Points of Focus

• Chainlink to power ADI Chain, MENA’s first institutional layer-2 for RWAs and stablecoins.
• Chainlink will provide cross-chain infrastructure via CCIP and oracle data.
• ADI Chain targets institutional blockchain adoption across MENA, Africa, and Asia.

ADI Foundation has selected Chainlink as the primary infrastructure layer for ADI Chain, MENA’s first institutional L2 for real-world assets (RWAs) and stablecoins. The partnership, announced on March 5, names Chainlink as both the canonical cross-chain bridge through its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and the network’s official oracle provider. 

This dual role will support price feeds, reserve verification, and net asset value (NAV) data for tokenized assets across the ecosystem.

Nations require trusted connectivity to scale onchain.

We are partnering with @chainlink to serve as the official oracle and cross-chain infrastructure provider for ADI Chain.

This integration delivers institutional-grade security to support over one billion users across… https://t.co/5jO4RiU5JR pic.twitter.com/A2KeFAnjEk

— ADI Chain (@ADIChain_) March 3, 2026

ADI Foundation is an Abu Dhabi-based non-profit established by Sirius International Holding, the digital arm of the International Holding Company (IHC). With a market cap exceeding $240 billion, IHC provides the financial backing that underpins ADI Chain’s institutional positioning. The foundation’s stated mission is to bring one billion people into the digital economy by 2030. The ambition builds on an existing ecosystem spanning 500+ million users across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

CCIP as canonical bridge: architecture, not branding

Designating CCIP as the canonical bridge comes across as an architectural commitment rather than simply selecting a vendor. All cross-chain transfers on ADI Chain, including stablecoin settlements, tokenized fund movements, and cross-network asset flows, will route exclusively through Chainlink’s interoperability infrastructure. ADI Chain itself runs on ZKsync’s Airbender technology, the first production deployment of this zero-knowledge proof system at scale.

📌INSIGHT: @ADIChain_ aims to onboard 1 billion users onchain by 2030, starting with markets across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with ecosystem partners including @Mastercard, @MPESA_FDN, @BlackRock and @FTI_US.

This is why they are building on ZKsync 👇 pic.twitter.com/iB7B28pVNB

— ZKsync (@zksync) March 2, 2026

The integration will also support DDSC, a UAE Central Bank-licensed dirham stablecoin co-initiated by IHC and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). ADI Chain serves as the exclusive host for DDSC, a dirham-backed stablecoin built strictly for institutional payments and cross-border settlement. Chainlink’s oracle network operates as the transparency engine here, supplying the real-time pricing and reserve verification that the UAE Central Bank demands for regulated digital asset operations.. 

ADI Foundation CEO Andrey Lazorenko said the integration delivers the institutional-grade security and reliability that the foundation’s government, central bank, and enterprise partners require.

An institutional spine spanning three continents

Chainlink’s partnership adds a technical backbone to a growing list of collaborations supporting the ADI ecosystem.

Earlier agreements include partnerships with Mastercard, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and M-Pesa. A deal with M-Pesa announced on January 8, aims to develop an onchain payment infrastructure for the mobile payment platform’s monthly active users – more than 60 million across eight African countries. 

.@ADI_Foundation, backed by IHC ($240B+) and ecosystem partners including BlackRock and Mastercard, partnered with Chainlink to integrate CCIP as the canonical cross-chain infrastructure powering assets like dirham-backed stablecoin DDSC on @ADIChain_. https://t.co/qUOAosxtAu

— Chainlink Today (@ChainlinkToday) March 3, 2026

The Foundation’s active partnerships now span 20 countries, with more than 50 institutional, enterprise, and government projects in the deployment pipeline.

Chainlink Labs Chief Business Officer Johann Eid described ADI Foundation as building regulatory-aligned infrastructure that unlocks and accelerates digital asset adoption across MENA, Africa, and Asia. He added that the foundation’s decision to integrate Chainlink reflects growing institutional recognition of the protocol’s security and reliability.

Beyond stablecoins, Chainlink’s data infrastructure will also support NAV verification for tokenized securities and provide high-frequency market data for institutional trading on ADI Chain. ADI Chain claims to be built around three pillars – compliance, efficiency, and security – aimed at governments seeking blockchain infrastructure across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

Chainlink’s infrastructure currently secures more than 70% of DeFi and has facilitated over $28 trillion in on-chain transaction value to date.