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SideChain coins: are they halal?

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

What is SideChain?

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 SideChain 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 6 SideChain coins we've screened, the average Shariah compliance score sits at 59.3/100, with 17% classified Halal, 83% Mashbooh, and 0% Haram.

Halal: 1 coin (17%)Mashbooh: 5 coins (83%)6 coins
  • Halal17%
  • Mashbooh83%
  • Haram0%
ShariahRibaGhararMaysir
742Merlin ChainMERLHALAL70.4
535Fractal BitcoinFBMASHBOOH65
1412ElastosELAMASHBOOH60.4
2521MintlayerMLMASHBOOH58.1
1647CoinwebCWEBMASHBOOH51.1
973BOB (Build on Bitcoin)BOBMASHBOOH51