Diederik Van Wersch, Chainalysis' ASEAN Regional Director, noted that Vietnam has a high level of crypto asset adoption, offering significant opportunities for innovation while creating greater demands for oversight and risk management.
The Vietnamese Government plans to pilot exchanges for crypto and digital assets starting from the second quarter of 2026, as part of efforts to bring the emerging market into operation.
Experts believe that licensing Vietnam’s first crypto asset exchange will serve as a crucial catalyst for attracting foreign capital in a more formal and effective way.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Chi said that following the issuance of Resolution No. 05/2025/NQ-CP on piloting a crypto asset market in Vietnam, the ministry has been urgently preparing for implementation.
The boom in the crypto asset market is expected to provide a foundation for Vietnam to gradually position itself as a regional digital financial centre and realise its double-digit economic growth goal.