At Bitcoin Vegas 2025, Pakistan’s Minister for Crypto and Blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, made a groundbreaking declaration by introducing the nation’s first state-backed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve — a move that signals a transformative shift in Pakistan’s digital and economic trajectory.
Addressing a global audience that included US Vice President JD Vance, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump Jr, Bilal Bin Saqib positioned Pakistan as a forward-looking digital hub, powered by its tech-savvy youth and strengthened by a shift toward decentralised finance.
“I’m not just here as a minister,” he said during his keynote. “I’m here as the voice of a generation — a generation that is online, on-chain, and unstoppable.”
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