Everyone is watching America’s crypto boom but Israel and Pakistan may be showing what comes next

This month, Israel and Pakistan supplied a quieter test for crypto than the one playing out in US capital markets. What if the more important 2026 shift is happening where digital assets meet local money and bank accounts? Israeli crypto firm Bits of Gold said Israel’s Capital Market Authority approved the issuance and distribution of BILS, a shekel-pegged stablecoin, after a two-year pilot. Days earlier, the State B…