$BTC binance leadership privately disclosed during a high-level meeting in Islamabad that Pakistani users are trading more than $250 billion worth of crypto annually, making Pakistan one of the world’s most active markets. According to Binance, 17.5 million Pakistanis are registered on the exchange, with 4 million active traders holding nearly $5 billion in crypto assets. The revelation, shared behind closed doors with Pakistan’s top financial and regulatory officials, highlights the scale of the country’s untapped digital economy.
Officials from the Finance Ministry, State Bank of Pakistan, PVARA, and senior executives of top commercial banks attended the session. Binance argued that Pakistan’s massive crypto activity could play a transformative role in the national economy, suggesting that visible, traceable digital assets could expand the country’s liquid money supply (M1), support collateralisation, and strengthen financial stability through regulated on/off ramps. Binance also briefed banks on real-time asset visibility and risk-mitigation mechanisms to address compliance and security concerns.
The meeting also reviewed Pakistan’s roadmap for a regulated digital asset ecosystem, discussing tokenised sovereign instruments, modernised remittance channels, and integration of global exchanges with local financial institutions. Officials stressed the need to invest in blockchain and Web3 talent to meet rising global demand. Pakistan’s leadership reaffirmed commitment to building a secure, innovative and forward-looking crypto regulatory framework tailored to economic growth and financial inclusion.
