JUST IN: 🇵🇰 Pakistan appoints Binance founder CZ as strategic crypto advisor
In a landmark development for Pakistan’s digital finance landscape, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — popularly known as CZ — has been appointed as the Strategic Adviser to the Pakistan Crypto Council, signalling a major leap forward in the country’s ambitions to embrace blockchain, Web3, and digital finance.
The announcement came after a high-level meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, with top government officials in attendance, including the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Governor of the State Bank, and Federal Secretaries of Law and IT.
“This is a historic moment for Pakistan. We are sending a clear message to the world that Pakistan is ready to innovate,” said Finance Minister Aurangzeb. “With CZ on board, we are accelerating our vision of making Pakistan a regional power through Web3, digital finance, and blockchain-based development.”