Only Five Exchanges Will Be Licensed in Vietnam’s Controlled Crypto Market Pilot Before 2026
Vietnam will limit its 2026 crypto pilot to five licensed exchanges. Strict rules aim to protect investors and ensure a trusted market.

Vietnam will limit its 2026 crypto pilot to five licensed exchanges. Strict rules aim to protect investors and ensure a trusted market.
In a story that perfectly captures the chaos, humor, and thrill of the crypto world, one quick-witted trader has turned a minor blockchain hack into a multimillion-dollar payday.
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Michael Saylor's goal is to redefine corporate treasury management. For him, Bitcoin is both a hedge against inflation and a reserve asset that won't lose value.
OpenAI has launched Sora 2, a new AI system that creates realistic videos with accurate motion and sound. The accompanying Sora app lets users appear in AI-generated scenes using “cameos” and share videos in a TikTok-style feed.
Donald Trump Jr., co-founder of World Liberty Financial (WLFI), came out swinging at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, blasting accusations of conflicts of interest surrounding the Trump family’s crypto ventures as “complete nonsense.”
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Former SAF officer Teo Rong Xuan stole US$1.7 million in cryptocurrency using a victim’s seed phrase. He spent the funds on luxury items, gambling, and mortgage payments.
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated acting Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) chair Travis Hill to formally lead the regulator, a move seen as a green light for banks seeking to expand into crypto. The announcement came Wednesday as Washington grappled with a grinding government shutdown.
PancakeSwap’s official Chinese X (formerly Twitter) account has been compromised in a coordinated phishing campaign that promoted a fake meme coin called “Mr. Pancake.”
Switzerland’s gambling watchdog has stepped onto FIFA’s digital pitch — opening a probe into the football body’s “Right-to-Buy” NFTs for the 2026 World Cup amid growing concern that tokenized fan engagement could be straying into gambling territory.
The Bank of England is planning to ease limits on corporate stablecoin holdings, allowing exemptions for firms like crypto exchanges and testing their use in a Digital Securities Sandbox. The move comes as the UK faces global competition and aims to support innovation while keeping financial risks under control.
Russian police raided a site in St. Petersburg and seized over 2,700 crypto mining machines that had been secretly running for seven years. The operators are accused of tampering with electricity meters to steal power, causing major losses to the grid.
Fasset has received a provisional license from Malaysia’s Labuan Financial Services Authority (FSA), marking the creation of the world’s first Islamic fintech sandbox designed to test and scale stablecoin-powered, Shariah-compliant digital banking services.
North Korea-linked hackers have stolen over $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, including a $1.46 billion breach of Bybit and multiple attacks on smaller platforms. They are increasingly targeting wealthy individuals using scams and social engineering, while laundering stolen funds through complex methods to avoid detection.
As Bitcoin surges past $126,000, India is quietly signaling that the path to digital finance should run through government control.
Crypto developer Nate Geier says he was attacked and robbed while walking home from Token2049 in Singapore, leaving him with serious facial injuries. The incident has sparked doubts and concern, with some questioning how it could happen in a city known for safety and heavy CCTV coverage.
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said on Tuesday that now is like the 1970s and investors should hold more gold than usual.
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During the National Day holiday, I saw several KOLs in the cryptocurrency field tweeting praises of Everlyn AI, a "video generation" project similar to Sora. This aroused my curiosity and prompted me to do some research.
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MetaMask has unveiled a $30 million rewards campaign—not just as a thank-you gesture, but as the foundation of a new sustainable tokenomics model, the company is trying to build for the Web3 ecosystem.
According to a survey conducted by Coingecko on 2,549 cryptocurrency participants from August to September 2025, the narrative of Bitcoin as "digital gold" was the most popular, with 58.1% of respondents agreeing with it, mainly due to its scarcity and value storage properties.
By the third quarter of 2025, the total size of on-chain RWAs will have reached US$30 billion to US$33 billion, a 224% surge from less than US$10 billion in 2024.
Golden Finance has launched the 2839th issue of "Golden Morning 8", a morning report on the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, to provide you with the latest and fastest digital currency and blockchain industry news.
Institutional inflows, shrinking exchange reserves, and historic supply constraints suggest that the Bitcoin cycle is still in its early stages.
Real-World Assets are making waves, turning gold, luxury goods, and corporate products into tradable digital assets on the blockchain.
Prediction platform Polymarket has expanded its funding options, allowing users to deposit Bitcoin directly — a move that comes as BTC trades near record-breaking levels.
India plans to launch a state-backed digital rupee through the RBI to make payments faster, safer, and fully traceable. The move aims to encourage regulated digital money while limiting the use of unbacked cryptocurrencies.
South Korea’s crypto market is facing a seismic shift — and it has a name: Upbit. The exchange has tightened its grip so dramatically that smaller players are gasping for air, with analysts warning that Korea’s once-competitive crypto ecosystem could be heading toward an irreversible monopoly.
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OpenAI’s new app Sora 2 quickly sparked controversy as users created hyperrealistic fake videos of crimes, politics, and celebrities. The app faces backlash over deepfakes and copyright issues, forcing OpenAI to tighten safety measures and give rights holders more control.