Lightning Base Japan and BitcoinVN Shop announce their official partnership to advance Bitcoin self-custody tools and education across Asia, especially their respective home markets in Japan and Vietnam.
Lightning Base Japan – part of the project group administered by Diamond Hands Japan under the leadership of one of Japan’s preeminent Bitcoin OGs, Koji Higashi – and BitcoinVN Shop, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s premier Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Exchange BitcoinVN and an official supplier of Blockstream, Trezor, and other leading self-custody products in Vietnam, have joined forces to improve access for more individuals to take control of their own private keys.
Lightning Base’s mission is to promote self-custody, create and sell unique goods for Bitcoiners, and make more real-world goods purchasable with Bitcoin.
Lightning Base Japan has also recently established a presence at Tokyo Bitcoin Base, opening a dedicated permanent physical storefront. This flagship Bitcoin hub in Japan’s capital hosts many of the country’s leading Bitcoin ecosystem contributors, including the headquarters of Mempool.space and the Bitcoin-focused investment firm Fulgur Ventures.
Both of our teams have spent years building trusted audiences in our respective markets, and now aim to make it easier for everyone to access the tools needed to protect their savings in Bitcoin – the hardest money available.
A strong Bitcoin network depends on putting UTXOs into the hands of as many individuals as possible. The more people take self-custody of their coins, the more resilient the network becomes. In short: centralized custody weakens Bitcoin – decentralized custody is what makes it work in the long run.
Based on this shared vision and understanding, we’re not just endorsing each other’s services in our respective markets – we’ll also be working together to create shared educational content, translated for audiences across both regions.
Our goal: to build a solid orange bridge between Japan and Vietnam, combining our strengths to reach and empower local communities.
Koji and Dominik, one of the Co-Founders of BitcoinVN, share almost a decade of friendship and expertise in driving Bitcoin adoption in Japan, Vietnam and greater (South) East Asian region and are both looking forward to continue and expand their collaboration on this front.
“I’m excited about the collaboration between Lightning Base and BitcoinVN Shop. I’ve had a very close relationship with Dominik and BitcoinVN for years, and I know they are the right partner to promote Bitcoin and self-custody across the region. We still have a lot of work to do to realize Bitcoin’s full potential, so this is just the first step – expect more from us in the future, too.” – Koji Hagashi
Watch out in our online shop for some shared merch and cultural contributions to this bridge building as well in the months ahead! 🙂
If you are based in Japan and looking to get your hands on a Blockstream and/or Trezor device from trusted people in the space, check out Lightning Base Japan.
And if you’re based in Vietnam and look to do the same… you know where to go to stock up on all the newest models from Blockstream or Trezor.
