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Bitcoin Sidechains coins: are they halal?

8 Bitcoin Sidechains coins screened against our 27-point Shariah methodology. Open any report for pillar scores, criterion breakdowns and purification guidance.

What is Bitcoin Sidechains?

This is one of the categories our screening covers — a grouping of coins that share a common function or narrative within the broader crypto market.

How CryptoUmmah screens Bitcoin Sidechains 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 8 Bitcoin Sidechains coins we've screened, the average Shariah compliance score sits at 51.7/100, with 13% classified Halal, 63% Mashbooh, and 25% Haram.

Halal: 1 coin (13%)Mashbooh: 5 coins (63%)Haram: 2 coins (25%)8 coins
  • Halal13%
  • Mashbooh63%
  • Haram25%
ShariahRibaGhararMaysir
742Merlin ChainMERLHALAL70.4
535Fractal BitcoinFBMASHBOOH65
1412ElastosELAMASHBOOH60.4
2521MintlayerMLMASHBOOH58.1
1647CoinwebCWEBMASHBOOH51.1
973BOB (Build on Bitcoin)BOBMASHBOOH51
1631BitlayerBTRHARAM39.3
2689GOAT NetworkGOATEDHARAM18.6