GeneralJul 8, 2026
Is contributing to a blockchain project's Discord for a contributor role permissible if I personally avoid promoting any prediction market applications built on it?
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Question context
A Muslim contributor in the UAE had invested significant time contributing to Fermah's Discord server. He was specifically avoiding promoting Flashcast, the prediction market application, but was uncertain whether working on infrastructure content was permissible given the platform's overall profile.
CoinStudy's answer
Research opinion from the CoinStudy Sharia team. Not a fatwa.
Our Shariah Board Chairman ruled: "You can continue contributing. If any infrastructure supports both halal and haram activities, the ruling is determined by the majority of the work being done. Based on the details provided, continuing this work is acceptable." The key principle is the majority work principle. If your actual contribution focuses on infrastructure education and you deliberately avoid promoting haram applications, your contribution is evaluated by what you are actually doing, not by what others build on the same platform. This is separate from investing in the platform's token, which requires its own assessment.