Pakistan’s Crypto Boom: From 3rd Largest Retail Market to BTC Reserves
The data is clear: Pakistan is a crypto powerhouse. Despite having no formal rules until recently, it has outpaced Germany and Japan in retail volume. Now, the country is bringing order to the chaos by establishing formal regulations.
Key Market Stats:
Global Standing:
Top 3 global retail market activity.
Demographics:
70% of the 250 million population is under 30.
Adoption:
40 million citizens are already trading digital assets without prior protections.
The Bull Case for Regulation
Moving from a "gray market" into a governed market is designed to protect traders and integrate crypto into the state economy. The government is also looking at Bitcoin as sovereign wealth, with plans to establish a strategic reserve and utilize surplus energy for mining and AI compute.
For the crypto community, this represents a massive validation of the "ladder for the masses" thesis.
