Pakistani high court orders government to regulate crypto in three months
The SHC also asked for a report on deliberations surrounding crypto regulations within the same time period. The High Court of Sindh (SHC), the highest judicial body in Pakistan’s Sindh Province, has asked the government to come up with modalities for cryptocurrency regulation.According to Pakistani English daily The Express Tribune, the SHC gave the instruction while hearing a petition brought before the court challenging the legality of the country’s 2018 crypto ban.The SHC instructed regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and the central bank to....
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