Welcome to the August 2023 edition of our monthly report – your backstage pass to all things BitcoinVN, your favorite Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Exchange in Vietnam.
Business news
As the market only recently showed new signs of life after a tedious amount of sideways movement, our exchange volume reached 89.5% compared to the previous time frame, making it the second best...
The upcoming weekend Vietnam is celebrating the 78th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (Ngày Quốc Khánh).
With the end of World War Two in the Pacific theatre just a few weeks prior and the following retreat of the Japanese administration in Indochina (1941 to 1945), the opportunity arose for Vietnam to return to the status of a sovereign nation...
Last month, BitcoinVN Co-Founder Dominik Weil joined Swabian Bitcoiner Ronin for some conversation on the “old days” of the early Bitcoin meetups in Frankfurt and beyond.
Further topics included cultural and economic differences between Europe and Asia.as well as Germany and Vietnam in specific,.the lessons learned from a decade of operating a Bitcoin Exchange in Vietnam and.attempts to outline what’s...
Tomas Forgac is a renowned face among the pioneers in the space in South.East Asia - running the well-known Bitcoin Meetup in Singapore in the early days.
His passion always was in providing real world solutions with the technology at hand.
Initially launching his startup career with Coin of Sale which served as the first.crypto payment gateway in Singapore back in...
Featured - Sidebar
The Expat’s Unconventional Guide to Sending Money Back Home – How to Save Time, Hassle and Fees
Most people don’t know that you can send money back home WITHOUT a trip to a Vietnamese bank.
Going to the bank is a chore. You can't go during lunch, need your passport and documents, must take a ticket to wait for your number to be called - and then you need to fill forms. This process, along with bank...
Attending this conference was of paramount importance. Bangkok is a city known for its juxtaposition of ancient temples and cutting-edge skyscrapers. Similarly, the financial heartbeat of this city is experiencing a meld of traditional financial systems and revolutionary digital currencies.
To say that Thailand looks positive on the outlook of Bitcoin would be an understatement. The sheer scale of the...
July 2023 saw the next large gathering for Bitcoiners in South East Asia - this time it was upon the Thai Bitcoin community to pick up the torch and spread the orange gospel in the former kingdom of Siam.
Bangkok, which in recent years overtook London and Paris as the global tourist destination of choice with over 22m overnight stays...
CyberSec & Custody
Monero versus Bitcoin & Lightning – a view from privacy maximalist “Digital Ghost”
Monero (XMR) and Bitcoin solve different problems.and I will argue that XMR solves a lesser issue.
The idea of Bitcoin, correctly understood from the cypherpunk/Austrian.economics lens has never changed, there is no need whatsoever for an "update".of any of the core tenants of its original value proposition.
While some people, including Satoshi, have made mistakes along the way.on the technical side...
Sending money to Vietnam used to be like a tangled web of paperwork, delays, and difficulties that left you scratching your head.
But hold on tight, there is a simple way to avoid all of this. Whether you want to pay your rent or pay for your girlfriend's noodle soup. Say goodbye to red tape and hello to effortless remittance!
The...
Welcome to the July 2023 edition of our monthly report – your backstage pass to all things BitcoinVN, your favorite Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Exchange in Vietnam.
Business news
While the crypto rollercoaster seemed to take a breather this month, we were able to post the highest exchange volume since August 2022 and 18% higher compared to previous month.
USDT accounted for nearly...