Summary
- It was reported that Pakistan announced a strategy for Bitcoin reserves and mining.
- The government stated that it has allocated 2000 megawatts (MW) of power for mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
- The Chairman of the Pakistan Cryptocurrency Committee emphasized that he hopes global miners and virtual asset infrastructure operators will come to Pakistan.
Pakistan, which announced a strategic reserve of Bitcoin (BTC), is also supporting Bitcoin mining.
According to CoinDesk on the 28th (local time), Bilal Bin Saqib, Chairman of the Pakistan Cryptocurrency Committee, attended the 'Bitcoin 2025' conference held in Las Vegas, USA, and stated, "The Pakistani government has allocated 2000 megawatts (MW) of power for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers." Saqib also serves as the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.
Saqib emphasized, "We hope all miners will come to Pakistan." He added, "(The Bitcoin reserve) is just the beginning of embracing the virtual asset industry," and "We hope all (virtual asset) infrastructure operators will come to Pakistan and build with us."
JOON HYOUNG LEE
gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul
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