Bilal Bin Saqib, head of Pakistan’s crypto council, announced on May 28 that the country is moving to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, ...

Pakistan will channel part of its surplus electricity into powering Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, a significant shift in energy and tech policy aimed at turning excess ...

Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council, told Bloomberg on Thursday that Pakistan has plans to legalise bitcoin and crypto and implement a regulatory framework to attract foreign ...

A strategic Bitcoin reserve is a step in the right direction for Pakistan, but only mass adoption will truly unlock the immense potential Bitcoin can offer. Pakistan’s relationship with Bitcoin has ...

Pakistan's parliament passes the Virtual Assets Act 2026, launching PVARA to regulate crypto and protect millions of digital asset users.

The IMF has reportedly blocked Pakistan’s plan to use cheap electricity for crypto mining, warning it could destabilize the energy market. Pakistan’s plan to use surplus electricity for crypto mining ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan plans to allocate part of its surplus electricity to Bitcoin mining and AI data centres, the head of Pakistan's Crypto Council and adviser to the finance minister said ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Bastardo is a Venezuelan covering Bitcoin news since 2017. Bilal Bin Saqib, Minister of Blockcan and Crypto matters of ...

Pakistan’s crypto minister met with Trump’s digital asset leadership to promote cross-border cooperation and outline Bitcoin-powered infrastructure plans. Pakistan’s minister of state for crypto and ...

Pakistan's 2 GW mining plan requires U.S. tech assistance, but the IMF warns that energy subsidies could violate loan rules. Banning crypto while building a Bitcoin reserve puts Pakistan in a legal ...

Pakistan reportedly announced plans to allocate excess power to Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure, just days after appointing Binance founder Changpeng Zhao as strategic crypto advisor. Pakistan ...