Topics
Every article on CoinConnect Intelligence, grouped by the part of Pakistan's virtual asset framework it covers.
Analysis here is organised around the seven areas of Pakistan’s virtual asset framework that a regulated business has to deal with.
Compliance
- Segregation of Customer Assets: The Core Rule Under the Act · 21 Sep 2026
- Cross-Border Outsourcing: Making Audit Rights Enforceable · 21 Sep 2026
- Which AML Functions Can a Pakistani VASP Not Outsource? · 20 Sep 2026
- The Seven-Year Record Retention Rule for Pakistani VASPs · 20 Sep 2026
- Targeted Financial Sanctions Screening and Asset Freezes · 19 Sep 2026
- The Travel Rule in Pakistan · 19 Sep 2026
- STRs and CTRs: What VASPs Must File · 18 Sep 2026
- Transaction Monitoring: The Real-Time Standard · 18 Sep 2026
- When Is Enhanced Due Diligence Mandatory for a VASP? · 17 Sep 2026
- Customer Due Diligence Requirements for VASPs in Pakistan · 17 Sep 2026
- PVARA's Documentation Standards for NOC Submissions · 16 Sep 2026
- The Nine Components of a Compliant AML/CFT Framework · 16 Sep 2026
- Why the Act Deems VASPs to Be Financial Institutions Under AMLA · 15 Sep 2026
- Fit and Proper Is a Continuing Duty Under the Virtual Assets Act · 14 Sep 2026
- Fit and Proper Under PVARA: Who Assesses Whom? · 13 Sep 2026
- The Three Automatic Disqualifiers for a PVARA Key Individual · 13 Sep 2026
- Can One Person Be Both Compliance Officer and MLRO? · 12 Sep 2026
- The Eight Key Individuals an NOC Applicant Must Appoint · 12 Sep 2026
- Board Oversight of AML/CFT: What PVARA Expects · 11 Sep 2026
- The Seven Objectives of the NOC Regulations, in PVARA's Own Words · 11 Sep 2026
- The Six Continuing Obligations of Every VASP Licensee · 6 Sep 2026
- Who Does PVARA Share Your Data With? Section 17 Explained · 3 Sep 2026
- goAML Registration for Virtual Asset Businesses in Pakistan · 1 Sep 2026
- Substance Over Form: PVARA's Power to Classify Your Product · 30 Aug 2026
- Which Law Prevails? The Virtual Assets Act, FERA and Data Rules · 26 Aug 2026
- The Shariah Advisory Committee and Islamic Virtual Assets · 25 Aug 2026
- Official Currency and Person: Definitions That Decide · 24 Aug 2026
- The Ten Key Individual Positions Under the Act · 24 Aug 2026
- Customer Assets Definition Under PVARA — Two Terms, Every Duty · 22 Aug 2026
- Blockchain Definition in Pakistan Law: The DLT Test · 21 Aug 2026
- PVARA's Power to Exclude Assets From the Act: s.2(2)(f) · 21 Aug 2026
- NFT Regulation Pakistan: When Is an NFT a Virtual Asset? · 20 Aug 2026
- Are CBDCs Regulated by PVARA? Pakistan's Exclusion Explained · 20 Aug 2026
- SECP, SBP or PVARA? Who Regulates Your Virtual Asset · 19 Aug 2026
- Closed-Loop Token Exclusion: The Seven Conditions (Pakistan) · 19 Aug 2026
- "In or From Pakistan": The Territorial Test for VASPs · 18 Aug 2026
- PVARA Fit and Proper Standard: The Four Limbs Explained · 14 Aug 2026
- goAML Registration for VASPs: Who Registers, and When · 14 Aug 2026
- What Counts as a Virtual Asset Under Pakistani Law? · 12 Aug 2026
Corporate Setup
- Corporate Controllers and the UBOs Behind Them Under PVARA · 15 Sep 2026
- Changing Control After Registration: What PVARA Must Approve First · 14 Sep 2026
- The Registered Office and Resident Key Individual Rule · 4 Sep 2026
- The NOC-Before-Incorporation Rule for Pakistani VASPs · 3 Sep 2026
- Setting Up a Virtual Asset Company in Pakistan: NOC First · 1 Sep 2026
- The 20% Controller Threshold for VASPs in Pakistan · 22 Aug 2026
- VASP Minimum Capital in Pakistan: What the Act Requires · 15 Aug 2026
- Crypto Company Pakistan: Why NOC Comes Before SECP · 13 Aug 2026
Enforcement
- How a VASP Licence Is Varied, Suspended or Revoked · 7 Sep 2026
- PVARA's Code of Conduct and Public Servant Status Explained · 2 Sep 2026
- PVARA's Extraterritorial Reach: What Section 4 Actually Grants · 26 Aug 2026
- Penalties Under Pakistan's Virtual Assets Act 2026 · 15 Aug 2026
Licensing
- Which Services You Cannot Provide Until Fully Licensed · 10 Sep 2026
- The Four AML-Registered Services You Can Provide Before Licensing · 10 Sep 2026
- NOC as Dual Approval: goAML Registration Plus Incorporation · 9 Sep 2026
- The NOC Regulations 2025: Citation, Commencement and Scope · 9 Sep 2026
- The Six Criteria PVARA Assesses in an NOC Application · 8 Sep 2026
- What an NOC Legally Satisfies Under PVARA's Regulations · 8 Sep 2026
- The Three Things You Must Do After Receiving an NOC · 7 Sep 2026
- What a VASP Licence Actually Permits Under the Act · 5 Sep 2026
- Provisional and Limited-Scope VASP Licences Explained · 5 Sep 2026
- The VASP Licence Application: Form, Fee and Documents · 4 Sep 2026
- The PVARA Fund: How Pakistan's Crypto Regulator Is Financed · 2 Sep 2026
- How PVARA Staffs Itself: Posts, Hiring and Secondments · 31 Aug 2026
- The Fourteen Powers PVARA Can Exercise Under Section 9 · 31 Aug 2026
- PVARA's Statutory Objectives and Functions, Explained · 30 Aug 2026
- The PVARA Managing Director and Delegated Authority · 29 Aug 2026
- The PVARA Chairperson: Appointment, Powers and Removal · 29 Aug 2026
- Who Sits on PVARA's Board and How It Decides · 28 Aug 2026
- Rules vs Regulations: Who Makes What Under the Act · 25 Aug 2026
- Who Is an Issuer Under Pakistan's Virtual Assets Act? · 23 Aug 2026
- The Division Concerned: Who Sits Above PVARA · 23 Aug 2026
- Stablecoin Regulation in Pakistan: Fiat-Referenced Token Rules · 16 Aug 2026
- PVARA Licensing Process: NOC to Full Licence, Step by Step · 13 Aug 2026
- What Is a VASP Under the Virtual Assets Act 2026? · 12 Aug 2026
- The Ten Virtual Asset Services in Schedule I · 11 Aug 2026
- How to Get a Crypto Licence in Pakistan · 10 Aug 2026
- The PVARA No Objection Certificate: A Complete Guide · 10 Aug 2026
- What Is PVARA? Pakistan's Virtual Assets Regulator · 9 Aug 2026
- Who Needs a PVARA Licence in Pakistan? · 8 Aug 2026
Market Entry
- The PVARA Licensee Register: What It Must Show · 6 Sep 2026
- Virtual Assets Act 2026: When Did It Come Into Force? · 18 Aug 2026
- Foreign Crypto Exchange Pakistan: The Market Entry Checklist · 17 Aug 2026
- Is Crypto Legal in Pakistan Under the 2026 Act? · 11 Aug 2026
- The Virtual Assets Act 2026, Section by Section · 9 Aug 2026
- Pakistan's Virtual Assets Act 2026: The Complete Guide · 8 Aug 2026
Sandbox
- PVARA Sandbox 2026: Eligibility, Application and Exit · 16 Aug 2026
Tax & Banking
- Crypto Tax Pakistan: VASP Obligations Under the Act · 17 Aug 2026
How this is written
Every article is written from the published documents themselves and cites the provision it relies on. Where the exact wording carries the obligation, that wording is quoted directly.
Where the framework is genuinely unclear, or guidance has not yet been issued, the article says so rather than smoothing over it.
This is information and analysis, not legal advice. See the editorial policy for the full standards.