US President Donald Trump continues to inspire other countries. The latest country to do so is Pakistan.
Accordingly, at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference held in Las Vegas from May 27-29, Pakistan announced that it will establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
Speaking at the conference, Bilal Bin Saqib, the cryptocurrency advisor to the Pakistani prime minister, announced that the Pakistani government will establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
Bilal Bin Saqib, who is also the CEO of Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), stated that Pakistan’s decision to go Bitcoin was inspired by the US move to create its own Bitcoin reserve.
“Today is a very historic day. Today, I am announcing that the government of Pakistan will be establishing its own government-led Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, and we want to thank the United States again because we were inspired by them.”
This decision represents a significant shift from the Pakistani government’s previous stance that it would never legalize Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, as Pakistan had previously maintained that cryptocurrencies would never be legal in the country.
However, Patistan’s attitude towards crypto began to change earlier this year.
The Pakistani government initially established a “National Crypto Council” in February 2025. This council was established to oversee the development of a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and attract foreign investment.
Afterwards, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), one of the most influential names in the industry, was appointed as a Strategic Advisor to the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC).
Just three days after CZ’s appointment, Pakistan’s Finance Minister’s advisor Bilal Bin Saqib announced plans to allocate some of the country’s surplus electricity to Bitcoin mining and AI data centers.
*This is not investment advice.
