Overview
- An Oct. 31 Wall Street Journal investigation places Bilal Bin Saqib among a small circle of global crypto figures, mentioning him 11 times.
- The report says he helped arrange a Pakistan agreement with World Liberty Financial, a U.S. crypto firm partly owned by Trump family members.
- It also reports that Binance is positioned to receive one of Pakistan’s first crypto‑exchange licences, described as a developing step.
- The Journal recounts Saqib’s meetings with Binance founder Changpeng Zhao and Trump associate Zach Witkoff in Abu Dhabi, followed by a Lahore session with Zhao and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.
- Since his May appointment as the prime minister’s special assistant on crypto, Saqib has led work on regulatory rules and stablecoin policy templates intended for export.