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Is Usual ETH halal?

Name: Usual ETH (ETH0) Shariah Compliance Screening
Item: Usual ETH
Rating: 55.1
Author: Crypto Ummah

Usual ETH is classified as doubtful (mashbooh), with a Shariah compliance score of 55.1/100 under our 27-point screening methodology.

Overall55.1Mashbooh · Doubtful · Risky

Riba56.6Mashbooh

Gharar53.7Mashbooh

Maysir54.8Mashbooh

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Moderate Riba Moderate Gharar (Material Uncertainty)Moderate Maysir (High Risk)

GhararSharia pillar · 53.7/100 · Review · 15 criteria

Mashbooh. Prohibition of contracts with excessive ambiguity or hidden risk.

Team Transparency & Credibility25

Ethical Practices70

Transparency55

Governance35

Launch Fairness45

Token Distribution45

Speculation / Utility Ratio70

Financial Status20

Audit Quality78

Governance Rights50

Rewards Distribution70

Asset Backing78

Mechanism Type50

Documentation50

Shariah Alignment50

How ETH0 compares

Monerium EUR emoney [OLD]

Bitway

71.6

Ekubo Protocol

Kyber Network Crystal

69.6

★ Usual ETH (ETH0)

55.1

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Key facts

Chain	Ethereum
Last reviewed	17 Jul 2026

Written by ThanvirFounder, Ex Director S&P Global Energy

Reviewed by Imam Omar SiddiqiShariah Scholar

Islamic Finance Principles Assessment

Riba — Does Usual ETH involve interest?

Usual ETH's yield is sourced from Ethereum proof-of-stake validator rewards passed through wstETH collateral, not from interest-bearing loans or fixed-coupon debt instruments. This distinguishes it structurally from riba-based lending products, though the Shariah status of PoS rewards themselves remains a live scholarly debate. On balance, ETH0's revenue model does not exhibit classic riba mechanics, but the debated nature of staking-derived yield means investors should proceed with informed caution rather than blanket assurance.

Assessment: Moderate Riba Score: 56.6/100

Our methodology examines 10 criteria to evaluate how well Usual ETH avoids interest-based mechanisms.

ETH0's income to holders derives from native ETH staking rewards generated by the underlying wstETH collateral, supplemented by USUAL governance-token emissions of unspecified, apparently discretionary size. Neither component is described in the sources as originating from interest-bearing bonds, fixed-rate loans, or conventional debt instruments. The wider Usual ecosystem treasury includes an 18% USUAL-token allocation, but no source indicates this treasury holds interest-bearing fiat instruments or conventional securities. This is a materially different profile from riba-based yield farming, though the reported allocation percentages not summing to 100% leaves some treasury composition genuinely unverified.

The core ETH0 mechanism is that of a collateralized synthetic-asset issuer: users deposit or receive ETH0 backed 1:1 by wstETH, and yield flows through automatically rather than through an intermediated lending or borrowing market. Nothing in the sources indicates Usual/ETH0 itself operates as a lending protocol akin to Aave or Compound, nor that it borrows or lends ETH0 or its collateral at interest to third parties. This structural distinction matters: ETH0 more closely resembles a tracked, collateral-backed exposure token than an interest-generating credit instrument, though the underlying PoS reward question remains unresolved among scholars.

Gharar — How much uncertainty does Usual ETH involve?

Our assessment of Usual ETH on this principle is set out below.

Assessment: Moderate Gharar (Material Uncertainty) Score: 53.7/100

Our methodology examines 15 criteria including team transparency, audit quality, and governance.

Available sources do not identify a named, credentialed founding team for Usual Protocol or ETH0; retrieved biographical material concerns Ethereum's base-layer founders (Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood), not Usual's builders, and cannot substitute as evidence of who is accountable for ETH0. This anonymity is a genuine transparency gap. On the positive side, published third-party audit reports imply an actively maintained, reviewable, documented codebase rather than an opaque or abandoned project, even though explicit open-source confirmation and governance-centralisation details are absent from the sources.

Security audits are specifically named: Halborn and Sherlock (public audit-competition format), covering the ETH0 Zapper contract, plus a Spearbit Cantina report for "Usual Pegasus Phase 1." This is a real and verifiable trust signal, distinguishing ETH0 from unaudited protocols. However, exact audit dates are not stated in retrieved excerpts, so audit currency cannot be confirmed, and no market-cap, price-stability, or trading-volume data specific to ETH0 could be located, leaving key risk disclosures incomplete for prospective holders.

Maysir — Does Usual ETH involve gambling or speculation?

ETH0 is designed as a collateral-backed synthetic ETH tracker with a defined yield mechanism, not as a token engineered for wagering or zero-sum speculative payoffs. Distinguishing features include full 1:1 wstETH backing and transparent (if variable) staking-derived returns rather than lottery-style or leverage-driven mechanics. The core design supports productive, utility-oriented use, though secondary-market trading behaviour by third parties is a separate matter from the protocol's own intent.

Assessment: Moderate Maysir (High Risk) Score: 54.8/100

Our methodology examines 11 criteria to determine whether Usual ETH is a gambling instrument or a genuine economic tool.

ETH0 provides genuine real-world utility: it lets holders gain ETH price exposure and passive staking-derived yield without personally running or delegating to a validator, using fully collateralized wstETH backing rather than synthetic leverage or unbacked promises. This collateralized-tracking function serves a productive purpose comparable to holding staked ETH directly, distinguishing it from purely speculative instruments whose value depends solely on continued buyer demand rather than an underlying productive asset and yield stream.

Weighed against this utility, no market-cap, price-stability, or trading-volume data specific to ETH0 is available in the sources, making it impossible to assess how much secondary-market activity is driven by genuine collateral-tracking demand versus short-term speculative trading. The presence of discretionary USUAL token emissions on top of base staking yield could also attract yield-chasing behaviour. Still, the protocol's own design centers on collateralized exposure and yield pass-through rather than speculative wagering, which should anchor the assessment even where third-party trading patterns vary.

The Full 27-Point Screening

1. Legitimacy (4 criteria)

Criterion	Score	Analysis
Team Transparency	25/100 (low evidence)	No information on the identity, credentials, or track record of the actual Usual Protocol team was found; unrelated Ethereum founder biographies do not verify who built ETH0.
Fraud & Scam Risk	55/100	No fraud, hack, or scam reports specific to Usual Protocol/ETH0 were found; published audits offer a partial trust signal but track record is otherwise unverified.
Use Case Legitimacy	75/100	ETH0 is described with a defined collateral structure and yield-access utility, indicating genuine use rather than pure speculative hype.
Ethical Practices	70/100	ETH0's own design as an ETH-tracking collateralized synthetic shows no stated link to a prohibited industry, though the sources do not explicitly discuss ethics.

Summary: The sources do not identify Usual Protocol's actual founding team or provide any fraud/track-record history specific to ETH0, though named third-party audits suggest an active, non-meme project.

2. Project Operations (9 criteria)

Criterion	Score	Analysis
Core Protocol Business	55/100	The base protocol issues a collateralized tracking asset rather than operating in an overtly prohibited sector, but the underlying staking-reward pass-through raises questions not resolved in the sources.
Transaction Fees	40/100 (low evidence)	Sources do not describe how, or whether, transaction fees on ETH0 are burned, retained, or distributed.
Treasury Assets	45/100	ETH0's backing is wstETH (staked ETH) rather than disclosed cash or bond holdings, but the halal status of the pass-through staking yield itself is not clarified.
Revenue Model	50/100	Yield is sourced from PoS staking rewards and token emissions rather than stated lending interest, but the full revenue model is not detailed.
Transparency	55/100	Published third-party audit reports demonstrate some disclosure, but open-source status and complete documentation are not confirmed in the sources.
Governance	35/100 (low evidence)	No governance structure or decentralisation detail for ETH0 or Usual Protocol is described.
Launch Fairness	45/100	Disclosed USUAL token allocation shows a sizable combined team/treasury share, but ETH0's own launch/minting fairness is not separately detailed.
Token Distribution	45/100	Distribution figures apply to the USUAL token rather than ETH0 directly, and the reported percentages do not sum consistently, leaving ETH0-specific distribution unclear.
Speculation/Utility Ratio	70/100	ETH0 is presented as a utility/yield-access instrument tracking ETH rather than a speculative meme, though no usage or trading data is given.

Summary: ETH0 is a collateralized ETH-pegged synthetic asset backed 1:1 by Lido's wstETH with yield passed to holders in USUAL tokens, but fee handling, open-source status, and governance detail are not disclosed in the sources.

3. Financial Health (4 criteria)

Criterion	Score	Analysis
Protocol Revenue	55/100	Revenue for holders comes from staking rewards and token emissions rather than explicit interest-based lending, but the Shariah status of pass-through staking yield remains an open question.
Financial Status	20/100 (low evidence)	No market capitalisation, stability, or financial health data specific to ETH0 was found in the sources.
Interest Assessment	60/100	No indication the base protocol runs a lending/borrowing market; it issues a collateralized synthetic and passes through staking yield, distinct from an interest-based money market.
Audit Quality	78/100	Halborn and Sherlock audits, plus a Spearbit Cantina report, are named with specific published reports covering Usual/ETH0 contracts.

Summary: ETH0's yield stems from staking rewards and token emissions rather than stated lending interest, named audits (Halborn, Sherlock) exist, but no market-stability data was found

4. Token Economics (5 criteria)

Criterion	Score	Analysis
Token Purpose	75/100	ETH0 is explicitly described as a synthetic ETH-tracking utility asset with a defined yield-access mechanism, not a meme token.
Governance Rights	N/A	Sources indicate governance resides with the separate USUAL token, not ETH0, making the absence of governance rights on ETH0 a neutral design feature.
Rewards Distribution	70/100	Yield is variable, tracking fluctuating ETH staking returns plus discretionary token emissions rather than a fixed guaranteed rate.
Speculation Controls	35/100 (low evidence)	No anti-speculation mechanisms specific to ETH0 (limits, vesting, caps) are described in the sources.
Asset Backing	78/100	ETH0 is stated to be fully collateralized 1:1 by Lido's wstETH, i.e., backed by real staked ETH.

Summary: See the criterion analysis above.

5. Staking Mechanism

Usual ETH has no native staking mechanism, so these five criteria are not applicable and are excluded from the score entirely rather than counted as zeros.

Overall Assessment: Usual ETH presents a mixed Shariah profile; review each dimension above and consult a qualified scholar for your situation.

Is Usual ETH halal?

RibaSharia pillar · 56.6/100 · Review · 10 criteria

GhararSharia pillar · 53.7/100 · Review · 15 criteria

MaysirSharia pillar · 54.8/100 · Review · 11 criteria

LegitimacyDiligence dimension · 56.3/100 · Review · 4 criteria

ProjectDiligence dimension · 48.9/100 · Review · 9 criteria

FinancialDiligence dimension · 53.3/100 · Review · 4 criteria

TokenomicsDiligence dimension · 61.6/100 · Review · 5 criteria

StakingDiligence dimension · 50/100 · Review · 5 criteria