Pakistan Govt Allocates 2,000 MW to BTC Mining, DWF Labs' Grachev Hails 'Smart Move'
The Pakistani government has just announced that it will allocate 2,000 megawatts of power for Bitcoin (BTC) mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. This initiative is aimed at making Pakistan a major player on the global stage in the Web3 and digital economy of the entire region.
Pakistan Allocates 2,000 MW of Power to BTC
According to an official announcement by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Pakistan is allocating 2,000 megawatts of power for Bitcoin (BTC) proof-of-work mining and AI-focused data centers. This ambitious initiative is intended to make Pakistan a blockchain powerhouse for the entire Asian region.
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The initiative kick-starts the process of turning Pakistan into a data center hub for all of Asia. In particular, the energy benefits will be of particular interest to proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency miners and innovative AI projects.
AI-powered data centers and Bitcoin mining operations, which are known for their constant and high energy consumption, are an ideal option for efficiently, environmentally friendly and sustainably utilizing Pakistan’s significant excess energy potential, which is currently being used extremely inefficiently.
In the future, more countries are expected to want to participate in Pakistan's Bitcoin and AI-powered energy program, which will help improve environmental sustainability and profitability of big data computing around the world.
Pakistan has also announced plans to allocate a portion of Bitcoin (BTC) miner rewards to its local strategic reserve. Pakistan's Bitcoin reserve will help the country protect itself from fiat currency instability in Europe and the United States.
“This could be a transformative step,” MP Grachev supports the initiative
Overall, industry experts are optimistic about the Pakistani government’s initiative and its potential impact on the country, the region, and the Bitcoin (BTC) mining vertical.
Andrey Grachev, founder and managing partner of the largest company in the global market DWF Labs, is impressed by its potential impact:
Instead of wasting excess electricity, they use it to attract international investment and create a whole new sector of employment.
What’s really smart about this move, though, is that they’re not just limiting themselves to mining revenue. They’re setting the stage for experimenting with financial systems that don’t rely on traditional banking structures. Think about it: with a robust mining infrastructure, you’re naturally creating the foundation for stablecoin circulation, on-chain settlement, and a local token economy.
For countries like Pakistan, this could be revolutionary. Instead of depending on outdated financial systems that often work against them, they can build a programmable financial infrastructure from scratch.
Grachev also noted that with the help of such solutions, emerging markets can bypass traditional financial infrastructure in the same way as they did with mobile payments.
A DWF Labs representative concluded that Pakistan could show the world what the next phase of economic development would look like when abundant energy is combined with affordable technology.
As reported earlier by U.Today, this week, Pakistan's Ministry of Communications announced a partnership with Binance Academy, the educational arm of the world's leading exchange Binance.
Binance Academy experts will train 300 local “evangelists” who are expected to share their blockchain knowledge with thousands of students.
Source: cryptonews.net
