Is dealing with an electronic bank that generates profit through depositing a sum of money which increases over time, while there are risks of the bank's unreliability, considered usury (riba) and forbidden (haram)?
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The questioner did not clarify the nature of the contract, but it is likely that the transaction involves usury, where a person deposits a guaranteed amount to receive it back with interest, which is forbidden usury. If the loss of the amount is possible, then this falls under wasting money, which is prohibited.
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