Is Alien Worlds (TLM) Halal or Haram?
SUMMARY
Alien Worlds operates a permissible play-to-earn game and metaverse with no identified exposure to riba or maisir. However, the overall Shariah status is Doubtful because the research could not establish whether the issuer retains discretionary freeze authority over holder balances.
Verdict by Activity
How you can hold and use TLM
Buy & Hold
While the project's business activity and revenue are permissible, holding the token is Doubtful because the research could not verify the absence of discretionary freeze authority over holder balances.
Active Mining (Play-to-Earn)
OptionalPlayers earn TLM emissions by actively participating in the game's core mining loop using NFT tools.
DAO Governance Staking
OptionalStaking TLM to a Planetary DAO yields inflation-funded emissions, which is a scholar-debated mechanism when unrelated to native network security.
Shariah Component Breakdown
Shariah Analysis
Infrastructure — where it runs
PassedThe asset operates across WAX, Ethereum, and BNB Chain, which are neutral, general-purpose networks.
Application — what it does
PassedThe core business is a play-to-earn game and metaverse with no confirmed exposure to riba, maisir, or haram industries.
Asset — what you own
PassedThe token's primary utility is for in-game purchases, governance, and active mining, with yield mechanisms requiring active opt-in.
Property Status (Māl)
CautionThe token has genuine lawful use and ascertainable supply, but the status is Caution because the research could not establish whether a discretionary freeze authority exists over holder balances.
Revenue Purity
PassedRevenue is derived from NFT sales and marketplace royalties, with no haram revenue share identified. Treasury interest exposure is unknown.
Legitimacy & Security
whitepaper
PassedThe project provides a technical blueprint detailing tokenomics, max supply, and DAO governance mechanics.
project audits
CautionThe research indicates security information was found, but does not name a completed independent audit by a recognized firm.
social presence
CautionThe project has active development but has experienced a significant drop in active real users and historical issues with bot activity.
Team & Ecosystem
team background
PassedThe project is developed by a transparent and known team (Dacoco GmbH).
Detailed Shariah Report
Overview
Alien Worlds is a decentralized sci-fi metaverse and play-to-earn game where players mine resources, own virtual land, and govern digital planets. Its native token, TLM (Trilium), functions as the in-game currency used to purchase non-fungible tokens (NFTs), upgrade items, and participate in planetary governance. The token represents a native protocol position rather than a redemption claim against an issuer.
Why This Verdict
The overall Shariah status for Alien Worlds is Doubtful, determined through a three-layer screening process evaluating its infrastructure, application, and asset qualification. The infrastructure layer passes, as the token operates across WAX, Ethereum, and BNB Chain, which are neutral, general-purpose networks. The application layer also passes, as the core business—a play-to-earn game generating revenue from NFT sales and royalties—has no identified exposure to interest (riba) or gambling (maisir). However, the asset qualification layer raises a critical issue. For a digital asset to be recognized as valid property (Mal) in Islamic finance, it must offer exclusive, protocol-recognized control that can be held, preserved, and transferred. While TLM has an ascertainable supply and genuine lawful use, research could not verify the absence of a discretionary freeze authority over holder balances across its smart contracts, making the baseline ruling on simply buying and holding the token Doubtful. Beyond holding, the protocol offers opt-in mechanisms with distinct rulings. Active Mining (Play-to-Earn), where players earn TLM emissions by actively participating in the game's core mining loop using NFT tools, is considered Halal. Conversely, DAO Governance Staking, where users stake TLM to a Planetary DAO to receive inflation-funded emissions, is Doubtful, as scholars debate the permissibility of inflation-based yields that are unrelated to native network security.
Permissible Aspects
- The core business activity is a play-to-earn game with no elements of chance-based gambling (maisir) or interest-bearing lending (riba).
- Revenue is derived from permissible sources, specifically the initial sale of NFT assets and royalties from secondary market trading.
- Active mining, where players earn TLM through active gameplay and strategy using NFT tools, is a permissible utility.
- The token operates on neutral, general-purpose blockchain networks (WAX, Ethereum, BNB Chain) that do not taint the native asset.
Points of Caution
- !The primary concern is the unknown status of contract upgradeability and freeze authority; if an issuer can arbitrarily freeze holder balances, it compromises the token's status as recognized property.
- !Staking TLM for DAO governance yields rewards funded by token inflation, a mechanism that is debated among Shariah scholars when it does not contribute to cryptographic network security.
- !The project's treasury composition is not publicly disclosed, meaning it is unknown if the foundation earns interest on fiat or crypto reserves, though this does not directly impact the token's mechanics.
- !The project has experienced a significant drop in active real users and historical issues with bot activity, alongside a lack of named independent security audits.
Purification Note
Not applicable. Simply holding or using the token for in-game purchases does not expose the holder to impure revenue, as the project's income stems from permissible NFT sales and royalties. Any potential interest earned by the project's treasury does not flow to token holders.
BOTTOM LINE
Alien Worlds offers a permissible play-to-earn gaming ecosystem, but holding its native TLM token is classified as Doubtful because it is unclear if the issuer retains the power to freeze user funds. While actively playing the game to earn tokens is permissible, investors should exercise caution regarding the token's property rights and the inflation-funded DAO staking mechanism. As always, final religious authority rests with a qualified Shariah scholar.
How this verdict was reached
This is not an opinion issued by ShariaQuant. It is the output of a documented screening methodology applied to researched facts about Alien Worlds (TLM), and every row above states the specific evidence that drove it — so the reasoning can be examined rather than taken on trust.
The framework screens three layers — the infrastructure an asset runs on, the application it serves, and the asset itself — and separately tests whether the token qualifies as recognised property (māl): that it presently exists, has an ascertainable supply, can be held and transferred, and carries a genuine lawful use. A failure at any single layer fails the asset.
Revenue-purity thresholds follow the AAOIFI screening standard: non-compliant income below 5% of revenue is tolerated and purified, while 5% or above fails the screen.
The framework follows published scholarship rather than in-house opinion. Treating a digital asset as a right (ḥaqq) that becomes recognised property (māl) only on stated conditions follows “Is Crypto Halal? The Definitive Shariah Guide to Crypto and Digital Assets” by Mufti Faraz Adam (Amanah Advisors, 2026), which reproduces the conditions identified by Mufti Taqi Usmani. Financial thresholds follow the AAOIFI screening standard. The rulings we track are collected in the fatwa library.
AAOIFI has not reviewed, approved or endorsed this report or ShariaQuant, and no scholar named in our methodology has reviewed this individual verdict. This is analysis, not a fatwa — final religious authority rests with a qualified scholar.
Is Alien Worlds a serious project?
Permissible is not the same as good. This is the research behind that second question — what Alien Worlds is actually for, who is paying for it, what is already built, and what would have to go wrong.
Research on the project, not advice on the trade. A high fundamental score is not a recommendation to buy, and it says nothing about whether the asset is permissible — that is the Shariah verdict, and it is free.
How Alien Worlds ranks against its peers
The Shariah verdict tells you whether you may own Alien Worlds. This tells you what you would be holding — measured from market data, with no AI judgment in it, and compared only against assets of the same kind.
A ranking of how solid an asset is against its peers, not a forecast of what it will do next and not investment advice. A permissible asset can rank badly, and a badly ranked asset can still rise.
About Alien Worlds
Alien Worlds operates a permissible play-to-earn game and metaverse with no identified exposure to riba or maisir. However, the overall Shariah status is Doubtful because the research could not establish whether the issuer retains discretionary freeze authority over holder balances.
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