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Vietnam firms vie for crypto licences as Hanoi plans ban on overseas trading
Vietnamese companies are competing to launch the country's first licensed cryptocurrency exchanges as the government moves to curb trading on overseas platforms in one of the world's most active crypto markets. Hanoi plans to roll out a pilot scheme for locally run digital asset exchanges as soon as this month, according to a government resolution issued in February, as part of a broader effort to tighten oversight of crypto trading and capital flows. Five companies passed an initial qualification round, according to a finance ministry document dated March 12 and reviewed by Reuters this week. Among them are ... (full story)