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SocialFi coins: are they halal?

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

What is SocialFi?

SocialFi refers to a category of blockchain-based social media and networking platforms that integrate token economics directly into content creation, curation, and social interaction. Users typically earn fungible tokens or NFTs for posting, engaging, or growing a following, and these assets can often be traded, staked, or used to access premium features, effectively letting participants monetize attention and social capital on-chain. Underlying protocols commonly incorporate creator coins, tipping mechanisms, decentralized identity, and governance tokens that give users ownership stakes in the platforms they use.

Halal: 3 coins (7%)Mashbooh: 19 coins (44%)Haram: 21 coins (49%)43 coins
  • Halal7%
  • Mashbooh44%
  • Haram49%
ShariahRibaGhararMaysir
723GalxeGALHALAL79.7
687HiveHIVEHALAL77
216Theta NetworkTHETAHALAL73.9
–CheeleeCHEELMASHBOOH69.5
977Decentralized SocialDESOMASHBOOH68.6
780SteemSTEEMMASHBOOH68.2
1809VeBetterDAOB3TRMASHBOOH66
555GAL (migrated to Gravity - G)GALMASHBOOH65
1331LUKSOLYXMASHBOOH64.6
594AtoshiATOSMASHBOOH64.1
1659TownsTOWNSMASHBOOH62.1
1398Access ProtocolACSMASHBOOH59
1453ivaultIVTMASHBOOH57.9
1801LimeWireLMWRMASHBOOH57.7
2842PublicAIPUBLICMASHBOOH57.6
755CYBERCYBERMASHBOOH57.2
2237WYDE: End HungerEATMASHBOOH56.5
1970CratosCRTSMASHBOOH56.3
362SwopSWOPMASHBOOH55.5
1724DivoDVOMASHBOOH51.6
1697SPACEM WORLDSPCMMASHBOOH50.8
2779ReddCoinRDDMASHBOOH50.4
2439KinKINHARAM49.5
147RealLinkREALHARAM49.1
662ZoraZORAHARAM48.8
1086BeincomBICHARAM48.8
2751MetYaMYHARAM48.5
1305JumpTokenJMPTHARAM47
2475GLADIUSGLADIUSHARAM46.3
1620The ArenaARENAHARAM46.2
1646Marina ProtocolBAYHARAM45
1604EeseeESEHARAM45
2324Bitsocial [OLD]BSOHARAM45
836A Hunters DreamCAWHARAM45
954DeBoxBOXHARAM44.6
135AntFunANTFUNHARAM43.8
1733Steem DollarsSBDHARAM43.1
2560Cere NetworkCEREHARAM42.1
2327WHALEWHALEHARAM42
2363Dream Machine TokenDMTHARAM40.1
2328Paparazzi TokenPAPARAZZIHARAM39
1511CygnusCGNHARAM37.8
79Pump.funPUMPHARAM33

How CryptoUmmah screens SocialFi 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 43 SocialFi coins we've screened, the average Shariah compliance score sits at 53.5/100, with 7% classified Halal, 44% Mashbooh, and 49% Haram.