{"id":843920,"date":"2025-04-27T09:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T14:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/trump-backed-world-liberty-and-pakistan-crypto-council-team-up-to-boost-blockchain-and-defi\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T09:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T14:12:27","slug":"trump-backed-world-liberty-and-pakistan-crypto-council-team-up-to-boost-blockchain-and-defi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/trump-backed-world-liberty-and-pakistan-crypto-council-team-up-to-boost-blockchain-and-defi\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-backed World Liberty and Pakistan Crypto Council team up to boost blockchain and DeFi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-id=\"169205\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/blockchain-defi-collaboration-pakistan\/\">\n<section>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/defi\/\" rel=\"tag\"><br \/>\n                    DeFi                <\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/defi\/\">DeFi<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span aria-current=\"page\">Trump-backed World Liberty and Pakistan Crypto Council team up to boost blockchain and DeFi<\/span><\/span>        <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>by<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a data-author_id=\"29816\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/team\/vivian-nguyen\/\" rel=\"author\">Vivian Nguyen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-04-26T17:45:35+00:00\"><br \/>\n                        Apr. 26, 2025                    <\/time>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Pakistan&#8217;s burgeoning tech-savvy youth is set to drive blockchain innovation.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 850px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/22af1294-6b1b-463c-a433-755f928dca4e.jpg\" alt=\"Trump-backed World Liberty Financial and Pakistan Crypto Council team up to boost blockchain and DeFi\" title=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/22af1294-6b1b-463c-a433-755f928dca4e.jpg\">\n            <\/picture>\n        <\/section>\n<p>Photo: AI\/ Crypto Briefing<\/p>\n<section>\n<section>\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>World Liberty Financial and Pakistan Crypto Council are partnering to advance blockchain innovation in Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>The collaboration aims to launch regulatory sandboxes and explore asset tokenization and stablecoin applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>        <?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><\/p>\n<p>World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi project endorsed by the Trump family, has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Pakistan Crypto Council to advance blockchain innovation and DeFi integration across the country, according to a new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techjuice.pk\/trump-backed-world-liberty-financial-partners-with-pakistan-crypto-council-to-accelerate-blockchain-and-defi-growth\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">report<\/a> from TechJuice.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was signed on April 26 during a meeting between World Liberty\u2019s co-founders, including Zak Folkman, Zach Witkoff, and Chase Herro, and Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister and senior officials.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the LOI, World Liberty and the Pakistan Crypto Council will collaborate to launch regulatory sandboxes for testing blockchain-based financial products.<\/p>\n<p>Additional areas of focus include fostering the growth of DeFi protocols, exploring the tokenization of real-world assets such as real estate and commodities, expanding stablecoin applications for remittances and trade, and providing strategic advisory on blockchain infrastructure and global regulatory trends.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPakistan\u2019s youth and technology sector are our greatest assets. Through partnerships like this, we are opening new doors for investment, innovation, and global leadership in the blockchain economy,\u201d said Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pakistan currently processes an estimated $300 billion in annual crypto transactions with 25 million active crypto users. The country\u2019s digital economy is supported by a young demographic, with over 64% of its population under 30 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of the government-backed council, said the strategic collaboration is aimed at empowering Pakistan\u2019s young population and integrating the nation \u201cinto the future of global finance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his role at the Pakistan Crypto Council, Bilal Bin Saqib joined World Liberty Financial as an advisor last week.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao, the co-founder of Binance, was also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/binance-strategic-advising-pakistan\/\" rel=\"\">named Strategic Advisor<\/a> to the Pakistan Crypto Council.<\/p>\n<p>These developments come amid reports that President Trump\u2019s family has been in discussions to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/trump-binance-investment-pardon\/\" rel=\"\">acquire a stake in Binance.US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-banner mrec-in-article\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzQsIiIsIk1SRUMgSW4tYXJ0aWNsZSAtIDMwMHgyNTAiLCIiLDFd\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both; width: 300px; height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"ai-rotate ai-unprocessed\" data-shares=\"WzEwMF0=\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ai-rotate-option\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" data-index=\"1\" data-name=\"U2V2aW8=\">\n<div style=\"width: 300px; height: 250px\">\n<script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\" async data-rocket-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.adx.ws\/scripts\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"sevioads\" data-zone=\"e895191b-6d01-4021-992d-173ebfdf2d63\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n    window.sevioads = window.sevioads || [];\n    var sevioads_preferences = [];\n    sevioads_preferences[0] = {};\n    sevioads_preferences[0].zone = \"e895191b-6d01-4021-992d-173ebfdf2d63\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].adType = \"banner\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = \"c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = \"1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095\";\n    sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences);\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p>According to the Wall Street Journal, Steve Witkoff, Trump\u2019s chief negotiator for Middle East and Ukraine matters and the father of World Liberty\u2019s co-founder, was involved in negotiations with Binance on behalf of the Trump family.<\/p>\n<p>The reported acquisition could be structured either directly or through World Liberty Financial.<\/p>\n<p>CZ publicly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/cz-refutes-trump-binance-rumors\/\" rel=\"\">criticized<\/a> the report, dismissing it as an \u201cattack on Trump and crypto.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World Liberty recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/usd1-stablecoin-launch-ethereum-binance\/\" rel=\"\">announced<\/a> the launch of its flagship stablecoin, USD1, on BNB Chain and Ethereum. 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