A new coalition of nations seeking to challenge dollar hegemony has gotten an unlikely ally: Pakistan. At Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, the South Asian country unveiled its national Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, following America's lead but revealing a more ambitious vision. "We're not just adopting cryptocurrency—we're reimagining what's possible for a developing economy in the digital age," declared Bilal Bin Saqib, head of Pakistan's Crypto Council. Behind this diplomatic messaging lies a strategy shared by nations seeking to leverage digital assets for economic independence from Western-dominated financial systems.
President Trump's March 2025 Executive Order marked a pivotal shift in how major powers view digital assets. The order directed the Treasury to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, consolidating approximately 200,000 BTC from government seizures into what officials dubbed a "digital Fort Knox." This move treats cryptocurrency as a strategic national asset, similar to gold or oil reserves. This move, part of Trump's vision to make America "the crypto capital of the world," has catalyzed a global reassessment of digital assets' role in national sovereignty.
While Pakistan’s Crypto Council, established in February 2025, publicly aligns with U.S. policy, its implementation reveals broader ambitions. "Our ideal scenario," explains Saqib, "is converting our excess electricity into digital assets that generate foreign reserves." This strategy addresses multiple strategic objectives: monetizing stranded energy assets, reducing dependence on IMF funding, and creating financial leverage outside traditional banking systems that have historically constrained developing economies.
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