ADI Chain

The UAE Dirham is now live on ADI Chain. Initiated by @ihc__official and First Abu Dhabi Bank (@FABConnects), approved and licensed by @centralbankuae, the DDSC stablecoin is backed 1:1 by UAE Dirham reserves. DDSC is hosted exclusively on ADI Chain’s compliance-ready blockchain infrastructure. What sets this launch apart is the ecosystem behind it: • International Holding Company, one of the largest investment companies in the world, enables regional distribution across 1,300+ subsidiaries • First Abu Dhabi Bank acts as the banking partner, supporting custody of fiat reserves across 20 markets • Sirius International Holding is supporting deployment and institutional adoption • DDSC manages regulated issuance and distribution • ADI Chain delivers the programmable, 24/7 settlement infrastructure Together, we establish a new benchmark for sovereign digital finance. DDSC is built for high-value use cases – enabling payments, treasury management, and cross-border trade flows within a trusted environment. It validates our broader model. This is the first step toward a network of sovereign stablecoins operating on a shared layer. It creates a plug-and-play framework for national digital currencies to achieve interoperability at scale. It is why giants like @Mastercard and @MPESAAfrica have partnered with the @ADI_Foundation, and why @BlackRock and @FTI_Global are exploring tokenized asset structures on our network. They recognize the need for onchain rails designed for institutional scale. DDSC stablecoin operates on ADI Chain’s infrastructure, where $ADI functions as the utility token powering onchain transactions. The rails for digital money are officially open. Watch the next chapter of digital finance take shape in the UAE ↓

📂 Onchain Must-Builds for Nations in 2026 ┣ 📁 Financial Rails ┃ ┣ Cross-border remittances ┃ ┣ National treasury management ┃ ┗ E-invoicing systems ┣ 📁 Digital Identity ┃ ┣ Welfare and healthcare access ┃ ┣ Voting verification ┃ ┗ Professional license issuance ┣ 📁 Tokenized Assets ┃ ┣ Land and property registries ┃ ┣ Tokenized commodities and stocks ┃ ┗ Money market funds ┗ 📁 Regulatory Infrastructure ┣ Anti-money laundering checks ┣ International sanctions enforcement ┗ Trails for regulatory audits

Money is data. Identity is data. Documents are data. Ownership rights are data. Blockchains are the interoperability layer for all of it. ADI Chain is built to move it. Compliantly, privately, and across borders.

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Infrastructure is only one part of the equation. Distribution is often a much harder problem to solve. Our core projects are institutional and governmental, with already established user bases. As these projects scale onchain, they become organic distribution channels for builders deploying across the network. We are founded by Sirius International Holding, the digital arm of @ihc__official, giving us direct access to over 90 organizations open to building on ADI Chain. Our ecosystem reaches 500M+ people, with strategic partnerships spanning 20+ countries and 50+ major institutions. This translates into access to real users for those deploying on ADI Chain. Scale is reached not by being early to a new chain. But by building where credible demand is actively forming.

What do governments actually evaluate when choosing a blockchain to deploy on? D through A are filled. One S-tier slot is open. What goes in? ↓

Finance is moving onchain. But it doesn't happen without the right rails. Our CMO, Mohammad Rajab, joined @HenriArslanian on @CNBCArabia to break down this reality. With the DDSC stablecoin now live, we deliver a sovereign, compliant environment required to bring regulated national assets into the digital economy. ADI Chain is the settlement layer built to carry this weight.

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Institutions need sovereignty over their infrastructure. But sovereignty without the ability to transact across chains removes most of what makes blockchain valuable. A private chain with no external connectivity is, in practice, a database with a more complex operational footprint. Our 2026 roadmap is built around resolving that tension.

With Mohammad Rajab, CMO of the @ADI_Foundation , on how the #UAE wants to win the stablecoin race. The full interview is also available on my YouTube and podcast platforms. YouTube: bit.ly/4lQiCkM Spotify: bit.ly/4bqDGKZ Apple: bit.ly/4bElxrR Powered by @phoenixgroupuae

Fiat on-ramp to the ADI ecosystem is live in 170+ countries. @AlchemyPay supports 50+ fiat currencies through cards, local banks, and mobile wallets. One more layer of connectivity in place.

Agentic commerce needs onchain rails. Every agent-driven transaction raises a new accountability question: → Who authorized it → What was approved → Within what limits When this scales to millions of autonomous transactions across merchants and jurisdictions, accountability becomes increasingly complex. @Mastercard is moving in that direction with Agentic Tokens to address the credential layer. The underlying rails also need to evolve toward infrastructure where permissions and logic are verifiable by default. That's where onchain systems can make a difference.

Source: @FireblocksHQ State of Stablecoins 2025

48% of institutions choose stablecoins for speed, not cost. So where does that speed come from? Traditional cross-border payments take 2-5 days on average. Not because the tech is outdated. Because a single transfer passes through three or more independent institutions before it arrives. Each one takes its own cut and settles on its own schedule. If one of them is closed for the day, the payment waits. That's the design of the traditional system, not a bug in it. Stablecoins remove most of those intermediaries. Instead of routing through a chain of banks, transactions go through an onchain settlement layer that connects directly to on-ramp and off-ramp endpoints. Fewer institutions in the path, fewer dependencies between them. This is the kind of settlement ADI Chain is built to power. A digital infrastructure where regulated assets move across borders without the friction of correspondent banking.

@cryptorand The disruption of the traditional system of payments has been effective and fast. At ADI, we've been building effective payment rails that caters for all individuals and institutions alike.

Visa was founded in 1958. Mastercard in 1966. Combined they move $24.8T a year. Stablecoins exist for 6 years and already passed them both. Let that sink in.

@hackenclub 🤝

Institutional blockchain infrastructure demands a different level of security. We conducted 3 Smart Contract Audits for @ADIChain_, an institutional L2 for stablecoins & RWAs in MENA. From governance to access control and upgradeability, the system was reviewed across key components. Full reports: hackenio.cc/audits-adi-cha…

Full details on our blog: adi.foundation/blog/adi-chain…

3 smart contract audits completed on ADI Chain by @hackenclub. When you build for governments and institutions, independent security validation is the baseline.

The @SECGov now draws a clearer line. Stablecoins are increasingly treated as a separate category from securities. That distinction reduces one of the biggest blockers for institutions. For over a decade, compliance teams couldn't commit resources to stablecoin products when the rules could shift at any moment. Clear definitions change that. They raise the bar for every jurisdiction. Markets with already established stablecoin frameworks are becoming more attractive for institutional capital looking for compliant rails.

8/ Source: WTTC Economic Impact Research 2025

7/ Travel is a natural fit for onchain infrastructure. Millions cross borders daily, and the systems behind their experience haven't kept pace. We're building the foundation to change that.

The global travel and tourism sector is projected to reach $16.5 trillion by 2035. But between booking, check-in, and payment, every step runs on a different system. Here's how ADI Chain can bring the travel experience onchain 🧵👇