← ADIreviewed 2026-10-07 · 28 claims checked
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disputed
5 claimsThe reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. This is a lead, not a ruling that the claim is false.
- #8[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“2025-12-16”
reviewerMastercard's MoU with ADI Foundation was announced on December 16, 2025The timeline entry dates the Mastercard announcement two days before the BlackRock/Franklin Templeton entry even though both entries cite the exact same Dec 18, 2025 press release, which describes all three as announced on the same day.Proposed correction (not yet applied)2025-12-18 - #19[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Token Economics and Vesting
“Token allocation is divided across four disclosed categories: Community Fund (35%), Team and Shareholders (22.5%), Treasury (18%), and Community Airdrop (12.8%).”
reviewerToken allocation is divided across four disclosed categories: Community Fund (35%), Team and Shareholders (22.5%), Treasury (18%), and Community Airdrop (12.8%)Only the Community Fund figure (35%) matches; 'Team and Shareholders,' 'Treasury (18%),' and 'Community Airdrop (12.8%)' do not appear in the cited official source's breakdown, which the ADI Foundation itself publishes.Proposed correction (not yet applied)Token allocation is divided across seven disclosed categories: Community Fund (35%), Treasury Reserves (25%), Private Investors (12%), Team (10%), Partnerships (10%), Token Incentivization (4%), and Liquidity (4%). - #20[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Token Economics and Vesting
“The Team and Shareholders category — representing 22.5% of total supply — remains approximately 75% locked, which the project cites as an alignment mechanism.”
reviewerThe Team and Shareholders category, representing 22.5% of total supply, remains approximately 75% lockedDownstream of the same mislabeled-category error; the specific 'approximately 75% locked' figure is also unverified against the official source.Proposed correction (not yet applied)The Team category — representing 10% of total supply, vesting over 72 months with a 12-month cliff — remains largely locked, which the project cites as an alignment mechanism. - #24[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Market Performance and Exchange Presence
“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.”
reviewerThe all-time high of $7.11 was reached on July 13, 2026, the same date as the $50 million investment announcementThe central premise linking the ATH to the investment-announcement date is contradicted by multiple current price-tracking sources, which place the actual ATH about two weeks earlier and at a higher price.Proposed correction (not yet applied)The all-time high of $8.03 was reached on June 29, 2026 — roughly two weeks before the $50 million investment announcement — which undercuts any inference that the announcement timing drove record price action. - #25[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“ADI token reaches its all-time high of $7.11 on the same date.”
reviewerADI token reaches its all-time high of $7.11 on the same date as the $50 million investment announcement (July 13, 2026)Same underlying error as in sections[7]; appears twice on the page.Proposed correction (not yet applied)ADI token's all-time high of $8.03 had in fact already been reached two weeks earlier, on June 29, 2026.
unverifiable
1 claimNo source the reviewer could reach confirms or contradicts the claim.
- #6[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Project Identity and Background
“ADI Foundation CEO Andrey Lazorenko previously worked as an advisor at Orderly Network and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.”
reviewerAndrey Lazorenko is based in Kyiv, UkraineCould not independently confirm the specific claim that Lazorenko is based in Kyiv; his documented background is Kharkiv-educated and Ukraine-based generally, but no source found pins down Kyiv specifically.
partially supported
1 claimThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #18[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: ADI Predictstreet: Subsidiary Red Flags and Qatargate Ties
“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.”
reviewerADI Predictstreet is operated by Finstreet, a subsidiary tracing to Sirius International Holding and therefore to ADI Foundation's parent structureThe cited source places Finstreet and ADI Foundation as siblings under IHC rather than Finstreet being a subsidiary specifically of Sirius International Holding; the overall point (common ultimate ownership) still holds.
confirmed
21 claimsThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #1[confirmed][no action needed]in the summary
“International Holding Company (IHC), a $240 billion UAE conglomerate chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of the UAE president”
reviewerIHC is a $240 billion UAE conglomerate chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of the UAE presidentFigure and family relationship independently corroborated by multiple outlets beyond the cited Semafor piece. - #2[confirmed][no action needed]in the summary
“Mainnet launched December 9, 2025, with the token listing simultaneously on Kraken, KuCoin, and Crypto.com”
reviewerADI mainnet launched December 9, 2025 with simultaneous token listing on Kraken, KuCoin, and Crypto.comMatches the official press release and independent coverage. - #3[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Project Identity and Background
“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.”
reviewerADI Chain is an Ethereum-compatible L2 built on zkSync's zkStack, using the Airbender ZK proof system developed by Matter LabsTechnical architecture claim verified against ZKsync's own case study page. - #4[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Project Identity and Background
“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.”
reviewerSemafor first reported in October 2025 that Sheikh Tahnoon's entities were driving the projectConsistent with the specific Oct 3, 2025 date used in the timeline. - #5[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Project Identity and Background
“ADI Foundation CEO Andrey Lazorenko previously worked as an advisor at Orderly Network and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.”
reviewerADI Foundation CEO Andrey Lazorenko previously worked as an advisor at Orderly NetworkThe Orderly Network advisory role is independently confirmed. - #7[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Institutional Partnerships and Regulatory Legitimacy
“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.”
reviewerBlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton each announced MoUs with ADI Foundation in December 2025All three partnerships were announced via one joint press release dated December 18, 2025. - #9[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Institutional Partnerships and Regulatory Legitimacy
“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.”
reviewerADI Foundation signed an MoU with M-Pesa Africa to reach 60+ million monthly users across eight African marketsFigures match the cited press release exactly. - #10[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Institutional Partnerships and Regulatory Legitimacy
“A Chainlink partnership was announced to support stablecoin and tokenization strategies across MENA and Asia.”
reviewerA Chainlink partnership was announced to support stablecoin and tokenization strategies across MENA and AsiaTrue, but this sentence has no inline citation in the section's sources list; none of the four listed sources for this section cover Chainlink. Independent verification found a dedicated announcement. Treat as a citation gap even though the underlying fact holds. - #11[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Institutional Partnerships and Regulatory Legitimacy
“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.”
reviewerCBUAE approved the operational launch of DDSC, a UAE dirham-backed stablecoin issued by FAB on ADI Chain, in February 2026Both the section's vaguer 'February 2026' and the timeline's specific Feb 11, 2026 date are corroborated. - #12[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Leadership Concerns: Insider Trading Settlement
“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.”
reviewerAjay Bhatia executed trades worth 8.69 crore rupees generating unlawful gains of 55.34 lakh rupeesFigures confirmed by two independent outlets. - #13[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Leadership Concerns: Insider Trading Settlement
“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.”
reviewerUnder the September 16, 2025 settlement, Bhatia agreed to pay 1.04 crore rupees, disgorge gains, accept a voluntary six-month debarment, and was not criminally chargedSEBI settlement orders are civil/administrative by nature; 'not criminally charged' is consistent with the settlement mechanism described. - #14[confirmed][no action needed]in section: ADI Predictstreet: Subsidiary Red Flags and Qatargate Ties
“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.”
reviewerADI Predictstreet's Gibraltar license was granted nine days after incorporation, reportedly at the justice minister's personal discretionIndependently corroborated by Gambling Insider reporting on the same facts. - #15[confirmed][no action needed]in section: ADI Predictstreet: Subsidiary Red Flags and Qatargate Ties
“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.”
reviewerADI Predictstreet CEO Dimitrios Psarrakis co-founded the Brussels Council with Eva Kaili in 2022, months before her Qatargate arrestIndependently corroborated; Kaili's Qatargate charges (corruption, money laundering, criminal organization) are a matter of public record. - #16[confirmed][no action needed]in section: ADI Predictstreet: Subsidiary Red Flags and Qatargate Ties
“European prosecutors also investigated Psarrakis separately regarding whether Kaili used fraudulent funds to pay assistants; he was never charged.”
reviewerEuropean prosecutors investigated Psarrakis regarding whether Kaili used fraudulent funds to pay assistants; he was never chargedConsistent with independent reporting. - #17[confirmed][no action needed]in section: ADI Predictstreet: Subsidiary Red Flags and Qatargate Ties
“Crypto journalist David Canellis alleged the token distribution structure was 'heavily skewed towards insiders' in a pattern historically associated with price manipulation.”
reviewerCrypto journalist David Canellis alleged ADI's token distribution was heavily skewed toward insidersThe page's quoted fragment is a close but not verbatim rendering of Canellis's actual quoted question; substance is accurate. - #21[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Token Economics and Vesting
“The ADI token has a maximum supply of 999,999,999 (approximately 1 billion).”
reviewerADI has a maximum supply of 999,999,999 tokensMatches official documentation exactly. - #22[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Smart Contract Security
“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.”
reviewerThe three Hacken-audited contracts (Certificate Storage, WADI, Gasless Paymaster) had 4, 7, and 16 findings respectively, all resolvedExact match to the cited official source; this is a single-source (official) claim, which is noted as a coverage limitation rather than a factual problem. - #23[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Market Performance and Exchange Presence
“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.”
reviewerAs of July 21, 2026, ADI traded at ~$6.73-6.74 with market cap ~$840-844M, ranking #69-74 on CoinGeckoFigures are plausible and consistent with the trend of later data; this is a dated snapshot claim, correctly time-stamped by the page. - #26[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Market Performance and Exchange Presence
“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.”
reviewerCirculating supply was approximately 97-130 million of the 1 billion maximum supply as of the market snapshot dateRange is broad but consistent with multiple trackers' divergent circulating-supply figures for this token. - #27[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Political and Geopolitical Exposure
“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.”
reviewerCNBC and the Wall Street Journal separately reported in February 2026 that Sheikh Tahnoon acquired a secret stake in World Liberty FinancialWell corroborated across multiple outlets. - #28[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Political and Geopolitical Exposure
“The Center for American Progress published analysis characterizing the $500 million UAE crypto arrangement as trading US national security interests for family profit.”
reviewerThe Center for American Progress characterized the $500 million UAE crypto arrangement as trading US national security interests for family profitDirect match to the cited source's own title and framing.
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