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The Crypto Expert: How To Make Crypto Money in 2025 (Even If You’re A Beginner) | Ibrahim Alkurd

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He says mining is now dominated by scale, cheap electricity, and large data centers.

1. IslamicFinanceGuru Podcasts speaks with Ibrahim Al-Kurd about making crypto money in 2025 and what beginners should do with their money. 2. Ibrahim Al-Kurd is the guest and crypto investor-operator; the host frames him as an early entrant with about 12 years in the market. 3. The episode asks whether crypto is still a useful place to put money, how the market works, and what makes a coin worth buying. 4. Ibrahim says a friend introduced him to Bitcoin on a train journey to school around 2012 or 2013. 5. He explains that he first tried to build a group to buy a mining machine, then shifted into arbitrage trading between exchanges. 6. He says he turned about 2k into about 12k in a few months because one exchange could differ from another by about 10%. 7. Ibrahim says that early trading result made him feel that Bitcoin was a technology that could change the world. 8. He says he studied medicine at university but knew in the first term that it was not for him. 9. He then spotted a gap in the UK market and started a company helping people set up crypto mining operations. 10. He says that company reached 2 million in sales in its first year while he was still in medical school. 11. Ibrahim says the mining business changed from a home setup into a scale business that now needs cheap electricity and large data centers. 12. He says more than 90% of mining machinery comes from China. 13. He argues that most retail investors should buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, or similar assets rather than try to mine. 14. He says Bitcoin has moved from being seen as a scam 10 years ago to being held by banks, investors, and political leaders. 15. He says Bitcoin's current rise is helped by Trump, the 2025 post-halving cycle, and institutional allocation. 16. He says he believes Bitcoin can reach a million dollars in the long term, even if he avoids short-term price predictions. 17. The conversation stays informal and interview-led, with the host challenging claims about money, value, and whether Bitcoin really functions as currency. 18. Ibrahim answers in a direct, explanatory style and repeatedly ties market ideas back to Allah's decree, qadar, and halal investing. 19. People interested in Bitcoin, mining economics, DeFi, and Islamic finance would get the most from this episode. 20. People looking for a casual intro without market terms, tokenomics, or halal screening may skip it.

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A faith-driven Bitcoin discussion that treats crypto as a question of value, control, and halal money.

The episode tracks a Muslim finance conversation that moves from a pivot out of medical school into crypto, then settles on Bitcoin as a way to hold value and keep direct control over an asset.

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