BSCN(@BSCNews):Pakistan opens crypto licensing as its regulator declares the prohibition era over Pakistan's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (@PakistanVARA) notified its licensing regulations Friday and opened the application portal, with Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib (@BilalBinSaqib) declaring eight years of prohibition over. "Get licensed. Get compliant. Come build in Pakistan," he said. Existing providers must apply for No Objection Certificates by September 5 or cease operations under the Virtual Assets Act. Pakistan ranked third in Chainalysis's 2025 global crypto adoption index.

2026.08.21 18:20

Pakistan opens crypto licensing as its regulator declares the prohibition era over Pakistan's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (@PakistanVARA) notified its licensing regulations Friday and opened the application portal, with Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib (@BilalBinSaqib) declaring eight years of prohibition over. "Get licensed. Get compliant. Come build in Pakistan," he said. Existing providers must apply for No Objection Certificates by September 5 or cease operations under the Virtual Assets Act. Pakistan ranked third in Chainalysis's 2025 global crypto adoption index.