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Pakistan’s Senate approves the Virtual Assets Bill 2025 to establish a permanent legal framework for cryptocurrencies and digital assets, strengthening regulation, licensing, and compliance with global standards.

PVARA launches a regulatory sandbox for virtual assets, providing a controlled environment for testing tokenisation, stablecoins, remittances, and Web3 solutions under regulatory oversight.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says Pakistan is at a critical early stage of shaping its digital asset ecosystem as talks with U.S.-based Icoin Technology focus on regulation, innovation, and financial inclusion.

Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance signs MoU with SC Financial Technologies LLC to explore secure digital payment infrastructure, cross-border settlement innovations, and the potential use of the USD1 stablecoin.

Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority and a UAE delegation held talks on real-world asset tokenisation, focusing on real estate, government assets and future debt instruments under a regulated framework.

Pakistan’s proactive crypto regulations, tokenization initiatives, and tech-savvy population position the country to become a global leader in digital assets by 2030, attracting international investment and innovation.

The State Bank of Pakistan and PVARA held discussions on launching a virtual currency and creating a regulatory framework for virtual assets. The move follows a MoU with Binance to explore blockchain-based tokenization of government bonds, treasury bills, and other federal assets worth up to $2 billion.

Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has issued NOCs to Binance and HTX, allowing regulated engagement as part of a phased, AI-enabled framework to strengthen compliance, AML controls, and responsible crypto innovation.

Pakistan has signed an MoU with Binance to explore tokenisation of up to $2 billion in sovereign and real-world assets, while granting regulatory NOCs to major crypto platforms under a structured framework.

Pakistan is preparing to launch its first stablecoin as part of a broader push by PVARA to strengthen virtual asset regulation, support fintech growth and integrate digital tokens into the national economy.

Pakistan’s booming grassroots crypto activity, paired with weak regulatory oversight, is raising alarms over unchecked financial flows, potential FATF scrutiny, and the urgent need for comprehensive virtual asset regulations.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb makes his first visit to the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority, highlighting government efforts to strengthen virtual asset regulations and promote investor confidence.