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30.3.2022
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Vietnamese deputy PM calls for building legal framework for digital assets
29.3.2022
Vietnam has had quite a love and hate relationship with the crypto market, where it has authorized and banned Bitcoin use on numerous occasions in the past
Vietnamese Government and Central Bank Developing Legal Framework for Crypto
29.3.2022
Vietnam is creating a legal framework for cryptocurrency. The country’s deputy prime minister has instructed the Ministries of Finance, Justice, and Information & Communications to work with the central bank, the State Bank of Vietnam, on the framework. Vietnam Creating Legal Framework...
Crypto Scammer Arrested in Bangkok After Fleeing With 500 Million Baht
28.12.2021
A man allegedly behind a cryptocurrency investment scam has been arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. He lured people into investing in his fraudulent crypto scheme by promising high returns, telling investors they could earn a 400% return by investing in just 200 days. Alleged Crypto Scammer Arrested...
Asian CBDC projects: What are they doing now?
16.10.2021
Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar?
Smartbch Poolside Puffers NFT Collection Sells Out in 3 Days — 100% of Proceeds Goes to Orphanage in Vietnam
7.10.2021
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been extremely popular in recent times as a great number of collections have been dropped and billions of dollars worth of NFTs have been exchanged. Just recently, a collection of NFTs stemming from the Smartbch protocol called “Poolside Puffers”...
India’s Crypto Market is More ‘Mature’ Than Vietnam’s and Pakistan’s - Chainalysis
5.10.2021
lysis’ Global Crypto Adoption Index: Vietnam, India, and Pakistan, respectively.“The differences between Central and Southern Asia’s biggest markets may reflect the fact that these countries are at different stages of cryptocurrency market development,”
Crypto transactions surge 706% in Asia as institutional adoption grows — Chainalysis
5.10.2021
When it comes to cryptocurrency transactions, the region of Central and Southern Asia and Oceania, or CSAO, is growing rapidly
Demand for Crypto Mining Rigs in Vietnam Rises With Bitcoin Prices, Report Reveals
7.9.2021
Higher cryptocurrency prices recently have restored interest in digital coin minting in Vietnam. Crypto mining is once again seen as an investment opportunity with other options being limited by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has been affecting the Asian country. Vietnam’s Sales...
Crypto mining demand soars in Vietnam amid Bitcoin rally
6.9.2021
One crypto mining rig seller in Vietnam has reportedly seen its sales triple in early September, with GPUs selling at premium prices
Afghanistan’s Economic Crisis: ‘No One Has Money’ Says Afghani Banker After US Seized Central Bank’s Assets
28.8.2021
The troubles in Afghanistan rage on after the U.S. government spent 20 years and trillions of dollars on a conflict that was never resolved. The U.S. government, Federal Reserve, and allied partners have seized the central bank of Afghanistan’s assets and as time passes, the country’s...
Financial Warfare: Afghan Central Bank’s $10B Confiscated by US, Biden Halts USD Shipments to Afghanistan
18.8.2021
The war in Afghanistan has been an extremely long conflict since the United States invaded the country in 2001, in order to drive the Taliban from power. After a messy exit, the U.S. occupation in Afghanistan has been compared to mistakes made during the Vietnam War. Now that U.S. forces have left...
Finder’s Poll Shows Vietnam Holds the Highest Percentage of Crypto Ownership Worldwide
15.8.2021
On Friday, the product comparison website Finder published the company’s August Cryptocurrency Ownership Report, which surveyed 42,040 citizens across 27 countries. The report ranks countries by digital currency adoption and it shows regions like Vietnam, Indonesia and India have the highest...
Vietnam leads crypto adoption in Finder's 27-country survey
14.8.2021
Financial product comparison website Finder.com has released its latest crypto report, where it evaluated adoption trends across 27 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas
Santo Blockchain and French Artist Jerome Peschard Release Cutting Edge XR-NFT Series
26.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Santo Blockchain Labs have joined forces with French artist Jerome Peschard to create an XR-NFT art series like nothing the crypto market has seen before. 26th July 2021, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — Santo Blockchain Labs, a creative blockchain software development company...
Report: Vietnam's PM asks State Bank to trial digital currency on blockchain
5.7.2021
Vietnamese news outlets have reported that the country's prime minister, Phạm Minh Chính, has tasked the State Bank with studying and conducting a pilot for a digital currency
Prime Minister of Vietnam Asks Central Bank to Pilot Digital Currency
5.7.2021
Pham Minh Chinh, the prime minister of Vietnam, has asked the country’s central bank to conduct a study of cryptocurrency and pilot the implementation of a blockchain-based currency within the next two years. The efforts are part of the Asian country’s new e-government strategy....
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Drops Below 100 Exahash, Observers Describe China’s ‘Great ASIC Exodus’
23.6.2021
Most of the crypto community has been focused on the developments in China and more specifically, the crackdowns against bitcoin miners in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Sichuan. On Wednesday morning (EST), Bitcoin’s overall hashrate has continued to drop and is now below...
Small countries are punching above their weight in terms of Bitcoin gains
7.6.2021
Chainalysis tracked total U.S. dollar gains made by Bitcoin investors in 2020. The country comparison was drawn from an analysis of web traffic on various cryptocurrency exchanges
Vietnam Plans to Regulate Digital Currencies After Commissioning a Crypto Research Group
6.5.2021
Vietnam is treading waters into the cryptocurrency industry, as the government recently commissioned a research group for the purpose. The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance is conducting an in-depth study of cryptocurrencies for regulation purposes. One Million Vietnamese Are Reportedly Crypto Users...