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Rollups-as-a-Service (RaaS) coins: are they halal?

5 Rollups-as-a-Service (RaaS) coins screened against our 27-point Shariah methodology. Open any report for pillar scores, criterion breakdowns and purification guidance.

What is Rollups-as-a-Service (RaaS)?

Rollups-as-a-Service refers to platforms and protocols that let developers deploy custom layer-2 rollup chains without building the underlying infrastructure from scratch, offering configurable stacks for execution environments, data availability, sequencing, and settlement. These providers typically bundle components such as prover systems, bridges, block explorers, and node management into a single deployment pipeline, often supporting choices between optimistic and zero-knowledge rollup architectures. Associated tokens generally function as payment for infrastructure services, staking collateral for sequencers or provers, or governance instruments controlling protocol upgrades and fee parameters.

Halal: 1 coin (20%)Mashbooh: 4 coins (80%)5 coins
  • Halal20%
  • Mashbooh80%
  • Haram0%
ShariahRibaGhararMaysir
564Ankr NetworkANKRHALAL76.5
501AltLayerALTMASHBOOH68.5
1248DymensionDYMMASHBOOH68.5
480EspressoESPMASHBOOH62.3
894CalderaERAMASHBOOH52.6

How CryptoUmmah screens Rollups-as-a-Service (RaaS) 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 5 Rollups-as-a-Service (RaaS) coins we've screened, the average Shariah compliance score sits at 65.7/100, with 20% classified Halal, 80% Mashbooh, and 0% Haram.