{"id":15562,"date":"2021-12-22T17:15:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T16:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=15562"},"modified":"2021-12-22T17:15:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T16:15:30","slug":"pakistanis-have-a-total-worth-of-20b-in-crypto-assets-president-fpcci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/pakistanis-have-a-total-worth-of-20b-in-crypto-assets-president-fpcci\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistanis have a total worth of $20B in crypto assets &#8211; President FPCCI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The President of the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/pakistani-blockchain-based-market-bazaar-completes-30m-funding-round.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8559\">Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry<\/a> (FPCCI), Nasir Hayat Magoo says that Pakistani citizens have a total value of $20 billion in crypto assets.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-199.png\" alt=\"Pakistanis have a total worth of $20B in crypto assets - President FPCCI\n\" class=\"wp-image-15570\" width=\"863\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-199.png 808w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-199-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-199-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-199-750x507.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During a news conference, the president of the FPCCI said that the value of digital currencies in Pakistan is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Pakistanis+have+a+total+worth+of+%2420B+in+crypto+assets+-+President+FPCCI&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=Pakistanis+have+a+total+worth+of+%2420B+in+crypto+assets+-+President+FPCCI&aqs=chrome..69i57.1334j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research paper<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> that the chamber has done. He asked the government to make a policy about cryptocurrency, pointing out that India has put some rules in place in this area, the report says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, Chainalysis released a study that said that Pakistan had become a lot more interested in cryptocurrency last year. This is how the Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index looked at things in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan came in third behind Vietnam and India. This is based on three things: how much crypto value was sent on the blockchain, how much crypto value was sent to retailers, and how much crypto value was sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/binance-to-ban-the-use-of-chinese-yuan-on-its-p2p-platform-in-december.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"12186\">peer-to-peer exchange<\/a>s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 20, 2021, Pakistan's Sindh Province's highest judicial body asked the federal government to set up rules for how to regulate cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Governing bodies, like the Ministry of Information Technology and Law, must work with regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the central bank to come up with crypto rules in three months, the High Court of Sindh (SHC) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been a long time that the SECP has been looking into<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/the-crypto-market-is-very-dangerous-ex-us-president-donald-trump.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15533\"> crypto legislatio<\/a>n. Another thing the governor of Pakistan's State Bank of Pakistan, Reza Baqir, said was that the bank is looking into the possibility of having a digital currency that the bank could use to make payments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Nasir Hayat Magoo says that Pakistani citizens have a total value of $20 billion in crypto assets. 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