So I was brought in first as a chief advisor to the finance minister in March 2025, then became the founding CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council.

That council was formed a month before Pakistan's government signed a letter of intent with a firm linked to the Trump family's World Liberty Financial crypto platform.

Earlier this year, they also signed a memorandum of understanding.

Bilal describes the deal as a work in progress.

He should know, as he served as an advisor to World Liberty Financial, and he's now the CEO of Pakistan's crypto council.

He served four months in a federal prison, and last year, President Trump gave him an unconditional presidential pardon.

And CZ is no longer the CEO of Binance, but he is the majority shareholder.

Binance could well be one of the first crypto companies here as Pakistan steams ahead with its crypto plans.