Islamabad: On May 29, 2025, Islamabad hosted its inaugural international Cricket match of 2025 against India at their stadium.
Pakistan made history this week by officially entering the global cryptocurrency arena with an announcement of a government-backed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, announced by Bilal Bin Saqib, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency during Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas. For further details visit Profit by Pakistan Today’s Business Recorder or YouTube. For those inquisitive enough, they can watch Blockhead decrypt his video.
Saqib was proud to announce, that “Today marks an historic milestone. Pakistani government is taking steps toward the formation of their own Bitcoin Strategic Reserve,” drawing inspiration from President Donald Trump’s executive order earlier this year to establish such an asset reserve for himself and other countries. Blockhead, Criptonizando and Yahoo Finance all published positive coverage including Blockhead +1; Criptonizando +7 and Blockbo +6 plus Decrypt. Benzinga had positive coverage as well.
Pakistan recently undertook an unexpected policy shift by creating a strategic reserve of cryptocurrency assets in an official Bitcoin wallet for long-term storage and not speculative trading, according to Saqib. “We will keep these Bitcoins and never, ever sell them,” Saqib emphasized. This development made headlines such as Blockhead +5 Cointelegraph +5 Arab News +1 (+1 in some instances) +17Wall Street Journal (+17Wall Street Journal), CoinDesk (+17). Decrypt emphasized how important the reserve would be for long-term value creation by government bodies in Pakistanian national Bitcoin wallet.
Pakistan’s finance ministry recently allocated 2,000 megawatts of surplus electricity to power Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence data centers. This initiative seeks to capitalize on excess energy, create high-tech employment opportunities, and attract foreign investments. Geo News
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Establishment of the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) in March 2025 has been instrumental to this digital revolution. Led by Saqib, its mandate includes devising a regulatory framework for digital assets while adhering to international standards, while supporting innovation within the blockchain sector. Wsj, Wikipedia, Reuters, Dawn TradingView are all referenced as sources for accurate data regarding this transformation process.
Pakistan’s entrance into the crypto space marks an international trend of nation-states adopting Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, similar to El Salvador which has made Bitcoin legal tender and other states looking into legalizing crypto like EOS, in an effort to position themselves for future digital economies. Our move positions us as forward-thinking participants within this evolving digital economy. * For reference only. Blockhead and Decrypt are both unlocked here
Binance Its Although Pakistan’s Bitcoin reserve remains unknown, its commitment to holding on long-term shows its faith in decentralized finance’s potential and is expected to have profound ramifications for both Pakistan’s financial landscape and integration with global digital economies.
As Pakistan embarks upon this exciting new chapter, the international community will closely assess how its bold steps affect both Pakistan’s economic trajectory and role within the global crypto ecosystem.