{"id":76789,"date":"2025-06-07T13:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T08:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=76789"},"modified":"2025-06-07T13:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T08:07:24","slug":"new-york-city-mayor-backs-pakistans-crypto-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/new-york-city-mayor-backs-pakistans-crypto-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Mayor backs Pakistan’s Crypto vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: In a recent development, New York City Mayor Eric Adams<\/a> has expressed strong support for Pakistan’s vision for crypto and blockchain, highlighting the potential for collaboration between the two regions.<\/p>\n

During a meeting with Minister of State for Crypto<\/a> and Blockchain Bilal Bin Saqib, Adams stated, “We consider New York to be Lahore,” symbolizing camaraderie and cultural kinship between the two regions.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the press release, Mayor Adams, during the meeting, <\/span>stated<\/span>, <\/span>“<\/span>We consider New York to be Lahore<\/span>.” <\/span>New York City, <\/span>as<\/span> well as <\/span>Pakistan, have stepped forward<\/span>\u00a0in<\/span> an audacious fashion <\/span>by <\/span>creating<\/span> exclusive<\/span> Crypto Councils to <\/span>assist<\/span> in <\/span>the <\/span>ethical<\/span> development<\/span> of the digital economy.<\/span>
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\nThis <\/span>conference<\/span> represented<\/span> a <\/span>critical<\/span> milestone<\/span> towards<\/span> constructing direct\u00a0<\/span>partnerships<\/span> between the <\/span>Pakistan<\/span> Crypto Council and the <\/span>New<\/span>York <\/span><\/a>Crypto Council, two government-<\/span>sponsored<\/span> entities<\/span> dedicated<\/span> to <\/span>directing<\/span> the <\/span>direction<\/span> of Web3.<\/p>\n

Mayor Adams and Minister Saqib <\/span>considered<\/span> ways<\/span> to co-develop knowledge-sharing <\/span>programs<\/span>, capacity-building <\/span>initiatives<\/span>, and strategic advisory <\/span>services<\/span> to <\/span>encourage<\/span> innovation while <\/span>also<\/span> maintaining <\/span>regulatory compliance.<\/p>\n

The two <\/span>also <\/span>debated<\/span> common<\/span> challenges and <\/span>strategies<\/span> for<\/span> expanding the\u00a0digital asset economy in <\/span>heterogeneous<\/span> high-potential markets.<\/p>\n

The <\/span>meeting<\/span> was<\/span> preceded<\/span> by <\/span>Mayor Adams <\/span>sending<\/span> Eid Mubarak <\/span>wishes<\/span> to Muslims <\/span>globally.<\/span> Being<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> biggest<\/span> and<\/span> most<\/span> diverse Muslim\u00a0communities<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 800,000 Muslim\u00a0<\/span>residents<\/span> in <\/span>New<\/span> York<\/span> City<\/span>. The <\/span>gathering<\/span> was<\/span> a <\/span>symbol<\/span> of <\/span>unification<\/span>, <\/span>marking<\/span> both cultural <\/span>bonding<\/span> as<\/span> well as <\/span>a <\/span>common<\/span> digital future.<\/p>\n

This event <\/span>was<\/span> the <\/span>culmination<\/span> of<\/span> Minister Saqib<\/span>‘<\/span>s official U.S. tour <\/span>aimed<\/span> at<\/span> blockchain innovation, public-private partnerships, and driving global<\/span>\u00a0crypto collaboration.<\/p>\n

The meeting at Gracie Mansion <\/span>provided<\/span> an<\/span> appropriate<\/span> wrap-up, <\/span>emphasizing<\/span> New York City<\/span>‘<\/span>s <\/span>leadership<\/span> in <\/span>the <\/span>global tech <\/span>space<\/span> and Pakistan<\/span>‘<\/span>s <\/span>potential<\/span> as a <\/span>new, <\/span>bold <\/span>voice in the digital asset <\/span>market<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: In a recent development, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has expressed strong support for Pakistan’s vision for crypto and blockchain, highlighting the potential for collaboration between the two regions. During a meeting with Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain Bilal Bin Saqib, Adams stated, “We consider New York to be Lahore,” symbolizing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":76790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29334,29333,29335,27182],"class_list":["post-76789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-minister-of-state-for-crypto","tag-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams","tag-newyork-crypto-council","tag-pakistan-crypto-council"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76789"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76791,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76789\/revisions\/76791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}