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# Pakistan’s Crypto Regulator Becomes Trump Whisperer
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/pakistans-crypto-regulator-becomes-trump-whisperer/
- Published: 2026-04-01T22:24:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-02T09:53:35.000Z
- Description: Bilal Bin Saqib has weaponized Pakistan’s crypto ambitions as a backdoor to U.S. political influence, positioning his country as a blockchain hub precisely when Trump’s second administration is hostile to financial regulation and hungry for allies. Pakistan’s strategy isn’t about adopting blockch...
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-commerce, Fintech, politics, geopolitics

Source: [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-29/how-a-35-year-old-crypto-bro-from-pakistan-won-over-trump?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDg0ODIzNiwiZXhwIjoxNzc1NDUzMDM2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQ09MNDRLR0NURzkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwMTEwMTAyNzBCMEY0QjI2OUM2MDlFREUwNERCMUY1RCJ9.UCF5zgQQX2BeDAYmbo4FCOTzOjCNK0CEsnGqFtvEdDc&ref=adjacent.media)

Bilal Bin Saqib has weaponized Pakistan’s crypto ambitions as a backdoor to U.S. political influence, positioning his country as a blockchain hub precisely when Trump’s second administration is hostile to financial regulation and hungry for allies. Pakistan’s strategy isn’t about adopting blockchain technology—it’s about using crypto policy flexibility as a negotiating chip with a White House that treats crypto deregulation as an ideological litmus test. Pakistan trades regulatory leniency for geopolitical access, a model other capital-starved countries will copy as crypto becomes currency for diplomatic leverage.