Crypto Market Opens to 1.6 Billion Muslims as Bitcoin is Declared Halal

The adoption of cryptocurrency has been a pressing issue for Muslims around the world.

Currency without intrinsic value is forbidden to Muslims, as is lending money with high-interest rates.

As the rest of the world began to adopt the new digital currency, Muslims were forbidden to stake their claim in the crypto space - until now.

"In Germany, Bitcoin is recognized as a legal currency and therefore qualifies as Islamic money in Germany. In countries such as the US, Bitcoin lacks official legal monetary status but is accepted for payment at a variety of merchants, and therefore qualifies as Islamic customary money."

While the assumption is purely speculative, many believe the price surge was largely due to the crypto market finally opening to 23% of the world's population.

Shortly after the paper was published, over one billion dollars in trades were initiated across all exchanges and Bitcoin's price saw a sharp increase over a short duration.

The crypto market's volatility was clearly demonstrated in 2017, with Bitcoin's price surpassing $19,000 and the total crypto market cap reaching $800 billion.

Bitcoin has retraced significantly, finding support at ~$6,800.

Despite the price surge, many analysts had concluded the market would quickly find resistance, but to their surprise, Bitcoin has held fast, currently trading just below $8,000.

The Muslim world's adoption of the crypto revolution is another step in the right direction towards mainstream adoption.