🇵🇰 PAKISTAN TAPS NEW BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTO CHIEF

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has added another member to his cabinet, naming a special assistant on blockchain and cryptocurrency.

This comes as Pakistan prepares to use 2 thousand megawatts of electricity to power Bitcoin mining and AI data centers.

The government is also launching the Pakistan Digital Assets Authority to manage the 300 billion dollar informal crypto market and promote blockchain innovation.

Bilal Bin Saqib, the man of the hour, is no stranger to big challenges.

Honored by King Charles III, Queen Elizabeth II and the Mayor of London, he led a pandemic relief campaign that delivered one hundred thousand meals.

He also co-founded Tayaba, an enterprise tackling Pakistan’s water crisis with a clever water transport device.

Armed with a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, Bilal Bin Saqib is now tasked with helping guide Pakistan’s 50 million crypto users and their 300 billion dollar trading volume into a secure digital future.

Let us see if he can turn blockchain into more than just a catchy word.

Source: The Tribune