This document discusses crypto-currencies from an Islamic finance perspective. It outlines how the objectives of Sharia are to protect human well-being and ensure fairness in financial transactions. Money plays an important role in Islam, and the characteristics of money according to Sharia are that it must be a medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of measurement. While some argue crypto-currencies are impermissible due to volatility, the document states that volatility exists in all currencies and is a human behavior not interfered with by Sharia. It concludes that regulatory standards could allow crypto-currencies to become an essential part of life consistently with Sharia.