Pakistan signs Trump-linked World Liberty deal on USD1 stablecoin
By Andrew Folkler
Jan 14, 2026 at 04:46 PM GMT+5
Edited by Dorian Batycka#
Pakistan inks an MoU with Trump-linked World Liberty to trial USD1 dollar stablecoin in its payments stack as regulators formalize crypto rules and explore a Bitcoin reserve.
Summary
Pakistan signs an MoU with SC Financial/World Liberty to explore USD1 stablecoin for cross-border payments with the central bank and finance ministry.
Deal follows Pakistan’s creation of PVARA and Pakistan Crypto Council, Binance and HTX NOCs, and plans for a strategic Bitcoin reserve and mining build-out.
USD1 has grown above $3.4B across chains like BNB Smart Chain and Ethereum, while World Liberty seeks a U.S. banking charter to tighten regulatory oversight.$USD1
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