Finally I published by article on Riba and how its an integral part of the creation of a FIAT currency unit.

And offcourse I also discuss a few solutions like Gold, Local commodity backed currencies and Bitcoin and their drawbacks.

What prevents people, especially Muslims, from recognizing Bitcoin as a solution to many civilizational problems:

- They think it is purely an investment/speculation asset not what it was created for, namely to simply be sound money.

- They do not realize the monstrosity of the sin of interest/usury (riba) and have become far too accustomed to living with it (yes, I mean all three religions).

- Consequently, they do not see the urgency of escaping riba as quickly as possible and prefer to continue as usual.

- They have not understood their religious texts or cannot adequately prioritize the commandments and prohibitions within them.

- They are unfamiliar with the Bitcoin ecosystem and do not know what is already possible.

- And even if they were to become familiar with it, they are too complacent to change their habits.

- They are not open to fundamental paradigm shifts, even if it should lead them back to the roots of their religion, and feel threatened by changes (see how many people become aggressive and patronizing at the mere mention of the word "Bitcoin").

- They lack a solid understanding of economics and are still influenced by Keynesianism.

- They are not optimistic.

Therefore, people are right who say that the biggest challenge lies in education. But how can you educate people who have stopped learning?

I would like a more detailed explanation regarding the relationship between Bitcoin and Zakat. Last year, when the earthquake occurred in Herat, I made a donation in Bitcoin, but was there any issue with that?

Amrush, you’ve given me a reason to pick up al-Qardawi’s Fiqh of Zakat from my bookshelf!

I note there’s a potential dichotomy in the view that money ought to be under the remit of the state (in the interests of avoiding chaos) but also treating Bitcoin as money when it comes to zakat.

On a wider point, it saddens me that most people seem disinterested in monetary matters even though money is arguably one of the most important social constructs and that its societal impact is so significant.

I also think that the absence of monetary justice facilitates widespread oppression. Therefore, a decent understanding of the current and a better monetary system ought to be more prevalent - if people really care about justice.

Not sure if relevant to your question, but have you tried BlueWallet and checked whether it achieves what you are trying to achieve?

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