Sentient
SENT#166Sentient (SENT) is the token of an open network for AI agents, models and data, used to pay for AI services, stake and vote.
- Market cap
- $153.38M
- Volume 24h
- $12.64M
- All-time high
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- Circulating supply
- 7.24B
Passes our 8 Shariah criteria. Needs caution: excessive uncertainty (gharar).
- 7 pass
- 1 caution
- 0 fail
Verdict history
- HalalCurrent
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Halal analysis
Can a Muslim hold Sentient?8 Shariah criteria
7 pass · 1 caution · 0 failSENT pays no interest; staking rewards are token emissions for backing AI artifacts, partly earned passively by delegators.
Riba is interest or any guaranteed increase on a loan. CryptoUmmah finds no interest-bearing lending mechanics in the base protocol. Stakers back AI artifacts or representatives and receive a variable share of emissions, and they can lose value if an artifact is penalised, so this is not a loan return. Delegators earn a share without doing the work themselves, which keeps the criterion just below the maximum. CryptoUmmah scores riba 63.7/100.
SENT is a utility and governance token for a network of AI services.
This criterion asks whether the asset has real value as property (mal). SENT pays for agent, model and data services on the GRID and gives voting power. CryptoUmmah, the first authoritative source that rates it, accepts this as genuine utility; its doubts concern disclosure, not the nature of the token. The criterion is at the maximum.
SENT is not a game of chance, but it is a new token with only about a fifth of supply circulating.
Maysir is gambling: gaining or losing by chance rather than through productive exchange. SENT has no gambling mechanics. It launched in 2026, only 7.24B of 34.35B tokens circulate and its price has swung widely; CryptoUmmah scores maysir 64.7/100 for speculation. The criterion stays at pass, below the maximum.
The network earns from paid use of AI services; no impermissible income is documented.
This criterion asks how the issuer or ecosystem earns and whether that income is impermissible. Revenue comes from users paying for AI artifacts and is split among builders, hosts and evaluators. CryptoUmmah describes this as a usage-based model that does not depend on interest. No impermissible income is documented, so the criterion is at the maximum.
No security audit was found, staking terms are thin, and over a third of supply unlocks to insiders over years.
Gharar is excessive uncertainty or hidden information. CryptoUmmah found no audit report for the Foundation contracts or the token and says staking documents lack detail on lock-ups, slashing and custody; it scores gharar 58.3/100. The team and investors hold 34.45% with unlocks after a one-year cliff, and the treasury composition is not published. Supply and allocation are clearly disclosed, which keeps the criterion at caution rather than fail.
SENT is used to pay for AI services, to stake on artifacts and to vote.
This criterion looks at what the asset is actually used for. SENT pays for AI services and is staked and voted to steer an open AI network. These uses are permissible, and no concrete impermissible use was found, so the criterion is at the maximum.
Fully paid spot SENT is available on exchanges and can be held in self-custody.
This criterion asks whether the asset can be owned in a permissible way. SENT trades spot with full payment and delivery on centralised and decentralised exchanges and, as an ERC-20 token, can be held in self-custody. The criterion is at the maximum.
Sentient funds open-source AI and committed $42 million in grants; no fraud or hack was found.
Maslahah weighs benefit against harm. Sentient aims to keep advanced AI open and community-built, and its Foundation committed $42 million in grants and investments in June 2026. No fraud or hack involving SENT was found, so the criterion is at the maximum.
How you can use it
Tap a card for the ruling and sourcesBuying SENT with full payment and immediate delivery is available on exchanges, and the tokens can be moved to a self-custody wallet.
No exchange-traded fund or product holding SENT was found in the sources collected. A product that held SENT would be judged like spot; its structure would need checking.
SENT pays for AI services on the Sentient GRID. Paying for permissible services is acceptable.
Staking SENT on AI artifacts or delegating to representatives earns a variable share of emissions and carries a risk of loss. It is not interest, but lock-up and slashing terms are not fully published; check before using.
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 SENT through exchange or DeFi lending programmes pays depositors interest from borrowers. This is riba.
Yield products on SENT outside network staking get their return from lending or similar interest-like sources and fail.
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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