Crypto flourishes in Vietnam with 16.6 million holders
The latest data revealed that around 17% of Vietnam’s population have jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon.
US removes Vietnam from currency monitoring list
Vietnam has been removed from the currency monitoring list by the U.S. Treasury Department.
Vietnamese cryptominers switching to 4G for stability
Cryptominers in Vietnam are switching to 4G Internet connections from unstable fiber ones.
Vietnam to pay attention to monetary policy after US report
Vietnam will pay more attention to its monetary policy as it is not only a domestic matter but a concern for the country’s big trade partners, a central bank deputy governor said on Sunday, days after the U.S. Treasury’s semi-annual…
Vietnam doesn’t manipulate currency
Vietnam did not seek to manipulate their currencies for a trade advantage or to prevent effective balance of payment adjustments, the U.S. Treasury reported.
Cryptocurrency mining rigs back in demand as Bitcoin recovers
After Bitcoin prices increased, cryptocurrency mining has returned with a vengeance, with many buying rigs to mine Bitcoin, Ethereum and others.
One more Vietnamese cryptocurrency hits $600 mln market cap
Coin98 has become the second Vietnamese cryptocurrency to achieve a market cap of over $600 million.
Vietnam leads crypto adoption in Finder’s 27-country survey
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.
US resolves currency dispute with Vietnam
Biden administration deal removes an irritant in relations between the two countries
Vietnam to pilot virtual currency as crypto thrives in gray zone
Central bank instructed to develop blockchain-based digital money
Vietnam to take deep dive into crypto with digital currency implementation pilot
Vietnam’s central bank will pilot a cryptocurrency implementation program within the next two years.
Vietnam to trial virtual currency
The Vietnamese government has ordered its central bank to study virtual money using blockchain technology over three years amid rising interests in this type of currency.
Hanoi dismantles four cryptocurrency trading floors
Police in Hanoi have terminated four floors trading digital and foreign currencies as well as gold illegally for the purpose of committing fraud.
US removes Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list
In its semi-annual report to Congress on currency manipulation, the first under the Biden administration, the US Treasury Department said that no country currently meets the US criteria as a manipulator.
U.S. trade chief raises concerns on Vietnam currency policy
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai raised concerns about Vietnam’s currency practices during a virtual meeting on Thursday with the country’s trade minister.
Biden can address Vietnam’s currency valuation without Section 301
Less than a week before leaving office in January, the Trump administration released the result of its investigation into Vietnam’s currency practices.
Vietnam warns investors about crypto risks
Government has established research unit to develop regulatory framework for digital assets
The rush of Pi: Vietnamese lured by ‘next Bitcoin’ dream
Ignoring warnings from experts as well as previous scams, thousands of Vietnamese have been drawn to a new cryptocurrency called Pi.
Vietnam cryptocurrency use second highest in the world
Vietnam has the second highest rate of in terms of cryptocurrency use among 74 surveyed economies, driven by remittance payments, a new report says.
Amid pandemic, Internet cafes turn to cryptocurrency mining for profit
Internet cafes in HCMC are switching to cryptocurrency mining as the pandemic prevents normal operations, eliciting higher profits.
Vietnam intervened in currency markets weeks after U.S. censure
After being branded a « currency manipulator » by the United States in December for trying to keep the dong from rising in value, Vietnam is again intervening in foreign exchange markets and using what traders say is an unusual method to…
U.S. won’t penalize Vietnam for alleged currency manipulation
The Trump administration said Vietnam’s currency practices, including « excessive foreign exchange market interventions, » hurt American businesses, but that it decided not to take any punitive action.
Vietnam says US probe over its currency, timber may harm both countries
A US probe into Vietnam’s currency and timber could harm bilateral relations and negatively impact workers and consumers in both countries, Vietnam said on Friday, citing remarks by its trade minister to the US Trade Representative (USTR).
Vietnam refutes US move to label it a currency manipulator
The US Treasury designated Vietnam and Switzerland currency manipulators and added Taiwan, India and Thailand to its watch list But the State Bank of Vietnam said it does not use currency for unfair trade, and will work with US authorities…
Why Vietnam wouldn’t mind if Trump loses to Biden
Vietnam has benefitted from Trump’s trade war but his currency fixing sanction threats make Biden the safer bet
Vietnam PM urges Trump to take objective view in trade dispute
Vietnam’s prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Monday the country’s exchange rate policy was not aimed at helping its exports and asked that US President Donald Trump have « a more objective assessment of the reality in Vietnam ».