THE meeting between Pakistan’s crypto czar and Mufti Taqi Usmani has placed a difficult question squarely before policymakers: how does a state bring digital assets into formal finance when one of the country’s most influential religious scholars remains unconvinced of their religious and economic standing? Bilal bin Saqib has described his discussion with the senior […]
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Melania Trump’s NFT earnings soar to $17 million
US First Lady Melania Trump has reported a sharp rise in earnings from non-fungible token (NFT) projects, with her total income reaching nearly $17 million in 2025, according to the latest annual US federal financial disclosure report. The filing shows that Melania Trump earned around $6 million through the sale of NFTs and digital collectibles, […]
Crypto Meets Wall Street: MEXC Unveils ‘RealStocks’ with 0-Fee U.S. Equity Trading and Real Dividends
Mutsamudu, Comoros, June 2026 – MEXC, a leading 0-fee cross-asset trading platform, today announced the official launch of ‘RealStocks.’ This innovative equity product is now accessible to eligible users globally. The product seamlessly integrates real ownership rights of traditional financial assets with the low-friction experience of a crypto platform, further expanding MEXC’s 0-fee cross-asset trading […]
Crypto Hour
The Virtual Assets Act 2026 has legalised the sector, created the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, and opened a formal path for banks to serve licensed virtual asset service providers under State Bank conditions. Far above a small administrative shift, it has marked the end of a long official pretence that crypto activity could be […]
Currency dealers meet Pakistan’s crypto chief
The Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) leadership held a meeting with Chairman Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) and Minister of State Bilal Bin Saqib on April 24, 2026, to discuss avenues for collaboration and mutual growth within the financial and digital asset ecosystem. According to a press statement released on Tuesday, the ECAP […]
Govt signs crypto deal linked to Trump family: ‘Pakistani fighter jets in demand worldwide after May victory’
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan was holding talks with several countries for the sale of its fighter jets, citing a surge in international demand following the country’s success against India in the May 2025 armed conflict. “After Pakistan won the war last year, the demand for Pakistani fighter jets has increased […] […]
Pakistan’s bond tokenisation bid seeks liquidity as crypto shifts South and East
Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Binance to explore the tokenisation of up to $2 billion in sovereign assets, including government bonds, T-bills and commodity reserves. The move comes alongside initial regulatory clearances for Binance and HTX to begin the process of applying for local exchange licences, a sign that Islamabad wants to […]
Binance, HTX NOCs first step in crypto regulation, says CEO
Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Bilal Bin Saqib has said that the no-objection certificates (NOCs) issued to global cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and HTX were not a “blanket approval” but the “first step under a risk-mitigated, phased, supervised entry framework”. Saqib’s video statement, televised on Sunday, comes after Pakistan gave initial clearance […]
Securing Pakistan’s crypto future: how exchanges can build trust amid uncertainty
As Pakistan makes a name for itself in the world of digital finance, the use of cryptocurrencies is growing faster than regulations can keep up. According to Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), the country is one of the top ten in the world for using cryptocurrency, and more than 15 […]
Crypto Chaos
Pakistan is losing a large amount of money because of illegal cryptocurrency trading. The country has already lost around $600 million and this has reduced the flow of dollars into the banking system. Instead of putting dollars into banks, many people are buying dollars from exchange companies and secretly investing them in crypto through unlawful […]