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Pakistan

No outright bar: since 21 August 2026 licensed firms may handle privacy coins only if they can meet every anti-money-laundering duty.

Confirmed: a primary source states it. Checked on 13 Oct 2026. Information only, not legal advice.

The rule

Exchange listing
Allowed
Holding by individuals
Allowed
Mixers
No specific rule
Self-hosted wallets
Not checked
In force from
21 Aug 2026
Confidence
Confirmed

Dates: the rule has been in force since 21 Aug 2026.

Regulation 97(2) of the Pakistan Virtual Asset Services Regulations, 2026 (S.R.O. 1419(I)/2026, notified on 21 August 2026 under the Virtual Assets Act, 2026) lets a licensee deal in virtual assets with anonymity-enhancing or privacy-enhancing features only where it can meet all AML/CFT/CPF obligations, including customer due diligence, monitoring, sanctions screening and the Travel Rule, and says it shall not provide services in them where it cannot. Regulation 12(3) of the Activity Specific Regulations, 2026 (S.R.O. 1420(I)/2026) allows the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) to restrict, prohibit or impose conditions on transfers involving privacy-enhancing technologies, anonymising protocols and mixers; no direction under it was found on PVARA's website on 13 October 2026. The Act requires a licence for virtual asset services, and no provision was found that bars individuals from holding privacy coins. Firms operating on or before 5 March 2026 had until 5 September 2026 to apply for a no-objection certificate, so licensed exchange practice is not yet established.

Instrument: Pakistan Virtual Asset Services Regulations, 2026 (S.R.O. 1419(I)/2026), regulation 97(2), made under the Virtual Assets Act, 2026

Sources

Confirmed: a primary source states it. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

Exchanges and their restrictions

The 14 exchanges on this site, with the 32 spot markets they list for the seven coins, as checked on 13 Oct 2026. The exchange data records where each listing is restricted as text, so this page quotes each passage that names Pakistan, and marks the cells it comes from. An exchange with no such passage has no restriction for Pakistan on record here, which does not mean that it is licensed there or open to its residents. A listing is not an endorsement.

Swipe the table sideways to see all seven coins.

ExchangeZECZcashSpot on 11, perp only on 1XMRMoneroSpot on 6, perp only on 3DCRDecredSpot on 6ZANOZanoSpot on 1ARRRPirate ChainSpot on 2XVGVergeSpot on 4, perp only on 3FIROFiroSpot on 2
BinanceRestricted +perpApr 2025Shielded in: noShielded out: noDelistedFeb 2024Perp onlyRestrictedApr 2025Never listedNever listedListed +perpWithdrawals frozenDelistedApr 2025
CoinbaseListed +perpNov 2018Shielded in: yesShielded out: noNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listed
KrakenRestricted +perpJun 2026Shielded in: unknownShielded out: noRestricted +perpJun 2026RestrictedMay 2026Never listedNever listedNever listedNever listed
OKXListed +perpNov 2025Shielded in: unknownShielded out: unknownDelistedJan 2024DelistedJul 2024Never listedNever listedNever listedNever listed
BybitDelistedFeb 2025Perp onlyNever listedPerp onlyDelistedNov 2024Never listedNever listedNever listedPerp onlyNever listed
BitgetListed +perpDec 2025Shielded in: unknownShielded out: unknownNever listedPerp onlyNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listedPerp onlyNever listed
KuCoinListed +perpJul 2019Shielded in: unknownShielded out: noListed +perpMar 2019ListedSep 2018Never listedDelistedSep 2023Never listedPerp onlyNever listed
GateListed +perpShielded in: unknownShielded out: unknownRestricted +perpListedNever listedListedWithdrawals frozenRestrictedRestricted
HTXListed +perpDec 2022Shielded in: noShielded out: noListed +perpDec 2022ListedDec 2022Never listedNever listedListedDec 2022DelistedSep 2025
MEXCListed +perpShielded in: unknownShielded out: unknownListed +perpListedListedDec 2023ListedJan 2024Listed +perpListed
GeminiRestrictedMay 2018Shielded in: yesShielded out: yesNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listed
BitfinexListed +perpOct 2016Withdrawals frozenShielded in: unknownShielded out: unknownListedNov 2016DelistedMar 2022Never listedNever listedDelistedDec 2024Never listed
Crypto.comNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listedNever listed
UpbitDelistedSep 2019DelistedSep 2019DelistedDec 2020Never listedNever listedDelistedMay 2020DelistedMay 2020

Passages that name Pakistan

No passage of the exchange data names Pakistan.

Self-hosted wallets for the seven coins

The nine wallets on the Wallets page that hold at least one of the seven coins, with the coins and platforms each supports. The wallet data does not record where each wallet is offered, so this list is the same on every country page, and Pakistan's own rules, set out above, apply to their use. A listing is not an endorsement.