Malaysian SC Shariah Advisory Council praises crypto’s ‘great potential’

Malaysian SC Shariah Advisory Council praises crypto’s ‘great potential’

A Shariah Advisory Council chairman in Malaysia has praised the “great potential” of cryptocurrency Just three months after a landmark decision declaring digital assets trading is permissible under Islamic law, and religious scholars in Malaysia say crypto is looking bullish as an investment.The Malaysian Reserve reported Dr. Modh Daud Bakar, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) Shariah Advisory Council chairman, as saying that crypto has great potential but adoption in the country faced challenges from a lack of understanding about the asset class. Speaking at the SCxSC Fintech....


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