Pakistan hires Binance ex-CEO as crypto adviser, India left watching
Changpeng Zhao, former CEO of Binance, commonly known as CZ, has been appointed as a strategic advisor to Pakistan’s Crypto Council (PCC)— a decision that has sent ripples of opposition in India across the border.
Several Indian crypto advocates on social media platform X want their government to copy the move.
“What India could have done, Pakistan outsmarted us!” wrote Opinderpreet. Influencer and data scientist Budhil Vyas wondered if Pakistan’s move would encourage Modi, India’s Prime Minister, to take steps to adopt crypto.
Meanwhile, an Asian Key Opinion Leader, Sumit, expressed frustration, saying, “Now it looks like India will be the last country to take any positive steps.” The sentiment seems clear–India’s crypto…