Pakistan

On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Pakistan’s parliament in Islamabad passed the landmark Virtual Assets Act of 2026, formally bringing the nation’s cryptocurrency and digital asset industry under comprehensive government oversight. The legislation legally establishes the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) as the country’s sole digital asset regulator, granting it sweeping powers to enforce licensing, […]

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — March 18, 2026: Pakistan’s parliament passed the landmark Virtual Assets Act of 2026 on Wednesday, creating the country’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets and formally establishing the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) as the national crypto regulator. The legislation, which passed both the Senate and National Assembly, now awaits […]

In a groundbreaking development for both cryptocurrency and international finance, Pakistan has announced plans to collaborate with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance project led by the Trump family, on a dollar-pegged stablecoin initiative. This partnership, confirmed by multiple sources to Unfolded in March 2025, represents one of the most significant intersections of traditional […]