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Pakistan’s Crypto Regulator Fights to Save Asset-Backed Tokens from a Total Ban

Bitcoin.com News·July 16, 2026·1 min read
Pakistan’s Crypto Regulator Fights to Save Asset-Backed Tokens from a Total Ban

Pakistan's crypto regulator is pushing for a nuanced religious stance on digital currencies after an influential seminary's ruling threatened to stall the country's digital asset plans. The regulator asked the Islamic seminary to clarify the difference between speculative cryptocurrencies and asset-backed digital tokens.

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