Blockchain was front and centre of ADFW on Thursday as BlackRock announced its signing of several MoUs at ADFW with IHC Group entities: Finstreet Limited and ADI Foundation.
Abu Dhabi’s Aim for Blockchain Infrastructure Sovereignty
The MoUs explore the development of tokenised markets.
Many start-up firms are looking at Abu Dhabi for tokenised markets: both credit and prediction markets.
Finstreet Limited, a digital market infrastructure group, and ADI Foundation – the Abu Dhabi based sovereign-grade blockchain infrastructure organisation are both entities of IHC via Sirius International Holding.
According to Ajay Bhatia, Principal Council Member at the ADI Foundation, aligning our sovereign-grade ADI Chain with BlackRock’s expertise will enable compliant, scalable digital finance solutions that serve local and global markets.”
Rise of Tokenised Markets in Abu Dhabi and Globally
Many firms at ADFW are looking to Abu Dhabi and it’s push on developing a sovereign blockchain infrastructure because of ADGM’s push on tokenised markets including crypto.
Sunidhi Pasan, Founder & Group CEO of Finstreet Limited said: “Our partnership with BlackRock reflects a shared conviction that tokenisation is becoming the operating system of global markets.
Finstreet’s regulated infrastructure in ADGM – spanning custody, settlement, and secondary trading – provides the rails for assets to move faster, safer and with far greater transparency.”
Broader Trends
This latest collaboration – between BlackRock and IHC – reflects the accelerating global shift toward tokenised financial market infrastructure, especially in areas spanning capital and prediction markets.
Abu Dhabi is positioning itself as the leader on regulation, global mobility, and sovereign grade infrastructure.
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