Source: Bloomberg
Bilal Bin Saqib has weaponized Pakistan’s crypto ambitions as a backdoor to U.S. political influence, positioning his country as a blockchain hub precisely when Trump’s second administration is hostile to financial regulation and hungry for allies. Pakistan’s strategy isn’t about adopting blockchain technology—it’s about using crypto policy flexibility as a negotiating chip with a White House that treats crypto deregulation as an ideological litmus test. Pakistan trades regulatory leniency for geopolitical access, a model other capital-starved countries will copy as crypto becomes currency for diplomatic leverage.