New Australian Islamic finance DeFi platform is ‘guided by Sharia’
Islamic finance is not always compatible with DeFi's focus on risk and yield. A new platform aims to blend the best of both. A team based out of Sydney, Australia is building what it claims is the world’s first “Shariah-guided” decentralized finance platform to navigate a course between the advantages of DeFi and the beliefs of Islamic finance.The Marhaba Decentralized Financial Platform — Marhaba translates to “welcome” in Arabic — is expected to launch in the coming months and seeks to offer the Islamic world a DeFi platform informed by the core tenets of Shariah.Speaking to....
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Navigating crypto is made more difficult for those with religious considerations and the founder of an Islamic law compliant DeFi platform has thousands of users seeking approved cryptocurrencies. Australian-based crypto platform Marhaba DeFi says there has been a strong take-up of Halal-approved cryptocurrency products on its platform, with aims to release a suite of new products which align with Islamic law by the end of 2022.Launched in 2020, the platform is focused on adhering to the rules of “Islamic finance” which refers to how businesses and individuals raise capital in accordance....
While Islamic scholars have long wrestled with the question of whether cryptocurrency is halal, what if its really fiat that isnt permissible?Islam has strict rules around finance, and it historically defines currency as commodities with intrinsic value gold, silver, or salt, among others. Waseem Mamlouk, from the DeFi platform Nimbus, argues that government-issued fiat currencies do not have any intrinsic value and may be incompatible with a careful interpretation of Sharia law. This would pose a problem for the burgeoning Islamic finance industry, which aims to produce financial returns....
Derived from the Arabic word Caiz, Caizcoin is an Islamic Blockchain platform that provides money transfer services. With a vision to create financial freedom for every individual, Caizcoin offers creative financial solutions. The company facilitates participation in the modern financial world for every person while complying with Islamic values. What is Caizcoin? Caizcoin is a […]
On September 21, 2021, an Avalanche-based decentralized finance (defi) platform Vee Finance announced that it suffered from an incident that siphoned 8,804 ether and 213 bitcoin out of the system. The team has suspended the defi platform contracts and stressed that the stablecoins have not been “affected by the attack.”
Defi Project Vee Finance Suffers a Loss of $35 Million From Hack
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Australian Senator Jane Hume says we need to acknowledge that cryptocurrency is not a fad, adding that there are huge opportunities in decentralized finance (defi). “We should tread cautiously, but not fearfully,” she said, emphasizing that “Australia mustn’t be left behind by fear of the unknown.”
Australian Senator Says Crypto Is Not Going Away, Sees ‘Incredible’ Opportunities in Defi
Australian Senator Jane Hume talked about cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (defi) Monday during her speech at the Australian Financial....