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Vietnam Is Preparing to Legally Recognize Bitcoin
Vietnam's prime minister has approved a plan that could see the country formally recognize bitcoin as a form of payment, reports say.
By Stan Higgins
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 6:51 a.m. Published Aug 25, 2017, 1:00 p.m.
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Vietnam's prime minister has approved a plan that could see the country formally recognize bitcoin as a form of payment by 2018.
According to regional news services VNA, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has tasked Vietnam's central bank as well as the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Safety, to draw up a legal framework around cryptocurrencies.
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An assessment for how the government should approach this process is due to be completed by August of next year. Once that is concluded, it's expected that drawing up the legal documents required to recognize cryptocurrencies under a regulatory framework will be completed by the end of 2018.
In tandem, officials will also begin work on a tax treatment for cryptocurrencies. According to VNA, a system governing how cryptocurrency users will be taxed in Vietnam is slated to be in place by June 2019.
If approved, the move would signal that leaders in Vietnam are moving away from the more cautious viewpoint expressed in 2014, when central bank officials warned consumers about the risk of cryptocurrencies.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam image via Shutterstock
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