what's ADI Chain?
ADI Chain is a blockchain platform designed to onboard over one billion users from the Middle East, Asia, and Africa onto decentralized networks. It emphasizes practical adoption by prioritizing real-world use cases and building trust through accessible systems, rather than solely focusing on technological innovation. The project aims to scale massively by 2030, targeting emerging markets where blockchain can address financial inclusion and everyday needs. Key initiatives include the development of stablecoins like the digital Dirham, backed by regional currencies to facilitate seamless transactions on the chain. ADI Chain fosters discussions around Bitcoin DeFi and other applications, collaborating with industry leaders to ensure the platform supports tangible progress. By integrating with local ecosystems, it seeks to create a blockchain infrastructure that is both scalable and user-centric. The project's philosophy revolves around "A Different Idea of The Blockchain," moving beyond hype to deliver solutions that people can actually use and trust, with a focus on regional relevance and long-term growth.
ADI Chain attends Davos (Jan 2026) and hosts "Inside ADI Chain: Building for Top Players" Space.
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x.com/adichain_Listed in Wallet's Earn section with yield opportunities offering up to 25% returns on ADI holdings.
Partners with SQD to provide indexing infrastructure for ADI Mainnet, including full historical and real-time data access, developer tooling support, and ongoing hosting.
Joins ETHDenver 2026 as a sponsor, supporting the conference's accessibility and community focus.
Serves as the gas token for DDSC stablecoin operations.
Completed security audit by OpenZeppelin
Integrated with Zebec SuperApp alongside Aleo and fAsset to enable privacy-native, compliant on-chain payroll and payments infrastructure for institutions.
Team is attending and networking at the Davos conference in January 2026 and hosting a Space titled "Inside ADI Chain: Building for Top Players"
Xyber is building applications on top of the ADI Chain stack.
Featured as an example of compliant infrastructure rails that can be paired with agent frameworks to build end-to-end autonomous finance stacks in discussion about agentic trading infrastructure.
Integrated with M-Pesa Africa for 60M+ users across 8 African countries, with ADI token serving as gas.
Allocates 22% of token supply to team and investors.
Token price increased 22% over the past month as of December 30, 2025.
Drop 1 is scheduled for 2026-01-08.
Launching the UAE's first blockchain-verified digital skill card system at a national scale, featuring verified credentials, instant skill verification, and permanent onchain records.
Mentioned as an example of a stablecoin reward campaign positioned as a safer alternative to token-based reward programs.
Partnered with Mastercard, BlackRock, and Franklin Templeton for DDSC stablecoin infrastructure, with BlackRock and Franklin Templeton as institutional stakeholders.
Mastercard signed MoU for DDSC stablecoin launch.
Launched ADI App Campaign on Crypto.com until March 11, 2026, offering ADI token rewards based on net gains and trading volume milestones.
Integrated DDSC, UAE's first regulated stablecoin, 1:1 UAE Dirham-backed, regulated by UAE Central Bank (CBUAE) under ADGM, initiated by International Holding Company (IHC) and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB).
Kraken exchange lists $ADI token for trading.
New UAE partnerships include Emirates Driving Company and Abu Dhabi Quality.
Franklin Templeton signs partnership to collaborate on compliant tokenized products, settlement and research.
Selected as settlement layer for UAE Central Bank-approved dirham-backed stablecoin (DDSC) by FAB and IHC, processing $18B annual digital payments and $45B yearly remittances. Integrates 50+ institutions/governments including ADREC and EDC, with NEAR Protocol building TravAI and xeet.ai $100k rewards.
Partners with Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC) for real estate tokenization integration.
KuCoin added as an active exchange listing.
Mainnet is now officially live and tier 1 CEX listings are active, following the previously scheduled December 9th launch date.
Launched EVM-compatible Layer 2 mainnet built on ZKsync technology for institutional adoption, real-world asset integration, and MENA region onboarding, hosting the DDSC stablecoin.
First Abu Dhabi Bank and IHC issue UAE Central Bank-regulated Dirham stablecoin on the network. eToro exchange listing confirmed for near future, and the 50+ supporting projects span 20+ countries.
Integration with Crypto Wallet launches, enabling trading for TON or USDT. The project reports 50+ government and enterprise projects building on the network.
A $50k marketing campaign launches on X with $25k distributed per month for community engagement.
New leaderboard goes live on xeet.ai offering $50k USDC rewards for top 100 content creators.
KuCoin confirmed as additional exchange listing for December 9 launch alongside previously announced Kraken and Crypto.com. Marketing campaign features 60-day tournament with $100k in prizes.
Trading on Kraken begins December 9 at 12 PM UTC, currently in post-only mode.
Token Generation Event and mainnet launch set for December 9th, with exchange listings confirmed on Kraken and Crypto.com.
Day-one exchange listings confirmed on Kraken, Crypto.com, and regional platform Fasset for December 9 launch.
ADREC partnership tokenizes Abu Dhabi real estate records on the network. The project targets bringing 1 billion people onchain by 2030.
Launched mainnet and TGE December 9 with Central Bank-regulated stablecoin settlement rails, FAB, and IHC. DDSC, a Dirham-backed stablecoin, went live February 12, 2026.
EDC (Emirates Data Clearing) runs blockchain pilots on the network as part of government initiatives already in the pipeline.
Partners with NEAR Protocol for TravAI, focusing on AI and cross-chain settlement. 50+ institutional partners live across 20+ countries for ecosystem development.
Mainnet and $ADI token launch are now ready.
Founded by the most valuable company in the Middle East and signed MoUs for tokenizing Abu Dhabi real estate.
The 50+ government and enterprise integrations span across 20+ countries and provide reach to over 500M people through partner networks.
ADREC moves Abu Dhabi land records and registration on-chain for real estate tokenization.
Becomes settlement infrastructure for FAB and IHC's UAE Central Bank-regulated Dirham stablecoin with backing from Sirius International Holding's $240B digital arm and 50+ government and enterprise integrations preparing for mainnet.
Queued 50+ government and enterprise projects from 20+ countries for mainnet deployment.
Launched UAE Central Bank-regulated Dirham-backed stablecoin DDSC, partnered with FAB (First Abu Dhabi Bank) and IHC (International Holding Company). DDSC is backed by IHC's $240B capitalization and FAB's $330B+ assets, with 50+ government and enterprise integrations.
Announces Airbender, described as the world's fastest open source RISC-V prover purpose-built for institutions.
Holds joint live X Space with zkSync and Alchemy, expanding the event to include major Ethereum Layer 2 protocol zkSync.
ADI Chain participates in an X Space event with Alchemy to discuss their approach to building blockchain infrastructure.
Partnership announced with WalletConnect, a major Web3 wallet connection protocol.
Hosts a Dirham-backed stablecoin regulated by UAE Central Bank to power instant cross-border settlements and institutional stablecoin payments, with goal of 1B people onchain by 2030.
Joins zkSync Elastic Network and launches first dirham-backed stablecoin in partnership with major UAE banks.
ADIChain partners with Scrib3 for Singapore Grand Prix weekend activation, indicating active marketing presence at major international sporting event.
ADI Chain maintains a booth at TOKEN2049 conference with active team presence and engagement with attendees, demonstrating public visibility at a major global crypto event.
Project has active presence at F1 event with booth and panels, running a social media giveaway campaign offering 5 VIP F1 sky suite access prizes for Friday.