Pakistan Launches Crypto Investigation Unit to Fight Money Laundering

A notable development has hit the crypto markets. In brief Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has set up a dedicated cryptocurrency investigation unit to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing carried out through digital assets. The unit sits inside the FIA's new National Command and Control Centre and will probe the criminal use of crypto, while the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority handles regulation.

It marks the enforcement side of a rapid national crypto push that has included lifting a banking ban, planning exchange licences and courting Trump-linked crypto ventures.

This shift continues to shape the digital-asset landscape, with analysts examining its near-term effects.