Pakistan wants to tap the U.S. crypto playbook, floats Bitcoin resolution at UN

Pakistan’s crypto leadership is making waves on the international stage. During the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Bilal bin Saqib, Minister of Crypto, called for the world to deliberate its first UN Resolution on Bitcoin. He even held up a Bitcoin sign at the UN, signaling Pakistan’s ambition to be seen as a thought leader in digital governance. 

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A few days before his UN address,Bilal bin Saqib, visited the White House and met with Patrick Witt, the U.S. crypto adviser, to discuss deeper cooperation in blockchain and digital assets.

Minister of Crypto, @bilalbinsaqib met President Donald Trump’s Crypto Adviser, Patrick Witt (@patrickjwitt) to discuss avenues of collaboration between the US and Pakistan in the digital assets space. pic.twitter.com/9kGOoyvJ3Y— Pakistan Crypto Council (@cryptocouncilpk) September 26, 2025

Borrowing a leaf from the U.S.

“We looked at how Pakistan can tap into America’s crypto know-how to spark innovation,” Saqib shared, describing the day as a major milestone for Pakistan’s global tech diplomacy. He noted that Pakistan is studying U.S. approaches to expand its digital asset strategy.

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The world will see how India will dominate in crypto space in the Future ???? pic.twitter.com/nP4e6nWvYf— CryptoWala | A₿RAR KHAN (@cryptowalax) September 29, 2025

Pakistan PM’s ‘Tool for the future’ remark

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during his address at the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, called cryptocurrency a ‘tool of the future’. This was part of his diplomatic and thematic narrative to position Pakistan in the global conversation on crypto and blockchain. It reinforces that Pakistan is not merely watching from the sidelines but sees crypto and blockchain as strategic levers. 

For a nation that has historically maintained caution or even outright skepticism toward cryptocurrencies, such a statement helps shape public perception. It acts as a rhetorical anchor for more concrete regulatory moves and signals to investors, both domestic and foreign, that Pakistan wants to be perceived as forward-leaning in digital finance.

Pakistan’s crypto landscape

In March, the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) was formed under the Ministry of Finance, helmed by Bilal bin Saqib, with Changpeng Zhao (former Binance CEO) as strategic adviser. In July, Pakistan passed the Virtual Assets Ordinance, 2025, and created PVARA, the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, to license, regulate, and supervise digital assets.