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Is Bitcoin (BTC) halal?

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Bitcoin (BTC) passes the crypto Shariah screen Sanad uses. This asset currently passes the framework's screen: its underlying technology, tokenomics, and treasury use show no evidence of interest-bearing yield, gambling mechanics, or non-halal business activity. Re-screened monthly — status can change if the project changes.

How it was screened

Crypto Shariah Screening Framework by Mufti Faraz Adam (2021), via HalalSignalz's monthly passlist Source ↗

Last checked: 2026-07-21

About Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm. With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital…

Hashing algorithmSHA-256
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Frequently asked questions

Is Bitcoin halal?

Bitcoin (BTC) passes the crypto Shariah screen Sanad uses. This asset currently passes the framework's screen: its underlying technology, tokenomics, and treasury use show no evidence of interest-bearing yield, gambling mechanics, or non-halal business activity. Re-screened monthly — status can change if the project changes.

Which Shariah framework is used?

Crypto Shariah Screening Framework by Mufti Faraz Adam (2021), via HalalSignalz's monthly passlist

Can the result change?

Yes. Crypto projects change, so Sanad re-screens against the framework regularly and updates the verdict when a project changes.

Other cryptocurrencies

Automated screen based on the sources cited above, not a fatwa; scholars differ. Not investment advice.