DeFi can be halal but not DOGE? Decentralizing Islamic finance
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....
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Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, according to Pew Research Center, there are about 1.6 bln Muslims in the world and they make up roughly 23 percent of the world’s population. The majority of the world’s Muslims live in Asia Pacific in countries like Indonesia and India even though traditionally areas of the Middle East and Northern Africa are traditionally associated with Islam. Fintech according to Sharia. There are unique needs of Muslims when it comes to banking and finance. The Islamic Canonical Law, popularly known as Sharia is based on the teachings of the Quran....
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