FIFA Partner ADI Predictstreet Opens to U.S. Traders

ADI Predictstreet, FIFA’s official World Cup prediction-market partner, went live to U.S. traders on June 8 through a co-branded World Cup Hub on Fanatics Markets. The platform launched in Gibraltar ahead of the tournament’s June 11 opening match and offers FIFA-branded prediction contracts to American users in 23 states.

Predictstreet runs on ADI Chain and allows users to fund accounts with cryptocurrency or fiat. It streams matches where local rules permit and settles eligible markets using a near real-time resolution engine. The Fanatics hub displays official FIFA player data and tournament news alongside the markets.

ADI selected Fanatics for U.S. distribution. Chief executive Dimitrios Psarrakis described Fanatics’ reach as “unmatched” and called the United States “a strategically important market.” The launch adds a FIFA-branded entrant to a U.S. field where other prediction venues have increased World Cup activity.

Regulatory attention has focused on Gibraltar’s decision to grant ADI a prediction-market operator license. Corporate filings show the licence was issued nine days after the company was incorporated and that approval was made at the justice minister’s discretion. Gibraltar’s gambling commissioner, Andrew Lyman, called coverage of the licence “sensationalist” and said speed did not indicate a lack of scrutiny.

Corporate records connect ADI Predictstreet through an entity called Finstreet to Sirius International Holding, the digital arm of Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company. Reporting has linked Psarrakis to an advisory role for a former European Parliament vice president who was arrested in a separate probe; Psarrakis denied involvement and the former vice president denied wrongdoing.

ADI says it has built a compliance stack for regulated markets, including identity verification through Sumsub, blockchain analytics via Global Ledger and transaction monitoring from Modulus. The platform faced questions in the spring over whether it was operating; it is now live and is accepting positions from traders in multiple states.

U.S. availability covers 23 states through Fanatics Markets. Eligibility to view matches and place trades depends on local rules and the platform’s licensing agreements.