The Philippines has become the first country to adopt a blockchain system for its entire national budget, according to the country's Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda.
The cooperation framework is designed to be flexible, aligning with the capabilities and development orientations of both companies as well as legal regulations in different countries and territories.
The Investigation Police Agency has temporarily seized and frozen cash, securities accounts, and assets of the suspects with a total estimated value of about 900 billion VND.
Blockchain is no longer simply a buzzword. Its recognition as strategic infrastructure underscores its growing role in ensuring data integrity, transparency, and trust across production, distribution, and consumption chains.
As global supply chains face ongoing disruption, building a modern, transparent, and sustainable supply chain is key for Vietnam not only to maintain resilience but also to strengthening its global trade standing, requiring joint efforts from the Government, businesses, and international partners in capital, technology, and strategic vision, according to insiders.
Experts emphasised that the diversification of cross-border payment channels, especially blockchain and stablecoins, offers Vietnam an opportunity to improve transparency and efficiency.
The gallery, a fusion of technology and art, where “dry lines of code are elevated into emotions”, traces the history of blockchain, from its nascent stages to global surge, encompassing bitcoin and the broader universe of digital assets.
The Vietnam Blockchain and Digital Asset Association (VBA), KuCoin Group, and 1Matrix Company have entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ushering in a new stage of cooperation to strengthen blockchain infrastructure, expand digital asset applications, and accelerate the growth of Vietnam’s digital economy.
Vietnam has an estimated 17 million digital asset holders, with annual cryptocurrency transactions valued at around 105 billion USD. However, blockchain experts believe this figure is only the tip of the iceberg as actual participation is likely much higher.
Out of 16 finalists, the jury of 24 leading experts from cryptography, technology, and finance selected four first-prize winners across key themes.
According to blockchain research firm Chainalysis, blockchain-related capital inflows to Vietnam reached over 105 billion USD between 2023 and 2024, with estimated profits of 1.2 billion USD. A report by Triple-A shows that more than 17 million Vietnamese people, around 17% of the population, own digital assets, far above the global average of 6.5%.
With the ambition to become a leading startup and innovation hub in Vietnam and Southeast Asia by 2030, Da Nang has implemented a range of incentives and actively promoted investment in its innovation ecosystem.
Vietnam will have special incentive mechanisms for data-driven science, technology, and innovation activities as regulated in a new decree issued by the Government on June 30.
GVB Startup 2025 attracted the participation of nearly 150 individuals and organisations from across Vietnam. The event seeks to promote bold and ambitious startup ideas and projects, contributing to the future of global innovation, and supporting startups through the provision of resources, networking opportunities, and market insights.
The week features a rich lineup of activities, including a plenary conference on blockchain and AI development, thematic seminars on future technology trends and investment visions, applications of blockchain and AI in business, the Super Vietnam PitchFest, as well as forums for blockchain and AI.
The programme, announced on April 23 in Ho Chi Minh City, is jointly organised by Orochi Network, FPT Online, and the Da Nang Centre for Research and Training in IC Design and AI (DASC). It aims to attract domestic and international resources to promote digital transformation and enhance Vietnam’s global tech standing.
Microsoft is monitoring developments related to US export restrictions on semiconductor technology, but its operations in Malaysia have not been affected, according to an executive of the US tech giant.
The Vietnam Blockchain Association hosted a seminar in Hanoi on April 24 to collect opinions for the building of a legal framework for virtual assets (VA) and virtual asset service providers (VASP).
