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Big Data coins: are they halal?

11 Big Data coins screened against our 27-point Shariah methodology. Open any report for pillar scores, criterion breakdowns and purification guidance.

What is Big Data?

Big Data cryptocurrencies power decentralized networks for storing, sharing, and monetizing large datasets, often connecting data providers with buyers such as AI developers, researchers, and enterprises through blockchain-based marketplaces. These tokens facilitate payments, access rights, and incentive mechanisms that reward users for contributing computing resources, storage capacity, or proprietary data. Projects in this category typically integrate with distributed storage systems, oracle networks, or machine learning pipelines to enable verifiable, decentralized alternatives to centralized data infrastructure.

Halal: 2 coins (18%)Mashbooh: 8 coins (73%)Haram: 1 coin (9%)11 coins
  • Halal18%
  • Mashbooh73%
  • Haram9%
ShariahRibaGhararMaysir
1886CovalentCQTHALAL78.9
1512OraichainORAIHALAL75.5
2097GXChainGXCMASHBOOH68.8
932CodattaXNYMASHBOOH64.5
833IQIQMASHBOOH61.7
1492AMO CoinAMOMASHBOOH58.6
2830Streamr XDATAXDATAMASHBOOH58.6
544SQDSQDMASHBOOH58.4
1230IagonIAGMASHBOOH57.5
2350Measurable DataMDTMASHBOOH53.8
799BonfidaFIDAHARAM45

How CryptoUmmah screens Big Data coins

As with every category we track, coins here are screened individually against our 27-point methodology across the three core pillars — riba (interest), gharar (uncertainty), and maysir (speculation/gambling) — rather than being judged by category label alone. Two coins sharing this tag can land on very different verdicts depending on their specific tokenomics, revenue model, and governance structure. Across the 11 Big Data coins we've screened, the average Shariah compliance score sits at 61.9/100, with 18% classified Halal, 73% Mashbooh, and 9% Haram.