{"id":73797,"date":"2026-06-09T22:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/fifa-prediction-partner-adi-predictstreet-opens-to-us-traders-despite-licensing-questions-ahead-of-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:28:41","slug":"fifa-prediction-partner-adi-predictstreet-opens-to-us-traders-despite-licensing-questions-ahead-of-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/fifa-prediction-partner-adi-predictstreet-opens-to-us-traders-despite-licensing-questions-ahead-of-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Prediction Partner ADI Predictstreet Opens to US Traders Despite Licensing Questions Ahead of World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">ADI Predictstreet went live June 8 and now trades in 23 U.S. states via Fanatics Markets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Gibraltar granted ADI its first prediction-market license in a reported nine days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">ADI traces to Abu Dhabi\u2019s IHC through Finstreet; CEO Psarrakis denies 2022 Qatargate links.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A FIFA-branded market enters a crowded U.S. field<\/h2>\n<p>ADI Predictstreet went live on June 8, launching in Gibraltar ahead of the tournament\u2019s June 11 opener and reaching the U.S. through a co-branded \u201cWorld Cup Hub\u201d with Fanatics Markets. The hub is now available in 23 states, giving American traders access to FIFA-branded prediction contracts for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Built on ADI Chain, the platform lets users fund accounts with both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> and fiat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2026\/06\/08\/tmt-newswire\/globenewswire\/adi-predictstreet-goes-live-as-the-countdown-to-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-begins\/2360624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">streams<\/a> every World Cup match in eligible jurisdictions, and settles eligible markets through what it calls a near real-time resolution engine. The Fanatics hub carries official FIFA player data and tournament news alongside the markets. ADI Predictstreet CEO Dimitrios Psarrakis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2026\/05\/27\/tmt-newswire\/globenewswire\/fanatics-markets-and-adi-predictstreet-launch-official-fifa-world-cup-2026-hub-experience-for-us-fans\/2352986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Fanatics\u2019 \u201creach and understanding of the American sports fan is unmatched,\u201d describing the U.S. as \u201ca strategically important market\u201d as the World Cup\u2019s primary host country.<\/p>\n<p>The launch drops ADI into the territory <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/kalshi-taps-sportradar-for-official-league-data-and-integrity-tools-in-prediction-markets\/\">Kalshi<\/a> and Polymarket have spent months contesting. Both venues have drawn <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/2-billion-and-counting-polymarket-and-kalshi-see-record-inflows-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup-kickoff\/\">record inflows<\/a> ahead of kickoff. FIFA\u2019s decision to anoint a single official partner \u2013 rather than the incumbents \u2013 hands a newcomer the tournament\u2019s branding at the exact moment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-prediction-markets\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prediction markets<\/a> have gone mainstream in U.S. sports.<\/p>\n<p>The scrutiny centers on Gibraltar, which issued ADI what officials describe as its first prediction-market operator license. Reports that the approval came nine days after the company was incorporated, at the justice minister\u2019s discretion, prompted criticism that the process was rushed. Gibraltar\u2019s gambling commissioner, Andrew Lyman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbc.gi\/news\/media-attention-on-adi-predictstreet-licence-sensationalist-say-gambling-commissioner-minister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pushed back<\/a>, calling the reporting \u201csensationalist\u201d and arguing that speed did not mean a lack of scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>ADI Predictstreet traces through Finstreet to Sirius International Holding, the digital arm of Abu Dhabi\u2019s International Holding Company, linking it to one of the emirate\u2019s largest conglomerates. Its leadership has drawn attention too: Josimar has <a href=\"https:\/\/josimarfootball.com\/2026\/04\/24\/abracadabra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that Psarrakis previously advised former European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili, arrested in the 2022 \u201cQatargate\u201d investigation tied to the Qatar World Cup. Psarrakis denies any involvement and Kaili denies wrongdoing. ADI says its compliance stack \u2013 identity checks through Sumsub, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-blockchain\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blockchain<\/a> analytics via Global Ledger and transaction monitoring from Modulus \u2013 is built to meet integrity standards in regulated markets. TK confirm missing source links<\/p>\n<p>For now, the platform is live and taking positions \u2013 a shift from the spring, when ADI\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/dazn-to-embed-blockchain-backed-fifa-prediction-market-in-world-cup-2026-live-streams\/\">earlier moves<\/a> drew skepticism over whether it was operating at all. Whether a sovereign-linked newcomer can hold the World Cup\u2019s official prediction badge without the regulatory friction already dogging its larger rivals will play out over the month-long tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/fifa-prediction-partner-adi-predictstreet-opens-to-us-traders-despite-licensing-questions-ahead-of-world-cup\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) ADI Predictstreet went live June 8 and now trades in 23 U.S. states via Fanatics Markets. Gibraltar granted ADI its first prediction-market license in a reported nine days. ADI traces to Abu Dhabi\u2019s IHC through Finstreet; CEO Psarrakis denies 2022 Qatargate links. 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