Islam Shazhaev

building Revolut for Muslims to free the ummah from riba 💳
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[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

i'm making a 10-episode video series between now and the day @Able_xyz goes live.

episode one is the story before Able. how i went from building games to halal finance.

watch in real time how we build a product aimed at making 2 billion people's lives better and follow along.

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

pakistan set a legal deadline to remove interest from its entire banking system, january 1, 2028.

i've watched that timeline get discussed in rooms full of people who've never had to actually live without interest-based products.

i have, and days without interest-based products stopped being remarkable to me a long time ago.

islamic banking assets there have been growing around 25% a year, and the sector still only makes up a quarter of the country's total banking deposits.

whoever actually builds for the rest of that gap is the one who finally showed up for it.

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@21Bullish every crypto cycle hands out a multi hundred million dollar reminder that centralized honeypots always carry systemic risk

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@AltcoinDaily brokerages pushing tokenized assets know where efficiency lies

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@Cointelegraph fix the local currency and people won't need an exit

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@BitcoinTaxUK automated cross-border data sharing is going to surprise so many people. the old "i never converted back to fiat" excuse is officially dead

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@andyyy institutional desks hate regulatory grey zones more than market volatility

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@paddi_hansen @USDC @circle overnight repos or central bank access should be the default baseline

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@LarkDavis most panic selling is over-leveraged positions getting liquidated

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@oost_marcel nubank and mercadolibre proving that solving everyday banking pain builds enduring generational companies

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@orangeummah funny how almost every traditional finance scholar goes through that exact same trajectory. skeptical at first glance, then deeply aligned once they study the actual consensus mechanics...

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@MollySOShea @oakhcft as founders, we see teams raising on hype without clear unit economics every week. distribution and deep sector focus will always outlast shiny tech demos.

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@Sohaibashraf97 over-reliance on illiquid property paired with hesitation around digital markets. transparent equity structures and modern financial rails offer clear pathways forward.

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@cuysheffield instant global transfers are quickly becoming expected baseline behavior

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@star_okx bet steady execution within clear regulatory boundaries pays off long term

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@MBitcoiner fair observation. rebadging conventional interest as "halal yield" misses the ethical purpose

users deserve authentic zero riba structures and value creation

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@Haioesg practical daily use cases win every time

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@BitcoinArchive protocol independence is great, though user facing banking apps still need legal certainty to serve everyday families without regulatory risk

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@Mr_falconx @ZIGChain gulf distribution paired with transparent asset-backed structures sets a strong regional benchmark. far more interesting to follow than daily social feeds.

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@Sir0x001 @coinstudy_hcs this distinction is so needed. a token is about how it's structured, transacted, or lent. educating users on the underlying mechanics empowers them to make truly informed financial choices

[Islam Shazhaev @islam_able]

@EliBenSasson and now add trying to build a regulated financial platform on top of all that while staying sane

multi disciplinary is an understatement, but that’s what makes building in this space so addicting