Business Desk 
Jun 04, 2025
As Pakistan makes moves to regulate and legalise cryptocurrencies to align with the world, Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain Bilal Bin Saqib met with Robert 'Bo' Hines, the executive director of US President Donald Trump's Council on Digital Assets, to dicsuss strategies for digital assets and the integration of Bitcoin into financial frameworks.
The high-level meeting took place at the White House.
Hines was appointed by the US president in January 2025 and plays a crucial role in creating policies on the regulation and innovation of digital assets.
He works alongside David Sacks, the council's chief, to position the US as a renowned player in cryptocurrency initiatives.
This discussion comes on the heels of Pakistan’s announcement of its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas.
The meeting marks a notable milestone for Pakistan and a bold move towards making it one of the first Asian countries to include Bitcoin in its sovereign asset strategy.
Saqib expressed his vision for Pakistan to lead in the Global South when it comes to digital assets, while highlighting initiatives like the SBR and the development of infrastructure for crypto mining and AI data centres.
Saqib and his counterpart, Hines, also expressed a desire to improve collaboration between the US and Pakistan regarding digital asset innovation and their regulation.
