{"id":664457,"date":"2026-11-02T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/664457\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T10:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:34:13","slug":"how-crypto-world-made-inroads-in-pakistan-the-indicator-from-planet-money-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/664457\/","title":{"rendered":"How crypto world made inroads in Pakistan : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793615653_10_.webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3377x1900+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F67%2Fe2%2F0be38fcb432d8dc3de5f128d9194%2Fa834049c-6a79-48ed-8c3d-45fb5fe92472.png\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Stock brokers on computers during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan in recent years has taken a U-turn on cryptocurrency, opting to regulate digital assets instead of outright banning them. On today\u2019s show, what the country\u2019s crypto boosters hope to gain for their efforts and why religious scholars are still skeptical of its value.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fact checking by Leyla Doss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your Next Listen\u00a0<br \/>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/lnk.to\/GYmuCy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How stable is stablecoin?<\/a>\u00a0 <br \/>\u2013Over 2,000 episodes in <a href=\"https:\/\/app.npr.org\/aggregation\/510325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">our archive on the NPR App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Connect with The Indicator from Planet Money\u00a0<br \/>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/npr.org\/indicatornewsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Indicator newsletter<\/a> \u2014 a weekly roundup of news, ideas and staff picks. <br \/>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/planetmoney\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@planetmoney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TikTok<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLiWlgFyO9hsMut185wEh-5F9YMUF6wqar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <br \/>\u2013Find the <a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/i3AukBdDWE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Planet Money book<\/a> <br \/>\u2013Find the <a href=\"https:\/\/shopnpr.org\/products\/planet-moneys-sell-me-a-sasquatch-board-game?Pmax&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23597731376&amp;gbraid=0AAAABCDc-MlxLoHpn3aB7Cl5X-nVnzyXL&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwuJLWBhD_ARIsAIBcRUwrAD7rYHnu5no4C0djeuOI59nR5dW4zDuToOiV0blG0NXSP6pqf5IaAkinEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Planet Money game, Sell Me A Sasquatch<\/a>, and other merch at the <a href=\"https:\/\/shopnpr.org\/search?q=indicator&amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NPR Shop<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Support public media by <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.npr.org\/planetmoney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribing to NPR+<\/a> and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. 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