cToken coins: are they halal?
2 cToken coins screened against our 27-point Shariah methodology. Open any report for pillar scores, criterion breakdowns and purification guidance.
What is cToken?
cToken refers to interest-bearing tokens issued by the Compound protocol when users supply crypto assets to its lending pools. Each cToken (such as cETH, cDAI, or cUSDC) is minted at a fixed exchange rate to the underlying asset that steadily increases over time, reflecting accrued lending interest, and is redeemable for the underlying asset plus that accrued yield. Holders can also use cTokens as collateral for borrowing elsewhere in the protocol, and their value tracks the underlying asset alongside the compounding interest rate rather than independent market speculation.
- Halal0%
- Mashbooh100%
- Haram0%
| Shariah | Riba | Gharar | Maysir | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 779 |  cWBTCCWBTC | MASHBOOH57.7 | |||
| 570 |  cETHCETH | MASHBOOH57 |
How CryptoUmmah screens cToken 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 2 cToken coins we've screened, the average Shariah compliance score sits at 57.4/100, with 0% classified Halal, 100% Mashbooh, and 0% Haram.