Humanity
H#168H is the token of Humanity Protocol, an identity network that proves a user is a unique human with palm scans and zero-knowledge proofs.
- Market cap
- $145.49M
- Volume 24h
- $2.49M
- All-time high
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- Circulating supply
- 2.07B of 10B
Passes our 8 Shariah criteria. Needs caution: interest (riba) and excessive uncertainty (gharar).
- 6 pass
- 2 caution
- 0 fail
Verdict history
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Halal analysis
Can a Muslim hold Humanity?8 Shariah criteria
6 pass · 2 caution · 0 failHolding H pays nothing, but the staking programme pays from fixed pools of new tokens for locking H, which CryptoUmmah treats as close to a promised return.
Riba is interest or any guaranteed increase on a loan. Holding H pays nothing, and verification fees are payment for a service. The concern is staking. The H Staking Program pays from fixed reward pools (500,000, 2,000,000 and 7,500,000 H) to holders who lock tokens for 30, 90 or 180 days on Ethereum or BNB Chain; it does not secure the Humanity chain. The rate each staker gets varies with the pool size, and tokens are not lent, so it is not plain interest.
But CryptoUmmah, the authoritative source, judges that these fixed emissions work more like a guaranteed distribution than a share of real income. That concrete point keeps the criterion at caution.
H is the fee, staking and governance token of a working identity network.
This criterion asks whether the asset has real value as property (mal). H is used to pay for humanity attestation and credential checks, is staked by Identity Validators and rewards node operators. CryptoUmmah scores its use case as legitimate (82/100); its doubts are about staking and transparency, not about what the token is. No coin-specific problem with the nature of the asset is shown, so the criterion is at the maximum. The general scholarly dispute about crypto is reflected in confidence.
H is a utility token, not a game of chance, but trading around its listing and staking offers has been highly speculative.
Maysir is gambling: gaining or losing by chance rather than through productive exchange. H has an identifiable use in identity verification, and CryptoUmmah states that it is not designed as a speculative asset. It also notes hype-driven trading after listing and a headline staking rate used as a marketing hook. These are about market behaviour, so the criterion stays at pass, below the maximum.
The protocol earns verification fees paid by apps that check credentials.
This criterion asks how the protocol earns. Apps and other verifiers pay a fee each time a credential is checked; the fee is split between Identity Validators, their delegators and zkProofer Nodes. This is payment for a service. No interest income or other impermissible revenue is documented, so the criterion is at the maximum. What the foundation treasury holds is not published and is listed under data gaps.
A June 2026 key compromise let an attacker mint 100 million H and forced a token reissue; no audit of the protocol's own contracts was found.
Gharar is excessive uncertainty or hidden information. Supply, allocation and lockups are published. But in June 2026 the private keys of a Humanity Foundation member were compromised: wallets were drained of more than $32 million, the attacker minted 100 million H and the price fell about 89%. The token was then replaced through a migration whose snapshot and compensation terms were still being discussed in July, and an on-chain analyst questioned the team's account.
CryptoUmmah also finds no audit of the protocol's own contracts and incomplete documentation of slashing and governance mechanics. These are concrete, sourced uncertainties for holders, so the status is caution.
- Wallets linked to Humanity Protocol drained for over $32 million, token plunges 89%: onchain analyst (The Block)
- Humanity Protocol repositions toward enterprise AI after $36 million hack, founder says (The Block)
- Breaking Down The Humanity Protocol Exploit with Founder Terence Kwok (The Block)
- Is Humanity Halal? CryptoUmmah coin audit
H is used for identity verification fees, staking and governance.
This criterion looks at what the asset is actually used for. H pays for proving that a user is human and for checking credentials, and is staked by validators. These uses are permissible, and no prohibited use specific to the network is documented, so the criterion is at the maximum.
Fully paid spot H is available on several exchanges and can be self-custodied on Ethereum.
This criterion asks whether the asset can be owned in a permissible way. H trades spot on Bybit, Gate, KuCoin and other exchanges and is an ERC-20 token that can be withdrawn to a wallet the owner controls. The criterion is at the maximum.
Privacy-preserving proof of personhood is a real benefit, but the 2026 breach caused holders heavy losses.
Maslahah weighs benefit against harm. Proving that a user is a real person without exposing personal data helps against bots, fraud and fake accounts. Against that, the June 2026 breach wiped out about 89% of the token price in a day and the founder said recovery of the funds was unlikely. That concrete harm to holders lowers the score within pass.
How you can use it
Tap a card for the ruling and sourcesBuying H with full payment and immediate delivery is available on exchanges, and the tokens can be held in self-custody.
No exchange-traded fund or product holding H was found in the sources collected. A product that held H would be judged like spot; its structure would need checking.
H is used to pay verification fees inside Humanity Protocol, a permissible service. Tier-1 bodies such as Indonesia's MUI reject crypto as general currency.
Staking as an Identity Validator, with a bond at risk and income from verification fees, is payment for work. The H Staking Program is different: it pays from fixed pools of new tokens for locking H for a set period, which CryptoUmmah treats as close to a guaranteed distribution.
Margin trading is never acceptable: it is a deferred exchange with borrowed money and leverage (AAOIFI SS 20).
Futures, perpetuals and options always fail under AAOIFI SS 20: deferred exchange without delivery, usually with leverage.
Lending H through exchange or DeFi lending programmes pays depositors interest from borrowers. This is riba.
Third-party H yield products often get their return from lending, which fails. Check the source of return of each product.
Scholars quotes
The opinion on this is the same as doing the same with any halal assets such as shares – 1) is permissible, 2) is more debatable and there are differing opinions on short-term trading.As I mentioned at the beginning of this article it is not necessary to substantiate the permissibility of something as long as there are no prohibited factors involved in it or surrounding it.Penggunaan cryptocurrency sebagai mata uang hukumnya haram, karena mengandung gharar (ketidakjelasan), dharar (bahaya) dan bertentangan dengan Undang-Undang nomor 7 tahun 2011 tentang Mata Uang dan Peraturan Bank Indonesia nomor 17 tahun 2015 tentang Kewajiban Penggunaan Rupiah di Wilayah Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia.Sebagaimana mata wang yang lain, mata wang digital hendaklah tidak digunakan sebagai bayaran kepada barangan, perkhidmatan dan aktiviti tidak patuh Syariah seperti pembelian dadah, pelacuran, perjudian dan pendanaan aktiviti keganasan serta penggubahan wang haram.The SAC has also resolved that investment and trading of Digital Assets that fulfil the above requirements and which are traded on Digital Asset Exchange (DAX) registered with SC are permissible.Third: In light of the above and given the significant risks associated with this type of currencies and the instability of their transactions, the Council of the Academy recommends pursuing research and studies on issues affecting its ruling.Bitcoin is a digital currency that does not meet the legal and Sharia criteria that make it a currency subject to the rulings of dealing with official legal currencies recognized internationally.بناءً على ذلك: فلا يجوز شرعًا تداول عملة "البتكوين" والتعامل من خلالها بالبيعِ والشراءِ والإجارةِ وغيرها، بل يُمنع من الاشتراكِ فيها؛ لعدمِ اعتبارِها كوسيطٍ مقبولٍ للتبادلِ من الجهاتِ المخُتصَّةِ، ولِمَا تشتمل عليه من الضررِ الناشئ عن الغررِ والجهالةِ والغشِّ في مَصْرِفها ومِعْيارها وقِيمتها، فضلًا عما تؤدي إليه ممارستُها من مخاطرَ عاليةٍ على الأفراد والدول.According to research and opinion of experts so far, cryptocurrency is not considered ‘ maal ’ (wealth) in Sharia.Muhammadiyah memandang transaksi dan investasi kripto pada dasarnya mubah (boleh) tetapi dengan syarat tertentu.Our current position is 'tawaquf'; we can't say it is halal or haram, but we say it is better not to engage in itAI-assisted analysis checked against sources. Not a fatwa or investment advice.
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