Strategy’s Michael Saylor to help Pakistan with crypto pivot

Strategy chair Michael Saylor said during a meeting with the country’s finance and crypto ministers that he welcomed the opportunity to advise Pakistan on its crypto ambitions.

Pakistan has secured another big name to support its crypto pivot after Strategy executive chair Michael Saylor met with the country’s Ministry of Finance to laud its crypto efforts.

Saylor met with Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and the country’s State minister on blockchain and crypto, Bilal Bin Saqib, on Sunday and discussed how Bitcoin (BTC) can function in a state reserve and the country’s planned crypto policies, while Saylor welcomed coming on an as adviser, local media outlet Dawn reported, citing a press release.

In a video posted to X on Sunday by a Finance Ministry official, Saylor told the pair that “Pakistan has many brilliant people and a lot of people do business with you” and used his Bitcoin-buying company as an example of how the country can show “intellectual leadership.”

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