24-06-2021 10:00
The booming popularity of cryptocurrency has triggered criticism across the globe, particularly in Vietnam. However, both investors and regulators have shown keen interest in a potential central bank digital currency.
14-04-2021 11:00
Bitcoin hit a record high above $62,000 Tuesday as the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase prepares to launch shares on Wall Street.
12-11-2020 10:00
The roundtable themed "Calling the right shots in the new normal" is taking place at the headquarters of VIR in Hanoi this morning with the participation of experts and leaders of local and foreign businesses in all sectors.
09-11-2020 10:00
It has been a little over 10 years since blockchain technology and Bitcoin exploded into the public domain but, apart from making a few cryptocurrency miners rich beyond belief, the expected transformation of the world as we know it has yet to materialise. Why has the promised technological rapture not done so – and more importantly, will it ever?
09-11-2020 07:04
Global market fluctuations, as well as mainstream organisations and central banks’ ambition to launch digital currencies, are seen as an endorsement for crypto asset activities, while gold is meanwhile still proving its glitter as a safe-haven investment worldwide.
12-11-2019 15:59
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is working on a new decree to regulate cryptocurrency.
07-08-2019 10:55
Global privacy regulators joined forces on Tuesday (Aug 6) to demand guarantees from Facebook on how it will protect users' financial data when it launches its planned cryptocurrency, Libra.
13-07-2019 08:49
A Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange said Friday (Jul 12) it had halted all services after losing cryptocurrency worth more than US$32 million in the latest apparent hack involving virtual money.
19-06-2019 08:58
Facebook unveiled plans on Tuesday (Jun 18) for a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, pledging to deliver a stable virtual money that lives on smartphones and could bring over a billion "unbanked" people into the financial system.
02-04-2019 20:37
The State Bank of Vietnam has not granted permission to any virtual and crypto currency trading platforms in Vietnam.
16-10-2018 10:14
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed not to suspend the imports of cryptocurrency mining machines (HS code 8471.80.90) in order to ensure the production and business activities of enterprises.
13-10-2018 11:05
A consortium led by a prominent Seoul plastic surgeon purchased a controlling stake in South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, reports said Friday (Oct 12).
12-09-2018 11:44
French footballing giants Paris Saint-Germain are launching their own cryptocurrency after announcing a new partnership with Socios.com, a blockchain company based in Malta.
19-07-2018 18:25
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said that it agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to suspend the import of cryptocurrency mining machines in a move to improve the management of currency transactions in the country.
21-06-2018 09:16
Hackers stole more than US$30 million worth of cryptocurrencies from South Korea's top bitcoin exchange, sending the unit's price falling around the world on Wednesday (Jun 20).