ADI Chain has secured a $50 million strategic investment to accelerate the development of its sovereign-grade blockchain infrastructure tailored for governments, financial institutions, and regulated digital assets.
The ADI Foundation announced that the capital will be deployed toward network enhancement, ecosystem expansion, developer incentives, and institutional integrations as the chain scales across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The identity of the strategic investor remains undisclosed.
This funding coincides with a pivotal shift in the Abu Dhabi-backed ecosystem—from partnership announcements to live deployments. ADI Chain now serves as the settlement layer for ADI Predictstreet, the official prediction market partner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, through a collaboration with U.S.-based prediction market platform Kalshi. All transactions, predictions, and settlements on the platform are processed on ADI Chain, driving usage of the native ADI token as both gas and utility currency.
Additionally, ADI Chain exclusively hosts DDSC, a UAE dirham-pegged stablecoin developed by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), International Holding Company (IHC), and Sirius International Holding. Designed for institutional payments, treasury management, and cross-border finance, DDSC operates solely on the ADI Chain, reinforcing its role in regulated financial infrastructure.
“Infrastructure only becomes meaningful when it is used,” said Andrey Lazorenko, CEO of the ADI Foundation. “This investment will help us scale real-world, regulated blockchain applications as more governments and enterprises move critical services onchain.”
Built from the ground up for institutional adoption—not retail speculation—ADI Chain integrates compliance, high throughput, and enterprise-grade security to meet the demands of public-sector and financial use cases.
The foundation anticipates a surge in network activity throughout the year as stablecoin settlements, tokenized real-world assets, public services, and enterprise solutions go live. The broader ADI ecosystem includes collaborations with global institutions such as BlackRock (BLK), Mastercard (MA), M-Pesa, and Franklin Templeton, all focused on advancing regulated digital finance and financial inclusion.
Sirius International Holding, an IHC subsidiary based in Abu Dhabi, initiated the ADI Foundation. With this $50 million injection, ADI Chain aims to convert sovereign blockchain partnerships into sustained, high-value settlement activity across regulated markets worldwide.
As of the latest data, the ADI token (ADI) is trading at $6.96 USD per token.