Thank you to everyone who passed by this Sunday 🧡
In the month of August, our team run in the preparation of our Lightning infrastructure upgrade an expanded stress test of our node & routing infrastructure.
Within ~9 hours, we successfully routed close to 1m$ worth of BTC payments via the Lightning Network - and we were positively surprised that not a single attempted payment failed.
We would like to thank all our peers for their contribution to make this test such a success - as well everyone who contributed to the software stack which made it possible to conduct tests at such scale in the year of 2025.
Full report:
Further routing node stress testing in progress - we just routed our largest Lightning payment ⚡️ to date.
Super cool - channel established
Our colleagues at nostr:nprofile1qyd8wumn8ghj7erdw4uzumn9wshkzurswvhhxarjvee8jqgnwaehxw309ahx7um5wghrxvmrduhxgegqyrjn3t6f0sad2z2wvsfl2lxj9hcv6k875r8mlq9hsdtyhedf2yzsghwmy3s with the new Fiat eater design rollout 👀
This upcoming Sunday, our team will participate at the 3rd Satoshi Flea Market in Saigon by nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcprpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twwehzu6t0qqsgumguw35fgh97x7w96z8etxlstdkrd3kppvnzatp3veff2rh4j7c9pgtnf !
Stop by our booth for some goodies & refreshments! :-)
https://bitcoinvn.io/news/satoshi-flea-market-saigon-summer-2025/
Shining the orange light across Saigon streets - our Bitcoin ATM team ( https://primal.net/p/npub1u5u27jtu8t2sjnnyz06he53d7rx43l4qe7lcpdur2e97t223q5zq5uvep6 ) keeps executing :-)
Cash for corn, corn for cash - made simple.
Every June, Vietnam 🇻🇳 celebrates the traditional family as the cornerstone that holds up society.
“Family is the cell of society, the stronghold of country”
- as can be seen from many banners & posters placated all around the country and every major city.
As Vietnam is - as many countries across the region - facing and combatting a decline in birth rates which poses severe long-term risks to the health of the nation, the celebration of the role of the family and the youth of the nation is of more importance than ever.
For the third year in a row, the team of nostr:nprofile1qyv8wctn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwda6x7umgdyh8w6tw9uq36amn8ghj7erjv9nk7mnp9e6xserydeejumn9wsar2dfkxqhsqgy40cfd7cnvgc87rhk7lme0rnrhgt6989r3jsx6hcjetkqze24ynqvyt2m4
is running a small contest to celebrate Vietnamese Family Day (Ngày Gia Đình Việt Nam) on June 28th.
The prize money is 210,000 Sats - how to participate can be found out below.
https://bitcoinvn.io/news/the-annual-family-day-is-approaching-in-vietnam-2/
Our annual design contest is still ongoing.
👶👶 Have kids, earn Sats 🟠🟠
The more, the merrier!
The BTM team of nostr:nprofile1qyv8wctn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwda6x7umgdyh8w6tw9uq36amn8ghj7erjv9nk7mnp9e6xserydeejumn9wsar2dfkxqhsqgy40cfd7cnvgc87rhk7lme0rnrhgt6989r3jsx6hcjetkqze24ynqvyt2m4 is deploying its first machine in #VungTau
Read more via:
https://bitcoinvn.io/news/bitcoin-atm-in-vung-tau/
Our colleagues recently got their first BTM placement in the beach town of Vung Tau done - as all our machines in the fleet, they work two-way and are generally easy to use :-)
The team welcomes any feedback you might have!
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvtmljz7gxdydradegkd82mp984cg8ea3tqxukhrfn2z8x8ar33dsxrcuwt
Big celebrations in town this week. 🇻🇳🎉🏙
While the majority of our services will remain unaffected, some of our non-automated services will also operate on a more limited basis from Wednesday (30/04) onwards.
Full announcement:
https://bitcoinvn.io/news/50th-anniversary-vietnam-reunification/
Thanks Frens for the feedback on the Zap issues!
When we configured our Zap addy it was still running on the old (custodial) Alby implementation.
The new AlbyHub requires to have available channels which we want to connect to our own node - however, currently we only operate a TOR routing node... our clearnet routing node is scheduled to come online in H2/2025 :-)
Bitcoinvn.io/lightning
We will spend some time on setting this all up anew once our clearnet node is online.
Our team recently supported local artist Đỗ Hải Anh in creating a new #BitcoinMural in Saigon.
📸 
This time it’s at Capone’s Authentic Chicago Food & Tavern - right by the riverbank in Thảo Điền.
Grab your deep-dish fix… and maybe some quick Bitcoin with the leftover Đồng :-)
BitcoinVN is proud to announce our ability to support the upcoming Bitcoin Film Fest #Warsaw 2025 ( @npub1rjtrs7xqdvj3588r9njrexh2n750j7jdwx9qs543nutmdsj6ljaqpfmp8a ) this upcoming May.
https://bitcoinvn.io/news/bitcoin-film-fest-warsaw-2025/
Following prior involvements in 2015 & 2016, this marks our third foray in doing our small part to support cinematic undertakings in the Bitcoin space.
Fix the money, fix the culture :-)
One of the service improvements we brought about over the past month was our VND instant payout service.
Whether a tourist, Digital Nomad or some otherwise unbanked person - or simply wanting to pay somebody in Vietnam:
You can now use our offramp service - currently no sign-up required - and the funds will arrive instantly in the recipient account.
https://bitcoinvn.io/news/bitcoinvn-offramp-now-via-instant-vnd-withdrawal/
In case you decide to use BitcoinVN with an account (which is NOT necessary for the pure swap or offramp function!) - you can add your favourite bank accounts in your profile as a type of "address book"
Funds will arrive within seconds in the recipient account if you chose our VND_instant cashout option.
#vietnam
As you're getting your last purchases pre-Holiday in - our service availability in the coming days:
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During the Lunar New Year Holiday 2025 (Monday, January 27th, 2025 to Sunday February 2nd, 2025) we would like to inform you about limited/delayed service availability for the following functionalities:
- VND withdrawals
- General Customer Support inquiries
Our Bitcoin ATMs will remain online for service, but accessibility might be limited due to venue closures for some of the holidays.
Our OTC desk will remain in service, but response time might be delayed.
Our Cash Office services are affected as follows:
Đà Nẵng: Closed from 25/01 until 02/02
Hà Nội: Closed from 25/01 until 02/02
Hội An: Closed from 25/01 until 02/02
Ho Chi Minh City: Limited availability – please reach out to support@bitcoinvn.io
Huế : Closed from 25/01 until 02/02
Our Online shop will remain in service, but delivery of physical products will be delayed during the holidays.
Delays will be occurring due to short staffing during Tet holidays. Business operation will resume as normal on Monday, February 3rd, 2025.
We would like to thank you for your support and patronage in the year 2024 and look forward to assisting and supporting you in 2025!
From all of us at the BitcoinVN team, we wish you and your family a joyful, healthy and prosperous Year of the Snake 2025!
See you in the New Year!
You asked, we delivered 🫡
You can now utilize our #DaNang Cash Office also for deposits into your BitcoinVN account.
If you belong to the unbanked part of the population for one reason or another - here you go.
Simply pick the VND Cash Da Nang option & arrange with our team for your drop off. 🙂
Satoshi Santa visited #Saigon - and our team was around to witness him.
Our full recap of the flea market organized by the local community.
https://bitcoinvn.io/news/satoshi-christmas-flea-market-saigon-2024-recap/
Certainly one of the most interesting pieces our colleagues at BitcoinVN News published in recent times.
Our long-form interview with nostr:npub1dz5yda57nyhvs7keu488jravhravq6ee4v68j7xgqz5p0x2fynyqae5c5e - "Mr. Liechtenstein".
His life journey covers whole rollercoaster of topics from first-hand coverage of the Assange siege in London, his way into pitching Bitcoin in illustrious circles in the Principality of Liechtenstein, his experiences in #ElSalvador and what problem he is currently attempting to solve in order to utilize Bitcoin as the base settlement layer for the broader world of finance.
We'll be present at the upcoming Satoshi #Christmas Flea Market #Saigon by nostr:npub13ek3cargj3wtuduut5y0jkdlqkmvxmrvzzex96krzejjj580t9ashr4946
Meet the team & get some goodies for the kids and "to-be-orangepilled" family members 🙂
https://bitcoinvn.io/news/bitcoinvn-booth-at-saigons-satoshi-christmas-market/
Our Cash Office in Hoi An is back in service! 😄
Besides Da Nang & Hue our third cash-out spot in central #Vietnam
No sign-up to the platform required, living on coin & cash made easy for travellers and temporary residents alike.
---> https://bitcoinvn.io/?deposit=btcln&settle=vndcashhoian
It's taken us a while to come to #DaNang, but here we are 😄
On our mission which we begun in late 2013 to provide an easy & simple on- and offramp in #Vietnam we've always strived to keep the user experience simple and pleasant.
Which also means:
Being a friend of cash and the freedom to live an #unbanked lifestyle.
The technology has of course come a long way since then.
Back in the day, there were barely a handful of mobile wallets on the market; Lightning did not exist and Multisig was something for... the adventurous who were willing to dabble around with commands in the console of their Bitcoin client.
While freedom is certainly under pressure around the world, we also should not underappreciate how far we've all come in the past decade to provide powerful tools for those who seek to opt out from a failing system.
And back to Da Nang:
The city in central Vietnam was not only the host city of #LightningCon2023, one of the first post-lockdown Bitcoin conferences in South East Asia, but also has been increasingly drawing in visitors and digital nomads from around the globe for its "big-city-at-a-beach" lifestyle with (mostly) great climate, access to fresh food and plenty of cultural activities in and around the city.
Give it a visit - and if you need some local cash to keep going...
...you know who can help out :-)