Original title: "The Low-Key Middle East Player Will Become the 'Lead Actor' in the 2026 World Cup Prediction Market?"
Original author: Maher, Foresight News
On April 2, FIFA announced a multi-year partnership with ADI Predictstreet, naming it the official prediction market partner for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Within just a few days, the native token ADI of ADI Chain, which supports the underlying technology, saw its price quickly rise from the bottom to a historic high, with a price increase of more than 4 times since the end of 2025.
The FIFA World Cup will be jointly held in June 2026 in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, featuring 48 teams, 104 matches, across 16 host cities, with an expected global audience of billions.
Such a potentially massive market will not be missed by the prediction market. However, no one expected that the main player this time would not be Kalshi or Polymarket, but the little-known ADI Predictstreet.
Prediction Market Launch Tonight
ADI Predictstreet is a prediction market platform built by the Abu Dhabi ADI Chain ecosystem. It will utilize FIFA's official historical data to provide fans with a dynamic prediction experience. The ADI Chain mainnet launched in December 2025, and tonight, its ecological prediction market service is set to officially launch, with users required to register in advance for permission.
On April 8, ADI Predictstreet announced that it had obtained regulatory approval from Gibraltar.
The CEO of ADI Predictstreet is Dimitrios Psarrakis, who holds a Master's degree in Financial Economics from Harvard University. He served as an economic and monetary policy expert in the European Parliament for 7 years and was a core drafter of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the DLT Pilot Regime. He has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential individuals in RegTech (regulatory technology) and blockchain globally.
ADI Predictstreet is a subsidiary of Finstreet, which is an important part of Abu Dhabi's and even the UAE's digital transformation strategy.
Sunidhi Pasan
The CEO of Finstreet is Sunidhi Pasan, who has a Master's background in Law and Finance from Oxford University. She previously led Finstreet from concept to obtaining 8 ADGM regulatory licenses.
Finstreet is a subsidiary of Sirius International Holding, and Sirius belongs to IHC (International Holding Company), the largest investment holding company in the UAE.
IHC is led by a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, UAE Vice President Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, providing Finstreet with extremely strong financial backing and sovereign-level credit support.
ADI Chain and Token Economics
ADI Chain is a Layer 2 network built on Ethereum, driven by the ADI Foundation. It utilizes zkSync's Atlas and Airbender technology stack, featuring EVM compatibility, supporting zero-knowledge proofs, enabling quick proof generation, scalability, and security. ADI Chain focuses on RWA, stablecoins (including the planned issuance of a UAE Dirham stablecoin), and compliance scenarios in emerging markets.
In this partnership, all prediction transactions and settlements will consume ADI tokens as Gas fees, directly giving the tokens clear practical demand.
ADI is the native token of ADI Chain, used to pay transaction fees on the network, incentivize, and govern, with a total supply fixed at 999,999,999 tokens, without any additional inflation mechanism.
According to the official documentation from the ADI Foundation, the token distribution ratio and unlocking arrangements are as follows:
· Community fund accounts for 35% (72 months linear unlocking, 1.39% unlocked at TGE)
· Treasury reserve accounts for 25% (108 months linear unlocking, 5% unlocked at TGE)
· Private investors account for 12% (72 months linear unlocking, including a 12-month lock-up period)
· Partners account for 10% (72 months linear unlocking, including a 12-month lock-up period)
· Team accounts for 10% (72 months linear unlocking, including a 12-month lock-up period)
· Token incentive pool accounts for 4% (100% available at TGE)
· Liquidity pool accounts for 4% (100% unlocked at TGE)
The official statement indicates that the unlocking arrangement for the first year will be gradually released on fixed monthly dates, with subsequent adjustments made flexibly based on ecological needs.
As a mature track in the crypto field, prediction markets have previously seen platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi gain popularity through political and sports events. However, FIFA's choice to collaborate with the new ADI Predictstreet and grant it official endorsement significantly enhances its mainstream acceptance.
During the 2022 Qatar World Cup, several DeFi projects attempted event predictions but did not obtain official authorization. This formal entry by FIFA may be a critical step for prediction markets to move from the margins to the mainstream.
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