{"id":102803,"date":"2025-07-18T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T05:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102803"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:37:02","slug":"pakistan-el-salvado-bitcoin-collaboration-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-el-salvado-bitcoin-collaboration-pact.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan signs bitcoin collaboration pact with El Salvador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>San Salvador: In a significant move toward digital innovation, Pakistan and El Salvador have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to collaborate on initiatives related to Bitcoin and digital assets.<br>The agreement was finalized during a high-level meeting in San Salvador between Pakistan\u2019s Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.<br>Saqib, who also serves as CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council, led the discussions, which focused on shared strategies for public-sector adoption of digital assets, blockchain-powered financial inclusion, and policymaking for emerging economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-moves-toward-digital-currency.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pak moves toward digital currency with new virtual asset framework<\/a><br>This bilateral engagement has been dubbed \u201cBiplomacy\u201d\u2014a blend of Bitcoin and diplomacy\u2014highlighting the growing role of decentralized technologies in shaping global alliances.<br>El Salvador, which became the world\u2019s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has positioned itself as a global leader in crypto innovation. The country\u2019s Bitcoin reserves have surged past USD 760 million in value following a recent rally, tripling in worth since initial investment.<br>Pakistan\u2019s engagement signals an intent to draw from El Salvador\u2019s experience in leveraging Bitcoin to drive financial inclusion, attract investment, and promote economic resilience.<br>Speaking on the occasion, Saqib stated that El Salvador\u2019s \u201cbold experiment\u201d has inspired nations worldwide and emphasized Pakistan\u2019s shared vision for innovation and financial sovereignty.<br>President Bukele welcomed the partnership and expressed support for Pakistan\u2019s exploration of Bitcoin as a tool for national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-calls-for-nationwide-rollout-of-digital-payments.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PM calls for nationwide rollout of digital payment system<\/a><br>The collaboration follows Pakistan\u2019s broader efforts to regulate and promote digital assets, including the planned establishment of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) and consideration of a national Bitcoin reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Salvador: In a significant move toward digital innovation, Pakistan and El Salvador have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to collaborate on initiatives related to Bitcoin and digital assets.The agreement was finalized during a high-level meeting in San Salvador between Pakistan\u2019s Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.Saqib, who also serves as CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council, led the discussions, which focused on shared strategies for public-sector adoption of digital assets, blockchain-powered financial inclusion, and policymaking for emerging economies. Read: Pak moves toward digital currency with new virtual asset frameworkThis bilateral engagement has been dubbed \u201cBiplomacy\u201d\u2014a blend of Bitcoin and diplomacy\u2014highlighting the growing role of decentralized technologies in shaping global alliances.El Salvador, which became the world\u2019s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has positioned itself as a global leader in crypto innovation. The country\u2019s Bitcoin reserves have surged past USD 760 million in value following a recent rally, tripling in worth since initial investment.Pakistan\u2019s engagement signals an intent to draw from El Salvador\u2019s experience in leveraging Bitcoin to drive financial inclusion, attract investment, and promote economic resilience.Speaking on the occasion, Saqib stated that El Salvador\u2019s \u201cbold experiment\u201d has&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":102412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[65023,66247,64934,66246,66248,66243,66242,66250,66244,65026,66241,66249,60340,65029,66245,32,64936,64188,65943],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-bilal-bin-saqib","9":"tag-biplomacy","10":"tag-bitcoin","11":"tag-bitcoin-legal-tender","12":"tag-blockchain-adoption","13":"tag-blockchain-collaboration","14":"tag-crypto-diplomacy","15":"tag-crypto-partnerships","16":"tag-crypto-regulation","17":"tag-digital-assets","18":"tag-el-salvador","19":"tag-emerging-economies","20":"tag-financial-inclusion","21":"tag-national-bitcoin-reserve","22":"tag-nayib-bukele","23":"tag-pakistan","24":"tag-pakistan-crypto-council","25":"tag-pakistan-digital-policy","26":"tag-pvara","27":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan-El Salvado bitcoin collaboration pact - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"El Salvador, which became the world\u2019s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has positioned itself as a global leader in crypto...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-el-salvado-bitcoin-collaboration-pact.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistan-El Salvado bitcoin collaboration pact - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"El Salvador, which became the world\u2019s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has positioned itself as a global leader in crypto...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-el-salvado-bitcoin-collaboration-pact.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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