FIFA World Cup Prediction Market Partnership (April 2026)
FIFA named ADI Predictstreet as its first official prediction market partner through a multi-year agreement covering the 2026 World Cup across the US, Canada, and Mexico 1. The platform will let fans forecast match outcomes, player statistics, and tournament details for the 48-team, 104-match competition, operating on ADI Chain's blockchain infrastructure while adhering to FIFA's regulatory and integrity frameworks 1. This matters because it introduces a major consumer-facing application powered by ADI Chain and validates the network's ability to support high-visibility, regulated use cases 1.
AEON Payments Integration (March 2026)
AEON, a payment layer for the AI economy, partnered with ADI Chain to integrate the $ADI token into its payment infrastructure, enabling users to spend $ADI via AEON Pay for everyday commerce both online and offline 2. The integration immediately enables $ADI payments across AEON's network of over 50 million merchants spanning Southeast Asia, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, and Georgia, with plans for further expansion in Africa and Latin America 2. This is significant because it connects ADI Chain's compliant institutional infrastructure to a global real-world payment network, supporting emerging AI payment standards like x402 and ERC-8004 2.
Biggest Stories of 2025
FIFA World Cup Prediction Market Deal: FIFA selected ADI Predictstreet as its first official prediction market partner for the 2026 World Cup, with the platform running on ADI Chain's infrastructure; the announcement coincided with the ADI token reaching a new all-time high of $4.54 1. (April 3, 2026)
AEON Payments Partnership: AEON integrated the $ADI token into its payment infrastructure, enabling $ADI spending across more than 50 million merchants in Southeast Asia, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, and Georgia 2. (March 31, 2026)
Sirius International Holding and Crypto.com Partnership: Sirius International Holding and Crypto.com announced a strategic partnership to explore integrating ADI Chain, advance tokenization infrastructure, and assess listing Sirius ecosystem digital assets including tokenized real-world assets and stablecoins 3. (December 10, 2025)
ADI Chain Mainnet and ADI Utility Token Launch: The ADI Foundation launched the ADI Chain mainnet and native ADI Utility Token, establishing a compliance-ready Layer-2 blockchain for institutions and governments, with over 50 institutional partnerships across 20+ countries reaching 500 million people 4. The ADI token serves as the native utility token governing transaction fees, smart-contract execution, and settlement across the L2 and L3 domains 4. (December 9, 2025)
Kraken Listing: The ADI token became available for trading on Kraken, described as an institutional-grade Ethereum Layer 2 built in Abu Dhabi for governments, central banks, and large institutions managing real-world assets 56. (December 9, 2025)
KuCoin World Premiere Listing: KuCoin announced the world premiere listing of the ADI token with HODLer Airdrops, allocating 250,000 ADI to eligible users, with spot trading beginning on the ADI/USDT pair 7. (December 9, 2025)
TravAI Launch with NEAR Protocol: NEAR Protocol and ADI Chain launched TravAI, an AI-based travel booking platform allowing users to book trips via natural language conversations, with all transactions settled on ADI Chain 8. (December 5, 2025)
Institutional L2 Positioning for Stablecoins and RWA: ADI Chain emerged as the first institutional Layer 2 blockchain in MENA, specifically built for stablecoins and tokenization of real-world assets, and was selected to host the UAE Dirham-backed stablecoin issued by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and IHC under UAE Central Bank regulation 9. (December 2, 2025)