Pakistan has launched its first Bitcoin strategic reserve backed by the Government, marking a dramatic change in its position on cryptocurrencies.
The announcement was made by Prime Minister’s Special Assistant (SAPM) on Crypto and Blockchain, Bin Saqib Billal, at the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas.
Speaking to an international hearing that included the vice president of the United States, JD Vance, Eric Trump and Donald Trump JR, said the country is assigning 2,000 megawatts of surplus energy in phase 1 to support Bitcoin mining operations and artificial intelligence data centers (AI).
“Youth is building today the Pakistan of tomorrow and is led by a new generation of technological statesmen,” said Saqib, adding that the measure follows the example of the United States government by establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve and reflects a broader change towards pro-Crypto policy under the administration of Donald Trump.
🇵🇰 Breaking: Pakistan will launch a strategic Bitcoin reserve!
To the #Bitcoin Conference 2025 In Las Vegas, Pakistan made a historical movement
Pakistan’s special assistant to Blockchain Prime Minister Bin Saqib, announced that the country will officially build a strategic bitcoin … pic.twitter.com/elanb1geab
– Crypto Patel (@cryptopatel) May 28, 2025
In February 2025, Pakistan established a National Crypto Council to write regulatory frameworks and attract investments in foreign cryptography.
In April, Binance Changpeng Zhao co -founder was appointed advisor to the Council.
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On April 27, the Dentralized Finance Protocol backed by Trump World Liberty Financial (WLFI) signed a letter of intention to support Pakistan’s token of real world assets and the development of defi infrastructure.
In another important step, Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance recently commissioned the creation of the digital asset authority to supervise the license and regulation of cryptographic platforms.
In an additional development, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has issued an executive order to establish a “Bitcoin strategic reserve” and a “reserve of digital assets.”
These reserves will be financed initially using cryptocurrencies seized by the Government in cases of confiscation of criminal and civil assets.
AT THE MOMENT!
President Trump signs an executive order that establishes the Bitcoin strategic reserve and the storage of US digital assets. UU. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/n9p2sqknvs
– Margo Martin (@margomartin47) March 7, 2025
David Sacks, the White House official who supervises the AI and Crypto policy, confirmed the move in an X publication on March 7.
He explained that the Bitcoin reservation will be filled using Federal Bitcoin, while the storage of digital assets, announced on an informative sheet of the White House on March 6, will include other types of cryptocurrencies.
This executive action marks a formal step to integrate digital assets into financial planning and infrastructure of the United States government.
