Is Ethereum (ETH) Halal or Haram?
Shariah compliance review of Ethereum (ETH) by Islamic finance scholars at EthicalNode, with separate verdicts for trading and for staking.
Trading verdict: Comfortable
Ethereum provides a blockchain, a decentralized and distributed ledger technology, where transactions are recorded and smart-contracts are written in a secure and transparent manner. Ethereum's legitimacy is backed by well-documented white-paper and clear project-goals. Source: sharlife.my
Staking verdict: Questionable
Permissibility of staking is questionable, because it is a layer 1 blockchain, with various dApps running their applications on the blockchain, including DEFI, Lending and Borrowing, Gambling, etc, hence impermissible transactions might get recorder in L1 blocks, thus benefiting validators with commissions. It is better to avoid staking this protocols until we receive final fatwas from high rank scholars.
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