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Money reimagined

Fed Policy Win Could Harm Bitcoin’s Wall Street Narrative

The January rebound in equities and knockout employment report may have undermined a few buy-bitcoin narratives, but the real value proposition behind bitcoin lies far beyond Wall Street in emerging markets, where bitcoin is in strong demand.

By Michael J. Casey

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Feb 3, 2023 at 7:28 p.m. UTC

Feb 3, 2023

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Video

Vietnam

These Countries Are Most Affected by Ethereum Merge-Related Scams: Chainalysis

A Chainalysis report reveals bad actors took advantage of the Ethereum Merge to make millions via scams. Cybercrimes Research Lead Eric Jardine breaks down the countries that were most heavily affected, including Finland, Panama and Vietnam.

By CoinDesk Staff

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Nov 2, 2022 at 9:02 p.m. UTC

Nov 2, 2022

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Policy

Regulations

Vietnam's Prime Minister Says Country Needs to Regulate Crypto

Lawmakers have been pressuring Pham Minh Chinh to clarify his stance toward virtual assets, which aren’t recognized as property yet.

By Lavender Au

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Oct 26, 2022 at 2:59 p.m. UTC

Oct 26, 2022

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Vietnam

Southeast Asia Leads the World in Crypto Adoption, Propelled by Play-to-Earn Gaming: Chainalysis

Games like Axie Infinity and cross-border crypto transfer applications push “lower middle income” nations to global leadership in crypto adoption.

By Anna Baydakova

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Oct 25, 2022 at 6:03 p.m. UTC

Oct 25, 2022

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Markets

Adoption

Emerging Markets Lead Global Crypto Adoption in Bear Market, Chainalysis Says

The blockchain analytics firm's 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index also shows China remains active despite a ban on crypto trading.

By Sandali Handagama

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Sep 14, 2022 at 2:13 p.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2022

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Markets

Gamefi

Vietnam-Based Summoners Arena Raises $3M

The funding round for the video game developer was led by Pantera Capital.

By Sam Reynolds

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Feb 11, 2022 at 1:03 a.m. UTC

Feb 11, 2022

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Finance

Gaming

Southeast Asia Gaming Guild Ancient8 Raises $4M Seed Round

The funding round was led by Dragonfly Capital, Pantera Capital and Hashed.

By Sam Reynolds

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Jan 19, 2022 at 9:12 a.m. UTC

Jan 19, 2022

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Consensus Magazine

Most influential 2021

Most Influential 2021: Trung Nguyen

The CEO of Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, is a reclusive genius. Here’s how the “play-to-earn” phenomenon got started.

By Leah Callon-Butler

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Dec 8, 2021 at 5:28 p.m. UTC

Dec 8, 2021

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Finance

Chainalysis

New Chainalysis Report Reveals Who’s Leading the World in Crypto Adoption

The blockchain data firm changed its methodology this year for ranking countries on their level of adoption, with Vietnam and India topping the list.

By Sandali Handagama

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Oct 7, 2021 at 9:19 p.m. UTC

Oct 7, 2021

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Finance

Wirex

Wirex Launches Crypto Platform in Vietnam

The payments fintech has also expanded an account that provides access to DeFi savings to another 81 countries, including India, Russia and Ukraine.

By Jamie Crawley

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Oct 7, 2021 at 1:40 p.m. UTC

Oct 7, 2021

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