#VietnamCryptoPolicy

๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam Legalizes Crypto! (June 14, 2025)

๐Ÿ“œ The National Assembly just passed the Law on the Digital Technology Industryโ€”officially legalizing crypto starting Jan 1, 2026!

๐Ÿ” Asset Breakdown:

โ€ข ๐Ÿช™ Virtual Assets = exchange/investment use

โ€ข ๐Ÿ’พ Crypto Assets = encrypted ownership/validation tools

โŒ Excludes fiat-tokens, securities & traditional finance instruments.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Regulatory Focus:

โ€ข ๐Ÿ” Cybersecurity

โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ธ Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorist Financing (FATF standards)

๐Ÿ“‰ Aims to lift ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ off the FATF gray list (on since 2023).

๐Ÿ“š Background:

๐Ÿงฑ Years of groundwork (since 2017)

๐Ÿ“ PM pushed hard in 2025 for MOF & SBV to finalize it

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Part of the National Blockchain Strategy 2024โ€“2030: sandboxes, public-sector tools & ASEAN leadership.

๐Ÿ“ˆ Adoption & Goals:

๐ŸŒ Top 5 in global crypto use

๐Ÿ’ธ Real use cases: remittance, inclusion, rewards, speculation

๐Ÿฆ Goal: User protection + tax revenue + attract institutions

๐Ÿš€ Why Itโ€™s Big:

โ€ข Ends legal ambiguity

โ€ข Moves Vietnam closer to ๐ŸŒ global standards

โ€ข Pushes ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ toward being a regional crypto powerhouse!