HaramCoinsIs XRP halal or haram?
XRP is designed for fast, cheap cross-border payments — a genuinely useful purpose that supports a case for permissibility.
The concerns
A large share of the supply was pre-mined and is held by one company, raising centralization concerns, and like any traded coin it attracts speculation. There is no interest mechanism inherent to simply holding it.
Verdict
Scholars differ. Using XRP for payments is the strongest case; speculative trading is the weaker one. See our XRP assessment.
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