2025-12-16 12:58:30

Recently, an interesting move was discovered — a leading exchange launched the world's first multi-token cryptocurrency staking platform compliant with Islamic law.

This is a quite fresh attempt. Staking of crypto assets has become a mainstream practice, but products specifically tailored to Islamic financial standards are still relatively rare. From a product logic perspective, the core of this platform is to ensure that the staking yield mechanism complies with the Islamic prohibition of interest (Riba), while supporting staking combinations of multiple tokens.

This actually reflects a trend — the crypto market is moving towards greater diversification and inclusivity. Users from different religious backgrounds and regions have a demand to participate in the Web3 ecosystem, and product design must keep up with these needs. Islamic finance itself is a huge market; with over 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide, their demand for Sharia-compliant financial tools has always existed.

Such innovative initiatives may become routine operations in the future — exchanges and DeFi projects will increasingly consider localized and compliant product solutions, rather than just a single global standard product.

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quietly_staking

· 2025-12-19 04:30

Now finally some exchanges are thinking of the 1.8 billion Muslim users. Why didn't anyone do this before? --- The Riba rules are really a bottleneck. Solving this is the key to opening a new market. --- Multi-token staking sounds good, but I'm worried it might just be another scheme to cut the leeks. --- Localization sounds nice, but it's really about grabbing market share. I don't oppose it. --- If this move can really be done well, who will profit from the market of 1.8 billion people? --- Why didn't I think of this before? It's pretty late to start pushing it now. --- Staking yields that comply with Sharia law are acceptable, but transparency must be up to standard. --- Inclusive development sounds great, but in reality, only the top few can really make money.

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LightningAllInHero

· 2025-12-18 22:26

Finally, the big boss has remembered our 1.8 billion people. Money is still very persuasive, haha.

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hodl_therapist

· 2025-12-18 21:26

It should have been done this way a long time ago. The Islamic finance sector is a huge cake, but no one has really taken the initiative to do it.

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SilentObserver

· 2025-12-16 13:28

Just look at the numbers, 1.8 billion Muslim users... This business indeed has potential. Wow, now even Riba has to be followed. It seems that crypto is really going global. I want to ask how this yield is guaranteed to comply with Sharia law. Could it just be staking under a different name? This idea is good, but it feels like we need to wait a bit longer in the domestic market... Compliance is always the hardest part. Who in the market of 1.8 billion people doesn't want a piece? Sooner or later, this approach will come. It's about imagination, but the real test should be user retention.

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RektButSmiling

· 2025-12-16 13:25

Wow, now we're really going to focus on localization. No one has touched the Islamic finance sector for this big a slice of the market of 1.8 billion people. Why didn't anyone think of this before? It's a bit desperate. Making money should be done with a clear conscience, and aligning with Sharia law is quite a novel perspective. Multi-token staking combinations sound like standard operations, but the key is how to handle Riba. I'm interested in the technical details. It seems that compliant product lines are the future. Major institutions are finally figuring things out. But can this really be implemented? Regulatory issues are still a question mark.

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BlockchainDecoder

· 2025-12-16 13:24

According to studies, this trend was actually predicted as early as 2019 by scholars at the Islamic Finance Forum. It is worth noting that Shariah-compliant pledge mechanisms do indeed have technical complexities. From a technical architecture perspective, the risk hedging logic of multi-token staking combinations is similar to traditional financial Sukuk products. However, whether the crypto market's volatility can truly support this mechanism still requires data validation. The market potential of 1.8 billion people is indeed tempting, but do not overlook a question—what proportion of Muslim users willing to use crypto actually exist? Citing several blockchain adoption reports from the Middle East, the actual conversion rate is far below market expectations. This move is essentially a compliance competition among exchanges. Whoever secures this track first can gain a first-mover advantage, but whether it can truly solve the technical dilemma of Riba is the key. --- To be honest, rather than praise, I am more concerned about whether this mechanism will collapse in a bear market. --- It's interesting, but it still feels mostly like a gimmick? I haven't seen the details on how exactly they plan to mitigate Riba risks. --- Overall, localization is indeed the trend, but the title "the world's first" is probably a bit of marketing hype.

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SocialAnxietyStaker

· 2025-12-16 13:24

1.8 billion Muslim market, this wave definitely didn't get the direction wrong Compliance staking is becoming more and more competitive among exchanges now Riba rules need to be studied carefully It's basically selling financial religious identity, smart But whether it can really be implemented depends on whether the technical realization can pass If this gameplay succeeds, other exchanges will definitely follow suit, and sooner or later it will be everywhere The Islamic finance track has finally been taken seriously How to design staking yields to be Sharia-compliant, this threshold is not low Inclusiveness, inclusiveness, sounds nice, but isn't it just about wanting to take a share of this market's money

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ProposalManiac

· 2025-12-16 13:23

To be honest, from a mechanism design perspective, this is quite interesting—embedding religious financial regulations directly into smart contracts. How do you solve the problem of incentive compatibility?

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LightningWallet

· 2025-12-16 13:09

Wow, this move is ruthless, directly targeting the Islamic finance sector. The track is so competitive, yet they still came up with this idea. Truly innovative. A market of 1.8 billion users—why hasn't anyone thought of this before? But with Riba regulations so complicated, can it really be fully compliant? The path to compliance is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. Is the ceiling of inclusive marketing? Seems like all major institutions should learn from this.

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