institution "ADI" Announces at Abu Dhabi Financial Week the start of building the blockchain technology infrastructure

Abu Dhabi, December 10, 2025 / WAM / The ADI Foundation, which works to build blockchain technology infrastructure at a sovereign level for governments and institutions, returns this year to Abu Dhabi Financial Week, the same event in which it announced last year its establishment as an Abu Dhabi-based entity to build blockchain infrastructure, enabling governments and institutions to accelerate the growth of digital economies.

In a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, on the sidelines of the week’s activities, the Foundation’s CEO, Andrey Lazorenko, confirmed that the Foundation moved in just one year “from concept to implementation,” pointing to the role it plays in developing an advanced digital infrastructure on a global level.

Lazorenko explained that Abu Dhabi Financial Week constitutes a global platform to showcase the progress achieved by the institution, including the launch of the “ADI Chain” main network designed specifically for governments and institutions, which now works with partners in more than 20 countries and 50 institutions, in addition to the institution’s growing portfolio of pilot projects at the national level in many countries, which he described as representing “a different concept of blockchain technology.”

He pointed to the new strategic partnerships announced by the institution during the week, which aim to integrate “ADI Chain” with global financial institutions to enhance realistic applications of blockchain, regulated stable currencies, and institutional digital finance, in a way that supports Abu Dhabi’s vision of being a global center for regulated digital assets.

Lazorenko stressed that the UAE has moved “from the first experimental stage to building one of the most advanced environments for digital assets and Web 3 technologies,” explaining that the presence of the institution’s headquarters in “Abu Dhabi Global” as the first entity in the world to adopt a legislative framework dedicated to digital assets, rules for reference codes on traditional currencies, and a pioneering system for distributed ledger technology institutions, provides the regulatory clarity and confidence necessary to work at a national level.

He added that the UAE, with its economic stability, global infrastructure, and strategic location between East and West, has become a leading global center for developing sovereign blockchain structures, regulating digital assets, and leading “Web 3” policies.

Lazorenko explained that the role of the ADI Foundation is to translate future policies into practical scalable systems, whether through a stable currency backed by the dirham, or through compatible regulatory structures to encode real assets and cross-border payments, stressing that the Foundation works within an ambitious vision that aims to introduce a billion people into the digital economy by 2030, which includes preparing national cadres capable of disseminating digital systems on a large scale through the “Future Tech 4.0” Academy.

Regarding the mechanism for reaching one billion people, Lazorenko explained that the Foundation relies mainly on governments and major institutions, pointing out that 1.4 billion people around the world still lack basic financial infrastructure.

He pointed to the strength of the system established with Sirius International and IHC, which provides access to more than 90 entities that can integrate blockchain into their operations, in addition to large-scale national projects across diverse sectors such as energy, real estate, and digital identity, as well as cooperation with global financial institutions to enhance real-world applications of blockchain, regulated stable currencies, and digital finance in emerging markets.

He stressed that these partnerships contribute to reducing the risks of governments adopting new technologies, financing pilot projects, and supporting initiatives with a social impact on the “ADI Chain” network, providing a clear path to move from hundreds of millions to one billion users.

He said that the “ADI Chain” platform was specifically designed to meet the needs of governments and institutions that require a broad, scalable digital infrastructure that is compatible with local policies, which makes it the most suitable for national digital identity, government records, and public services that depend on trust, auditability, and regulatory compliance.

He explained that the stable currency backed by the dirham, developed by IHC and First Abu Dhabi Bank within the regulatory framework of the UAE, will be a major project on ADI Chain. It aims to overcome the limitations of traditional payment systems and provide fast, secure and low-cost payments to individuals, companies and cross-border transactions, while preserving the monetary and regulatory sovereignty of countries.

With regard to skills development, Lazorenko stressed the Foundation’s belief that digital infrastructure is worthless without human infrastructure, explaining that the “Future Tech 4.0” platform, developed in cooperation with “Abu Dhabi Global” and international universities, aims to train more than 10,000 specialists in “Web 3”, organization, development, operation and policies.

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