ADI Predictstreet launch prediction market ahead of World Cup 2026

ADI Predictstreet has officially launched a new prediction market platform designed for football fans to place real-time forecasts on matches ahead of the Fifa 2026 World Cup. 

The platform, which went live on 8 June,  initially launched in Gibraltar. Through a co-branded World Cup Hub with Fanatics Markets, it is also now available in 23 US states. 

It is powered by Abu Dhabi-based blockchain provider ADI Chain.

ADI has announced intentions to expand access into further jurisdictions via partnerships with compliant strategic entities, following a cautious jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction expansion model aimed at adhering to local legal and regulatory standards.

Platform features

ADI Predictstreet enables users to fund accounts using both fiat currencies and digital assets and is accessible on mobile devices and desktop computers. The platform integrates live streaming with match data providers and incorporates a “near real-time” prediction settlement engine allowing users to place and resolve bets during gameplay.

CEO of ADI Predictstreet, Dimitrios Psarrakis, stated: “ADI Predictstreet was created to redefine how fans engage with live events. As we go live ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, we are proud to deliver a secure, regulated and globally scalable platform that combines technology, prediction markets and real-time participation at an unprecedented level.”

Notably, ADI Predictstreet is the first consumer application built on ADI Chain, an institutional-grade Layer 2 blockchain infrastructure engineered to be compliance-ready. ADI envisions this technology not only supporting sports prediction markets but also extending into diverse fields such as finance, technology and culture.

Additionally, ADI highlighted a recent partnership with DAZN to embed prediction markets within live sports streaming environments, alongside Fanatics Markets, thereby facilitating US availability.

Gibraltar launch

In April, ADI Predictstreet was the first prediction market to recieve a licence in Gibraltar. It has since been named as the official prediction market partner of the World Cup, which begins on Thursday.

According to Gibraltar’s gambling licence register, Predict Street Ltd was licensed as a betting intermediary on 26 March under the 2005 Gambling Act. 

Also this week, WagerWire’s parent company, Wire Industries, received approval in principle to launch its prediction market in the British overseas territory. 

Prediction markets in the World Cup

While prediction markets for sports are not unprecedented, ADI Predictstreet’s US partnership with Fanatics Markets anticipates the scale of the Fifa 2026 World Cup, the largest ever tournament, hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The anticipated high user volumes and transactional throughput are critical factors that ADI’s proprietary ADI Chain infrastructure is designed to address.

A spokesperson for ADI Predictsteet explained to iGB last month that “unlike traditional betting, where users wager against the house, prediction markets enable participants to trade with one another on the likelihood of future events, with prices reflecting collective market sentiment”. 

Its role is “to facilitate this exchange within a structured and transparent framework, enabling informed predictions rather than wagering”. With an emphasis on a model that’s “data-driven, not chance-driven”, ADI Predictstreet draws from official databases to inform pricing and participation. 

ADI Predictstreet’s launch in the US comes at a disjointed time for prediction markets in the country. Just this week, Polymarket severed ties with former US congressman George Santos amid an investigation into whether the former New York congressman placed a wager on his appearance at the State of the Union address on 24 February.