Crypto zakat calculator
Add your coins, cash, gold and debts due. Crypto prices fill in live and you can edit any of them. You'll see your zakatable wealth, whether it reaches nisab, and the zakat due at 2.5%.
Your crypto
Pick an asset or choose "Custom", enter how many units you hold, and check the price. Live prices come from CoinGecko; type over any price to set your own (useful for your exact zakat date).
Cash, gold and debts
Include what you own on your zakat date. Leave a field empty if it doesn't apply.
Nisab and approach
Nisab is the minimum wealth before zakat is due: the value of 85 g of gold or 595 g of silver. We don't fetch metal prices automatically, so enter today's price per gram from a source you trust.
Choose how a few contested cases are treated. Each option shows the default and, in one line, where scholars differ. None of this is a fatwa.
This is an estimate, not a fatwa. Read the guide, then confirm your approach with your scholar or your local zakat authority (such as LZS, PPZ, NZF or BAZNAS).
Your zakat date
Zakat falls due each lunar year on the same Hijri date: often the day your wealth first reached nisab, or a date you keep, such as 1 Ramadan. Set it once here.
Approximate. Based on the Umm al-Qura calendar; local moon sighting may differ by a day or two.
The calendar file holds your next three zakat dates as separate events, because the Gregorian date moves about 11 days earlier each year. Each one reminds you 14 days and 1 day before.
Your browser can't show Hijri dates, so this section is unavailable. An up-to-date browser will show it.
Year by year
Save each year's calculation to build a private record you can compare. It stays on this device.
No saved years yet. Use "Save this year's calculation" when your figures are ready.
Want a worksheet for the whole household? The zakat workbook walks through every asset type with worked examples.
How this calculator works
- Value at market price. Each holding is valued at the price on your zakat date, not what you paid.
- Apply the zakatable share. Each asset counts at the percentage you set. The default is 100% for trading and long-term holdings and 0% for personal use.
- Add other wealth, subtract debts due now. Cash, gold, silver and other zakatable assets are added; debts due now are deducted.
- Check nisab and hawl. If the total reaches nisab and a lunar year has passed, zakat is 2.5% of the total (one-fortieth).
Trade, hold or use: where scholars differ
Most contemporary scholars zakat crypto held for trading or for long-term gain at its full market value. Some apply the method used for long-term shareholdings, where only the zakatable portion of a company's underlying assets counts; that rarely fits tokens, which usually have no balance sheet behind them. Things kept purely for personal use are generally exempt, but very few crypto holdings fit that description. If you're unsure, keep 100%: paying a little more is the cautious choice.
Your zakat date in the Hijri calendar
Zakat runs on the lunar year, so your zakat date is a Hijri date, and its Gregorian equivalent moves about 11 days earlier each year. The calculator converts it with the Umm al-Qura calendar, which can differ from your local moon sighting by a day or two, and can add your next three zakat dates to your phone's calendar. Saving each year's calculation builds a private record on this device, so you can compare one year with the next.
Assets you've decided to exit
If you hold something that fails your own screen and you're exiting it, how to handle its value is a separate question from zakat. Many scholars advise giving away gains from impermissible sources rather than treating them as your wealth. Ask a scholar about your case.
Background: Zakat on crypto: how to calculate it · Is staking halal? · Halal markets board
Questions people ask
Is cryptocurrency zakatable? +
Most contemporary scholars treat cryptocurrency held for trade or as a store of value as zakatable wealth, valued at its market price on your zakat date. If your total zakatable wealth is at or above nisab and a lunar year (hawl) has passed, 2.5% is due. Some scholars hold that crypto is not property at all; confirm your position with a qualified scholar.
Should I use the gold or the silver nisab? +
Nisab is the value of 85 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver. Both are classical positions. The silver nisab is much lower, so more people pass it, and many scholars prefer it because it benefits the poor. The gold nisab is widely used today for cash and crypto. Pick one with your scholar and use it consistently.
Does it matter whether I trade or hold my crypto long-term? +
For most scholars, no: both are valued at the market price and zakated at 2.5%. Some apply the approach used for long-term shareholdings, where only the zakatable portion of the underlying assets counts, but that rarely maps cleanly onto tokens. Assets kept purely for personal use are generally exempt, yet few crypto holdings fit that description. The calculator lets you set a zakatable percentage per asset for this reason.
Can I deduct debts from my zakatable wealth? +
Scholars differ. A common contemporary approach deducts debts that are due now, such as the next instalments, rather than the full balance of a long-term loan. Enter only the amount your scholar's approach allows.
Do I pay zakat on staked or locked crypto? +
Most scholars say staked or locked coins are still your wealth, so they count. If they are genuinely inaccessible, a common allowance is to pay once you can withdraw, covering the years that passed. Staking rewards you have received are added to your total, after checking that the reward source is itself permissible.
Deengen provides education, not religious or financial advice. This calculator does not issue a ruling and is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any asset. Prices are delayed market data and may differ from your exchange. Capital at risk.