA Chose an Unknown Crypto Firm Over Polymarket","type":"news_article","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fifa-chose-unknown-crypto-firm-120215263.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoNews: ADI Predictstreet Opens to US Traders Despite Licensing Questions","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/analytics/32990121/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Dan Lounsbury: ADI Chain Sovereign Blockchain Analysis","type":"research","url":"https://danlounsbury.com/adi-chain-sovereign-blockchain-at-the-crossroads-of-infrastructure-and-power/"}],"summary":"ADI is the native utility token of ADI Chain, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 blockchain developed by Abu Dhabi-based ADI Foundation, a unit of Sirius International Holding — the digital arm of International Holding Company (IHC), a $240 billion UAE conglomerate chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of the UAE president. Mainnet launched December 9, 2025, with the token listing simultaneously on Kraken, KuCoin, and Crypto.com; as of July 2026 it ranked approximately #69–#74 by market cap with a valuation near $840 million. The project carries meaningful institutional backing and regulatory legitimacy through a UAE Central Bank-approved dirham stablecoin and MoUs with BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton, but is offset by governance opacity in its parent conglomerate, an associated prediction-market subsidiary whose CEO has documented ties to the Qatargate corruption scandal, a principal executive who settled insider-trading charges with India's SEBI in 2025, and undisclosed investors in a July 2026 $50 million fundraise.","timeline":[{"date":"2025-10-03","event":"Semafor publishes exclusive reporting that Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed's entities are developing ADI Chain and a dirham-pegged stablecoin, describing plans to onboard 1 billion users and target African, Middle Eastern, and Asian markets.","source":"Semafor","source_url":"https://www.semafor.com/article/10/03/2025/sheikh-tahnoons-firms-are-pushing-a-massive-stablecoin-project"},{"date":"2025-08-21","event":"ADI Foundation launches testnet of ADI Chain, marking the public debut of its network infrastructure.","source":"BusinessWire","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250821599488/en/Abu-Dhabi-based-ADI-Foundation-Launches-Testnet-of-ADI-Chain"},{"date":"2025-12-09","event":"ADI Chain mainnet launches and the ADI utility token lists simultaneously on Kraken, KuCoin, and Crypto.com, marking MENA's first institutional Layer-2 network debut.","source":"Decrypt","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/351623/adi-chain-debuts-mainnet-and-adi-token-marking-menas-first-institutional-layer-2-network"},{"date":"2025-12-16","event":"ADI Foundation announces strategic alliance with Mastercard to advance blockchain innovation in the Middle East including stablecoin settlement and digital payment solutions.","source":"GlobeNewswire","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/12/18/3207534/0/en/BlackRock-Mastercard-and-Franklin-Templeton-Announce-Collaboration-with-the-ADI-Foundation-Signaling-Institutional-Adoption.html"},{"date":"2025-12-18","event":"BlackRock and Franklin Templeton announce MoUs with ADI Foundation to explore tokenized asset infrastructure and regulated digital asset pathways within ADGM.","source":"GlobeNewswire","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/12/18/3207534/0/en/BlackRock-Mastercard-and-Franklin-Templeton-Announce-Collaboration-with-the-ADI-Foundation-Signaling-Institutional-Adoption.html"},{"date":"2026-01-08","event":"ADI Foundation announces partnership with M-Pesa Africa to extend blockchain infrastructure to 60+ million monthly mobile money users across eight African countries.","source":"GlobeNewswire","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/08/3215119/0/en/ADI-Foundation-Partners-with-M-Pesa-to-Bring-60-Million-Mobile-Money-Platform-Users-Onchain.html"},{"date":"2026-02-11","event":"Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) approves operational launch of DDSC, a UAE dirham-backed stablecoin issued by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) on ADI Chain.","source":"The Defiant","source_url":"https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/dirham-backed-stablecoin-ddsc-launches-on-adi-chain-licensed-by-the-uae-central-bank"},{"date":"2026-04-02","event":"ADI Predictstreet is announced as FIFA's Official Prediction Market Partner for the 2026 World Cup, raising immediate questions about the operator's credentials, licensing, and connections.","source":"Front Office Sports","source_url":"https://frontofficesports.com/fifa-world-cup-abu-dhabi-blockchain-prediction-market/"},{"date":"2026-04-10","event":"Inside World Football reports ADI Predictstreet's planned April 9 launch failed to materialize and raises concerns about new CEO Dimitrios Psarrakis's ties to the Qatargate scandal.","source":"Inside World Football","source_url":"https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2026/04/10/murky-waters-fifa-betting-partner-adi-predictstreet-launch-suspended-suspicions-grow-new-ceo-appointment/"},{"date":"2026-06-08","event":"ADI Predictstreet platform goes live, opening to users. US access provided through Fanatics Markets in 23 states under CFTC regulation.","source":"CryptoNews","source_url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/analytics/32990121/"},{"date":"2026-06-26","event":"Kalshi and ADI Predictstreet announce strategic partnership to expand World Cup prediction markets globally during the knockout stage.","source":"BusinessWire","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260626552206/en/Kalshi-and-ADI-Predictstreet-Announce-Strategic-Partnership-to-Expand-Global-Prediction-Market-Footprint-during-World-Cup-and-Beyond"},{"date":"2026-07-13","event":"ADI Chain announces a $50 million strategic investment to accelerate sovereign digital infrastructure, with investor identity undisclosed. ADI token reaches its all-time high of $7.11 on the same date.","source":"GlobeNewswire","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/13/3326169/0/en/adi-chain-secures-usd-50-million-strategic-investment-to-accelerate-sovereign-digital-infrastructure-for-governments-and-institutions.html"}]},"v":1}

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