Vietnam has approved a landmark bill to create a structured legal environment for digital assets. The new legislation, called the Law on Digital Technology Industry, will take effect in January 2026.
This lays the groundwork for regulated crypto activity and is designed to enable the growth of the emerging industry.
Crypto assets are digital instruments that rely on encryption and blockchain technologies for creation, issuance, storage, and transfer. These include tokens used to validate transactions and verify ownership on distributed networks.
In contrast, virtual assets are used primarily for trading or investment purposes. They do not include instruments like securities, stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), or other regulated financial products.
The legislation grants the government authority to define these asset classifications, set business conditions, and oversee their operations.
It also mandates relevant agencies to enforce strict anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) standards to protect the integrity of the ecosystem.
Beyond crypto regulation, the law lays a foundation for broader technological advancement.
It introduces policies to strengthen Vietnam’s digital infrastructure and foster growth in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and high-tech manufacturing.
According to the report, technological firms working on digital products or advanced computing systems will gain access to various incentives. These include support for research and development, talent training, and collaborative infrastructure building.
Industry players believe that a formal framework will help Vietnam attract more investment and position itself as a serious contender alongside established blockchain hubs like Singapore.
Notably, Vietnam’s regulatory push follows the Ministry of Finance’s recent efforts to launch a pilot crypto trading platform with support from the Bybit crypto exchange.
BloFin, a futures-focused trading platform and Title Sponsor of TOKEN2049 Dubai 2025, is accelerating the next generation of trading infrastructure.
According to its April 2025 technical performance report, BloFin’s trading system outperforms many top-tier global exchanges in key areas, including speed, stability, efficiency, and automation. From ultra-low-latency execution to industry-leading memory and CPU optimization, and the highest level of broker integration and API openness, BloFin is building an infrastructure designed for professional traders and institutions.
Low-Latency Performance Across Devices: BloFin Delivers Seamless Trading on Both Web and Mobile with Institutional-Grade Speed and Stability
– Data Source: Google PageSpeed Insights – Core Web Vitals (CWV) performance data
BloFin Outperforms Top Exchanges with Best-in-Class Homepage, Spot, and Futures Trading Performance. According to real-user data and Google PageSpeed testing, BloFin’s homepage scored 86, outperforming OKX (79), Binance (71), Bitget (60), and Bybit (54), which deliver faster loading, smoother interaction, and a superior first impression for users.
On the trading side, BloFin’s spot page achieved a score of 66, and its futures page reached 63, both surpassing major competitors.
These results highlight BloFin’s commitment to offering traders a consistently faster, more stable, and more reliable experience, even under heavy trading loads.
– Data Source: Google PageSpeed Insights – Core Web Vitals (CWV) performance data
Ranking Top 3: BloFin Among the Best-in-Class Exchanges for Mobile App Efficiency
BloFin also continues to lead in mobile performance, ranking among the top three exchanges for app speed and efficiency. With a startup time of just 1.57 seconds, BloFin outperforms BingX, Bybit, and Bitget, allowing traders to access the platform quickly without delay. BloFin also maintains a low stutter rate (68 times), closely following Binance and significantly outperforming Bybit, Bitget, and OKX for a smoother and more stable experience.
In addition, it demonstrates industry-leading memory efficiency, using only 354 MB compared to Binance (732 MB) and Bitget (832 MB), and achieves the lowest CPU usage at just 17%, which minimizes device strain and maximizes battery life during trading.
BloFin leads top-tier exchanges in broker integrations, with over 30 external partners, far ahead of Bybit, BingX, MEXC, and others.
Additionally, BloFin leads the industry with 30 broker integrations, far surpassing other exchanges. Major partners include CCXT, CoinStats, Tuleep Trade, Alertatron, and Crypto OS, giving users unparalleled access to external trading tools and ecosystems. BloFin stands out with clear, verifiable partnerships with top broker platforms.
The platform currently supports full public API access for futures trading, including copy trading strategies. More than 30 external brokers, including CCXT, CoinStat, and Compendium, are already integrated, making it easy for institutional traders, quants, and strategy providers to connect and operate at scale.
Additionally, BloFin has introduced direct support for high-frequency bots and automated strategy deployment, allowing users to execute, optimize, and scale their trading operations seamlessly. This infrastructure not only boosts platform liquidity but also promotes organic, strategy-driven growth.
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For years, crypto in Africa was synonymous with Bitcoin (BTC). Today, that narrative has flipped, with companies like Yellow Card, a crypto exchange operating in Africa, clearly reflecting this shift.
In an exclusive with BeInCrypto, Yellow Card co-founder and CEO Chris Maurice reveals how it is building a pan-African stablecoin network to leapfrog traditional finance (TradFi). This is amid growing regulatory clarity, collapsing fiat systems, and a remittance revolution.
Stablecoins Are Transforming Africa’s Financial Scene
The pan-African exchange operates in over 20 markets, and Maurice says stablecoins now account for over 99% of its transactions. This makes Yellow Card a bellwether for what might be the most transformative trend in emerging markets finance.
“When we first launched Yellow Card in 2019, people were exclusively buying Bitcoin. Now, the most popular asset is Tether (USDT),” Maurice told BeInCrypto.
As it happened, necessity, not speculation, has driven this evolution. Africa leads the world in peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading volume. However, unlike global crypto hubs chasing volatile returns, Africans are choosing stablecoins out of financial survival.
Local currencies are eroding under inflationary pressure in countries like Nigeria, which ranks second globally in crypto adoption (per Chainalysis). Stablecoins offer a reliable store of value and seamless means of cross-border payments.
This is especially critical in a continent with $48 billion annual remittances and persistent banking limitations.
“Stablecoins are solving practical financial services challenges in Africa. People aren’t in love with the tech. They need faster, cheaper ways to move money to survive and thrive,” Maurice added.
Infrastructure Built for the Unbanked
Yellow Card has gone beyond trading services. Its infrastructure integrates mobile money systems (like M-Pesa in Kenya) and local fiat currencies such as the Nigerian naira and Ghanaian cedi. According to the firm’s CEO, this helps onboard users without bank accounts.
By managing compliance, currency exchange, and payments internally, the firm enables businesses to operate without battling unreliable local rails.
“Our mission is to let companies invest, hire, and grow in emerging markets without needing to stress over infrastructure. We’ve built the back office [meaning] cybersecurity, AML, [and] data protection, so they can focus on growth,” he articulated.
The Regulatory Dam Has Broken
Maurice also observed that African regulators kept crypto in limbo for years. In Yellow Card’s view, 2024 marked a tipping point.
“There is regulatory momentum in Africa that is only accelerating. The dam has broken,” he said.
South Africa now classifies crypto as a financial product. It has licensed major exchanges like Luno and VALR. Countries in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), Mauritius, Botswana, and Namibia have followed suit with licensing regimes.
Meanwhile, regulatory incubators are emerging in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Against this backdrop, Maurice says Yellow Card has actively helped draft legislation in Kenya and supports crypto frameworks in Morocco.
Fighting the Informal Market
Still, challenges remain. In countries like Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Morocco, outright bans have driven users underground into high-risk P2P networks. Yellow Card pushes for frameworks that level the playing field for compliant players.
“We face a lot of competition from companies that don’t maintain high AML standards…A level playing field is all we seek,” he said.
With $85 million in venture funding, Yellow Card is deploying capital into compliance and partnerships. With this, the company positions itself as the go-to infrastructure provider for global firms looking to tap African markets.
From Africa to Emerging Markets Everywhere
Cross-border payments are perhaps Yellow Card’s most powerful use case. The company’s co-founder says its stablecoin-powered rails are helping businesses reduce working capital needs, expand to new regions, and hire faster.
“We’ve had clients tell us we’ve enabled them to scale into new countries and reduce their costs dramatically. That’s real economic impact,” said Maurice.
The company is not stopping at Africa. Its infrastructure extends into other frontier markets, with a wave of strategic partnerships expected in 2025.
“Yellow Card has built a series of easy buttons for developed world companies to expand into complicated, high-growth markets,” he noted.
“Stablecoins are already a standard part of the financial infrastructure in Africa. CFOs and treasurers in traditional industries are now routinely using them to store and transfer value,” he added.
Africa’s crypto market is still small compared to global giants. Nevertheless, as the world shifts from speculation to utility, the continent’s fragmented financial systems may offer a glimpse into crypto’s most impactful use case: economic empowerment. For Yellow Card, the mission is clear and increasingly urgent.
“We’ve built a company for longevity and scale. Crypto adoption in Africa is stablecoin adoption,” Maurice concluded.
According to a securities filing on Tuesday, Jack Mallers’ newly launched investment vehicle, Twenty One Capital, has acquired 4,812 Bitcointokens worth $458.7 million.
Backed by Tether, Cantor Fitzgerald, and SoftBank, the SPAC-born firm signals a new phase of corporate Bitcoin accumulation
Twenty One Capital Buys 4,812 Bitcoin Worth $458.7 Million
The purchase marks the firm’s first major Bitcoin acquisition since its formation in late April. It signals the start of an aggressive BTC accumulation strategy modeled after Michael Saylor’s Strategy.
The Bitcoin allocation, labeled “Initial PIPE Bitcoin,” was initially acquired by USDT issuer Tether. The stablecoin issuer and majority shareholder of Twenty One Capital. They structured the deal as part of a private investment in public equity (PIPE) transaction using gross proceeds from convertible notes.
Following the business combination that created the publicly traded entity, Tether transferred the BTC to Twenty One Capital for $458.7 million.
The company, trading under the ticker CEP, now holds a staggering $4.05 billion in Bitcoin. This makes it the third-largest corporate holder after Strategy and Marathon Digital. During its formation, they seeded its treasury with $3.6 billion in BTCvia a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners.
“Twenty One Capital isn’t just stacking sats — it’s leading a generational shift in corporate capital allocation…Jack Mallers is taking the Saylor playbook and turning it into an arms race…For corporations to survive, they must mimic the Strategy’s process, they must ‘Saylorize’ or die,” Keiser told BeInCrypto.
Unlike traditional tech firms that hold BTC on the side, Twenty One Capital is designed to be Bitcoin-native at its core. This entails using equity and convertible debt as vehicles to acquire more BTC. The strategy reflects a broader transformation where companies are no longer “dabbling” in crypto. Instead, they are betting their business models on it.
The move also sharpens competition with entities like Metaplanet, Japan’s self-described “Asian MicroStrategy.” BeInCrypto reported that the firm recently ramped up BTC purchases through bond offerings.
Twenty One Capital’s alignment with powerhouses like Tether, Bitfinex, and Cantor Fitzgerald gives it a unique edge in liquidity, market access, and global infrastructure. This latest purchase goes beyond mimicking Strategy, 21 Capital is challenging it.
As corporate Bitcoin balance sheets gain momentum, Twenty One Capital’s aggressive entry may herald a second wave of institutional FOMO. This time, however, SPACs, sovereign-linked funds, and stablecoin giants drive the FOMO.
