Key Highlights
- Securitize has integrated UAE-based ADI Chain into its tokenization infrastructure.
- Eligible tokenized products may use ADI Chain subject to investor, product, and regulatory requirements.
- ADI Chain focuses on stablecoins, real-world assets, payments, and settlement.
Securitize, a financial technology company, has integrated ADI Chain into its tokenization infrastructure, adding the UAE-based network to the blockchains that can support eligible tokenized financial products.
According to an announcement published on September 30, products issued through Securitize may use ADI Chain where permitted by the product structure and applicable regulatory and jurisdictional requirements.
The integration does not mean every Securitize product will be available on ADI Chain. Instead, it provides a pathway for eligible tokenized products issued through Securitize to use ADI Chain, subject to regulatory, product, and jurisdictional requirements.
ADI Chain focuses on payments and real-world assets
ADI Chain is designed around applications involving stablecoins, real-world assets, payments, and settlement. The network is also associated with DDSC, a dirham-backed stablecoin initiated by International Holding Company and First Abu Dhabi Bank and licensed by the UAE Central Bank, according to the ADI Foundation.
For Securitize, the integration adds a network focused on digital assets and payment infrastructure to its broader blockchain infrastructure.
Securitize continues multi-chain deployments
The ADI Chain integration follows several recent Securitize deployments across different blockchain networks.
In August, Securitize and Neuberger Berman launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC) across Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. The fund invests primarily in high-yield bonds, along with collateralized loan obligations, bank loans, and other fixed-income assets. Access is limited to eligible investors.
The HINC launch illustrates Securitize’s use of multiple blockchain networks for a single financial product, while the ADI Chain integration adds another network to the infrastructure available for future eligible deployments.
UAE becomes part of Securitize’s expansion
Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said the company sees the UAE as a potential connection point between investors and financial products across international markets.
“The Global South is home to 85% of the world’s population and some of the fastest-growing communities of new investors.”
Domingo also said about the UAE’s position in the region, stating, “We see the UAE as a natural hub for connecting investors across these markets with regulated financial products from around the world.”
The comments reflect Securitize’s view of the broader market opportunity. The ADI Chain integration itself does not establish access to investors in those markets.
Tokenized securities face evolving rules
The integration also comes as regulators continue developing frameworks for tokenized securities.
On September 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced a temporary five-year Innovation Exemption covering certain permissioned venues and liquidity providers involved in trading eligible tokenized NMS stocks.
The framework includes requirements covering eligible securities, trading volumes, disclosures, technology safeguards, and issuer notification for certain third-party tokenized stocks. It excludes synthetic instruments that provide price exposure without representing the underlying stock.
Securitize subsequently outlined requirements for operating within the framework.
The SEC initiative is separate from the ADI Chain integration, but reflects the broader regulatory environment surrounding tokenized financial products.
More blockchains enter tokenization infrastructure
Securitize’s recent deployments show that tokenized financial products are being developed across multiple blockchain networks rather than being tied to a single chain.
The company has used different networks for tokenized funds and securities, while ADI Chain adds another infrastructure option focused on stablecoins, payments, real-world assets, and settlement.
The immediate impact of the integration will depend on which Securitize products are eventually deployed on the ADI Chain and whether eligible investors and institutions use them.
For now, the announcement adds ADI Chain to Securitize’s blockchain infrastructure without introducing a new financial product on its own.
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