Pakistan’s crypto journey in the last few months 🇵🇰👇

• Pakistan passed the Virtual Assets Act 2026

• Government created PVARA to regulate crypto

• Senate & National Assembly approved crypto framework

• SBP officially ended the 7-year banking restriction on crypto firms

• Banks can now work with licensed crypto companies

• Pakistan started issuing NOCs to global exchanges

• Binance received approval to begin licensing process

• HTX also entered Pakistan’s licensing process

• Pakistan launched official crypto regulatory sandbox

• Government started discussions on stablecoin payments

• Pakistan explored blockchain-based remittances

• Officials discussed tokenization of real-world assets

• Crypto firms now required to follow FATF-compliant AML rules

• Pakistan Crypto Council became active globally

• @Bilalbinsaqib became one of the leading crypto voices in Pakistan

• Pakistan discussed becoming South Asia’s blockchain hub

• Government highlighted 40M+ crypto users in Pakistan

• Pakistan discussed reducing black-market crypto activity through regulation

• Crypto banking discussions became mainstream in media

• Global exchanges started eyeing Pakistan’s market

• Pakistan explored AI + Bitcoin mining zones using surplus electricity

• Universities & institutions started blockchain education discussions

• Binance & Pakistani institutions discussed Web3 partnerships

• Pakistan moved from “ban crypto” ➝ to “regulate crypto”

• International crypto media started covering Pakistan regularly

• Pakistan became one of the fastest-growing crypto narratives in Asia

This is no longer just a “crypto trend.”

This is Pakistan entering the digital finance era.

The next 2 years will change everything. 🚀