Pakistan’s crypto king unveils Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — but who’s pulling the strings?
In a move that has drawn both global attention and geopolitical scrutiny, Pakistan’s newly appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Crypto and Blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, unveiled the country’s first government-led Strategic Bitcoin Reserve at the Bitcoin Vegas 2025 summit. But as the high-profile announcement echoes recent US crypto policy shifts, questions are emerging over the deep involvement of Trump-linked entities and the direction of Pakistan’s digital finance ambitions.
Addressing an elite audience that included US Vice President JD Vance, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump Jr., Saqib declared, “Pakistan is no longer defined by its past. It is being reborn as a forward-looking hub of digital innovation —…
