Pakistan moves to bring cryptocurrency boom out of the dark


FILE PHOTO Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin Ethereum DogeCoin Ripple Litecoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 29 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, DogeCoin, Ripple, Litecoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Once a week Ghulam Ahmed, 38, takes time out from his cryptocurrency consulting business to log into a WhatsApp group with hundreds of members eager to learn how to mine and trade cryptocurrency in Pakistan.

From housewives looking to earn a side income to wealthy investors wanting to buy cryptomining hardware, many barely understand traditional stock markets but all are eager to cash in.

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