Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Bilal Bin Saqib as his special assistant on blockchain and cryptocurrency, Sharif’s office announced on Monday, as Islamabad eyes a shift to digital economy. The move positions Pakistan among a handful of nations, including the United States, the United Arab Emirates and El Salvador, which have dedicated blockchain and […]
Crypto currency
Pakistan takes step toward crypto revolution with landmark deal
Pakistan is moving closer to adopting digital currencies. On April 26, 2025, the country signed a significant deal with World Liberty Financial (WLF), a decentralized finance platform backed by former U.S. President Donald Trump. This deal aims to boost blockchain innovation, stablecoin adoption, and decentralized finance (DeFi) integration in Pakistan. The announcement came after a […]
Pakistan’s crypto currency boom escalating despite challenges
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has seen a boom in trading and mining cryptocurrency, with interest proliferating in thousands of views of related videos on social media and transactions on online exchanges. However, the global money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has called on the government to better regulate the industry despite it not being […]