US EditionCrypto Minister Meets US Digital Assets Director, Discusses Pakistan's Future
- Pakistan’s Minister of State for Crypto, Bilal Bin Saqib, met with U.S. Digital assets director Bo Hines this week at the White House to discuss Bitcoin and blockchain cooperation.
- The meeting took place shortly after Pakistan announced its intention to create a Sovereign Bitcoin Reserve and dedicate 2,000 megawatts of power to support Bitcoin mining operations and AI data centers.
- Discussions emphasized building blockchain innovation ecosystems to empower youth, expand financial access, and foster regulatory alignment between the two countries.
- Pakistan plans to use 2,000 megawatts—enough to power a small city—for crypto mining and AI, while the IMF warned this could worsen energy shortages and fiscal challenges.
- The collaboration signals Pakistan’s intent to formalize its shadow crypto economy and position itself as a regional digital asset leader, though potential IMF tensions remain over energy use and policy coherence.
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Pakistan blockchain chief meets US counterpart amid digital assets
KARACHI: Pakistan’s top blockchain policymaker on Wednesday expressed the country’s ambition to become the Global South’s leader in digital assets during a meeting with his American counterpart at the White House in Washington. Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Crypto & Blockchain and CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council, met with Robert ‘Bo’ Hines, Executive
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