Is Coinbase Global Stock Halal?
Coinbase Global, Inc. · COIN · NASDAQ
Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN) does not pass Shariah screening: its core business fails the activity screen (coinbase operates the largest us cryptocurrency exchange and custody platform). It is not held by Shariah-screened ETFs SPUS or HLAL. Screened alternatives exist in the same sector — see the halal stock screeners and ETF guides below.
Financial data as of 2026-03-31 · Screening basis: AAOIFI · Last reviewed 2026-06-14
Our Analysis
Coinbase's revenue mix has shifted in a direction that matters for Shariah screening. Trading fees, the original business, were $4.06 billion in 2025, or 59% of net revenue. The fastest-growing piece is stablecoin revenue, $1.35 billion in 2025, which is Coinbase's share of income generated by the USDC ecosystem; that income derives substantially from interest earned on the reserves backing USDC. Add the separately disclosed interest and finance fee income ($247 million) and corporate interest income ($298 million), and a material portion of Coinbase's total revenue is interest-linked, well above the roughly 5% tolerance used in common AAOIFI-style screens if a screener classifies those lines as impermissible.
There are two additional layers of scholarly debate. First, blockchain rewards ($677 million in 2025) come from staking, which some scholars treat as permissible service income and others view as problematic. Second, the core exchange business depends on whether trading the listed crypto assets is itself halal, a question on which credible scholars still differ coin by coin. Unlike Visa or Mastercard, where the company's own revenue is clearly fee-based, Coinbase's own income statement contains the contested categories.
Coinbase is not held by SPUS (June 11, 2026 holdings) or HLAL (February 28, 2026 SEC-filed holdings). A Muslim investor considering COIN should recognize that the interest-linked share of revenue has been growing because of USDC, and should check a current screener verdict rather than relying on the assumption that an exchange only earns trading commissions.
Business Activity Screen
Coinbase operates the largest US cryptocurrency exchange and custody platform. Per its 2025 10-K (filed February 12, 2026), total revenue was approximately $7.2 billion: net revenue of $6.88 billion plus corporate interest and other income of $297.9 million. Net revenue comprised transaction revenue of $4.06 billion (59%) and subscription and services revenue of $2.83 billion (41%).
Coinbase's 10-K discloses several interest-linked and Shariah-debated lines within 2025 results: stablecoin revenue of $1.349 billion (Coinbase's share of income from the USDC ecosystem, which derives substantially from interest earned on USDC reserves); interest and finance fee income of $247.0 million; corporate interest and other income of $297.9 million; and blockchain (staking) rewards of $677.4 million, a category on which scholars differ separately from interest. Transaction revenue ($4.06 billion of fees on crypto trades) raises the underlying question of whether crypto trading itself is permissible, on which scholarly opinion is divided.
Financial Ratio Screen
| Screen | Value | AAOIFI limit | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest-bearing debt / market cap | 18.6% | < 30% | Pass |
| Cash + interest-bearing securities / market cap | 25.5% | < 30% | Pass |
| Impermissible income / total revenueNot determinative — this verdict is set by the business-activity screen, so the impermissible-income line does not change the outcome. | — | < 5% | Under verification |
Spot market cap at research date (consider trailing average for borderline names). Data as of 2026-03-31 · thresholds per AAOIFI Shariah standards.
This verdict uses the AAOIFI standard — the most widely used and, at a 30% debt limit, the most conservative mainstream Shariah standard. Interest-bearing debt and interest-bearing securities each stay under 30% of market cap, and impermissible income under 5% of revenue. Other standards (Dow Jones Islamic, S&P Shariah, MSCI Islamic, FTSE Yasaar) use ~33% limits or screen against total assets, so a borderline company can be rated differently by each. How we screen & why screeners disagree →
Scholars' & Screeners' Positions
Published positions, cited as stated. Screeners can reach different conclusions on the same company because of ratio timing and methodology differences — we report the disagreement rather than flatten it.
SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia ETF (SPUS)
Not held in SPUS as of 2026-06-11. Absence can reflect screen failure or index scope — verify before citing as a screen outcome.
Source →Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF (HLAL)
Not held in HLAL as of 2026-06-11. Absence can reflect screen failure or index scope — verify before citing as a screen outcome.
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