The Pakistani government has announced that it has allocated 2,000 megawatts of power to power Bitcoin (BTC) mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. The campaign is designed to establish Pakistan as a major global player in Web3 infrastructure and as a region-wide digital economy.
Pakistan deploys 2,000 mW of power for BTC mining
Pakistan is violating 2,000 megawatts of energy in Bitcoin (BTC) mining and AI-specific data centres, according to an official statement from the country’s finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. This ambitious program is set up to make Pakistan a leader in blockchain disruptions across the Asian region.
Pakistan allocates 2,000MW to Bitcoin Mining and AI Data Centers!
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The initiative launches the process of Pakistan evolving into a go-to place for data centres from all Asia. In particular, energy benefits will be interesting for the proof of work (POW) cryptocurrency and destructive AI ventures.
AI data centers and Bitcoin mining operations are known for their consistent heavy energy use, but offer an ideal use case for Pakistan’s transparent, ESG-friendly, sustainable use case for sustainable use.
In the future, more countries are expected to become users of Pakistan’s Bitcoin and AI-centric energy programs.
Pakistan also shared its ambition to assign Bitcoin (BTC) miners’ rewards to local strategic reserves. Pakistan’s Bitcoin Reserve Helps hedge hedge against instability in Fiat currencies in Europe and the US
“This could be transformative,” MP Grachev welcomes the initiative
In general, industry experts are optimistic about the Pakistan government’s initiative and the potential impact on the country, region and Bitcoin (BTC) mining verticals.
Andrei Grachev, founder and managing partner of Global Market Making Heavyweight DWF Lab, is impressed by its potential impact.
Instead of wasting excess electricity, they are using it to attract international capital and create an entirely new employment sector.
But here’s what’s really smart about this move: They are not just thinking about mining revenue. They place themselves in order to experiment with financial systems that are not dependent on traditional bank rails. Think about that. If you have a robust mining infrastructure, naturally develop the foundations of a stable circulation, chain settlement, and local token economy.
For a country like Pakistan, this could be transformative. Instead of relying on the legacy financial systems that often work against them, they can build programmable financial infrastructure from the ground up.
Grachev also highlighted that such solutions could allow emerging markets to jump over traditional financial infrastructure, just like mobile payments.
Pakistan may be showing the world what the next stage of economic development will look like when combining abundant energy with unauthorized technology, DWF Lab officials concluded.
As featured earlier this week by U.Today, Pakistan’s Telecom Ministry has won a collaboration with Binance Academy, the world’s leading exchange Binance education arm.
Binance Academy experts educate 300 local “evangelists” who are expected to share blockchain knowledge with thousands of students.