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JadeFi: Exploiting Faith for Financial Gain

Автор Admin, Июнь 16, 2025, 10:36

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JadeFi presents itself as a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem allegedly aligned with Islamic financial principles. However, when we scrutinize it through the lens of true spiritual and ethical standards — especially Islamic principles rooted in the Qur'an and Sunnah — serious concerns emerge.

Let us analyze JadeFi step by step from a spiritual and ethical perspective.

Riba (Usury and Speculation)


Before delving into specifics, we must first consider the issue of riba — one of the gravest prohibitions in Islam.

  • Although JadeFi claims to operate without riba, its entire business model revolves around yield farming, staking, and liquidity mining — all of which often derive profit not from real trade or services but from speculative capital movements.
  • The profits often depend on new participants joining the system and funds being rotated within the platform, resembling a Ponzi-like structure.
  • The use of terms like APY and APR (annual percentage yield and return) is simply a cosmetic rebranding of interest-based gains.
  • Any form of guaranteed return on capital without corresponding real-world productive activity falls under the category of riba.

"Allah destroys riba and increases sadaqah (charity, zakat)." (Qur'an 2:276)

Gharar (Excessive Uncertainty and Gambling Elements)


Next, we must evaluate the presence of gharar, which refers to uncertainty, ambiguity, and speculative risk.

  • Most DeFi products are inherently volatile and uncertain. Participants often have no clear knowledge of how much they will earn, how long liquidity pools will remain viable, or who truly controls the smart contracts.
  • The opaque nature of the protocol governance and vulnerability to smart contract exploits introduce severe levels of uncertainty.
  • According to Shariah, contracts involving excessive gharar are forbidden.

Maysir & Tadlis (Deception and Manipulation)


We now address the ethical issue of tadlis — concealment of facts — and maysir — elements of gambling.

  • Many DeFi projects lure Muslim investors by falsely branding themselves as "Shariah-compliant" while lacking genuine compliance.
  • JadeFi provides no transparent disclosure regarding its team, verifiable Shariah audit credentials, or regulatory oversight.
  • The absence of recognized scholars or credible supervisory boards raises serious red flags about their Shariah compliance claims.

"Woe to those who give less [than due], who, when they take a measure from people, take in full. But when they give by measure or weight to them, they give less than due." (Qur'an 83:1-3)

Absence of Real Economic Value


Finally, let us consider the actual economic contribution of JadeFi.

  • JadeFi does not finance real businesses, create jobs, or serve the wider ummah or humanity. It operates purely in the speculative virtual capital realm.
  • This is a soulless wrapper — yet another venture exploiting Islamic terminology for marketing while contributing nothing to society's real welfare.
  • True halal finance serves people, builds communities, and avoids pure financial engineering divorced from real-world value.

Conclusion


JadeFi is a spiritually questionable platform exploiting Islamic labels for marketing purposes. Behind the facade of "Shariah-compliant DeFi" lies high-risk speculation tainted with elements of riba, gharar, maysir, and tadlis. It is a financial mirage, not a path to barakah (divine blessing).

"The lawful is clear, and the unlawful is clear; and between them are doubtful matters unknown to many people. Whoever avoids the doubtful has protected his religion and honor." (Hadith - Bukhari & Muslim)