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Pakistan Crypto Regulation Stalled Over Religious Dispute
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Fusion42 · 13 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Pakistan's financial regulator has stalled cryptocurrency regulation efforts due to disagreement with religious authorities over whether Islamic law permits digital assets. The regulatory standoff leaves Pakistan's crypto market in legal limbo.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
If you're building fintech for Pakistan, your regulatory path isn't blocked by the regulator—it's blocked by mullahs, and that's a longer conversation. Get ahead of it now by embedding Islamic finance principles into your product before the rule eventually lands.
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