Malik Abbas is the founder of CoinConnect, Pakistan's first dedicated crypto market entry agency, based in Karachi.

He is the only crypto professional in Pakistan who has personally served as PR manager, business development manager, country manager, marketing manager, and community manager for international cryptocurrency exchanges — and built an agency around that proven experience.

The career arc: Started as a CoinEx intern. Within 1.5 years, was managing PR for three countries — Pakistan, Philippines, and Bangladesh. Founded CoinConnect as a solo operation. At age 24, signed a direct PR and BD partnership with Ben Zhou, CEO of Bybit, one of the world's largest exchanges — as a one-person agency.

The numbers: 225+ KOL deals closed across three exchanges. 25+ events organized across all major Pakistani cities, with 5,000+ total attendees and measurable ROI on every single one. 8,000+ students trained through an influencer marketing course on Extreme Commerce's Video Boot Camp.

The network: CEO-level relationships across the exchange ecosystem — delivered for Bybit, CoinEx, and BingX, personally knows KuCoin's CEO, maintains strong connections with Binance's team. Connected to PVARA (Pakistan's crypto regulatory authority) and the country's top financial players and institutional investors.