Vietnam News

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has partnered with Solana to launch a new hackathon aimed at fostering the development of startups on the Solana network. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has partnered with Solana to launch a new hackathon aimed at fostering startups on…

MetaMask broadens its global presence with key partnerships in Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt, and Chile. In a Dec. 8 post on X, MetaMask, a well-known software cryptocurrency wallet, unveiled new partnerships in Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt,…

Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, has discovered a malware designed to steal funds from financial organizations and crypto wallets in Vietnam

SBI Group announced an expanded partnership with Ripple and SBI Ripple Asia to broaden its remittance services on Sep. 6

Dragon Daisy Super League has successfully launched a cryptocurrency-powered football tournament, taking Vietnam's love for soccer and Web3 to the next level.

Vietnam is the second largest cryptocurrency holder in ASEA after Thailand, with over 16.6 million cryptocurrency holders.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) notes that significant progress has been made in recent years to stimulate the growth of cashless payments in rural and inaccessible areas of the country.

South Korean Gyeongbuk Province, which declared itself the nation's "metaverse capital", plans to utilize the metaverse in order to strengthen its economic and other kinds of ties with Vietnam.

Contentos’ Vietnamese community has collaborated with the Contentos Foundation to mint its NFT profile picture collection dubbed “GoldStar MetaClub” on the Contentos blockchain. The GoldStar NFT Collection captures the values of the Vietnamese community, according to a press release on…

A Chainalysis report shows that Vietnam is ranked number one worldwide in crypto adoption in 2022, with Nigeria, the United States, and China, among the top 20 countries.

Demand for bitcoin (BTC) mining rigs has increased by threefold in Vietnam since late August when the global crypto markets started showing signs of a fresh bull run. Market participants in the region say the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has also…

Vietnam has become the latest country to explore central bank digital currency (CBDC), although the government has said that a sovereign digital currency would not replace the country’s fiat.  Vietnam’s Proposed Digital Currency not a Cash Replacement According to Nikkei…

Vietnamese PM has called for greater cryptocurrency adoption in the country. Vietnam to Pilot Crypto Over Multiple Years According to a report by local news outlet Viet Nam News, Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank…

Cambodian bank SBI LY HOUR Bank has launched the first blockchain-based remittance services between Cambodia and Vietnam. This solution is expected to improve cross-border transactions between the two countries.  Blockchain transfer via RippleNet The development was revealed by local news…

HDBank has become the first bank in Vietnam to issue a letter of credit (LoC) via blockchain technology. This development is expected to bring about a major change in the banking system of the country. Major Milestone For HDBank According…

The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications is betting on enterprise-grade blockchain platform akaChain to spearhead its national program for digital transformation. akaChain to Lead Vietnam’s Digitization In a press release issued on August 17, Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and…