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Bitcoin trading is \u201cforbidden\u201d under Islamic teachings, Grand Mufti Shawki Allam said,<\/strong> according to the BBC<\/a>. Trading in the cryptocurrency carried risks of \u201cfraudulence, lack of knowledge, and cheating,\u201d and that risks could arise because was not subject to surveillance by any centralized authority, he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin trading is \u201cforbidden\u201d under Islamic teachings, Grand Mufti Shawki Allam said, according to the BBC. 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