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VBTC

Vietnamese Bitcoin trading platform launched in early 2014 by the BitcoinVN founding team and international partners. In March 2026, VBTC stopped onboarding new clients and new VND deposits and announced that its VND spot markets would close by the end of 2026. In May 2026, the operator expanded that plan to a full VBTC platform sunset by year-end while keeping existing users in a staged transition period.

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Also known as: BitcoinVN Exchange, Bitcoin Vietnam Trading Platform, vbtc.exchange

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Key facts

Launch date
2014-03-01
Death date
—
Years
2014–—
Origin
Vietnam
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-30

URL handling

Preferred action
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URL status
Live verified
Original URL
https://vbtc.exchange/
Archived URL
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Summary

Vietnamese Bitcoin trading platform launched in early 2014 by the BitcoinVN founding team and international partners. In March 2026, VBTC stopped onboarding new clients and new VND deposits and announced that its VND spot markets would close by the end of 2026. In May 2026, the operator expanded that plan to a full VBTC platform sunset by year-end while keeping existing users in a staged transition period.

Timeline

VBTC launched as Vietnam's first Bitcoin trading platform
2014-03-01launchedmedium

The BitcoinVN founding team and international partners launched VBTC in early 2014 as a Bitcoin-to-Vietnamese-dong trading platform.

VBTC began winding down VND spot markets
2026-03-19shutdown_announcedhigh

VBTC stopped onboarding new clients and accepting new VND deposits and announced that its VND spot market operations would close by December 31, 2026.

VBTC announced a full platform sunset by the end of 2026
2026-05-17shutdown_announcedcritical

BitcoinVN concluded that VBTC was no longer the right vehicle for its future trading strategy and scheduled the full VBTC service shutdown for the end of 2026.

Evidence

BitcoinVN launches major upgrade
BitcoinVN2021-08-31official_bloghigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
2023 - the new era for VBTC begins
BitcoinVN2023-03-20official_bloghigh reliabilityentityarchive
VBTC Service Announcement - wind-down of VND spot markets
BitcoinVN2026-03-19official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive
VBTC - full shutdown of service by the end of 2026
BitcoinVN2026-05-17official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive
VBTC in 2026 - a year of transition
BitcoinVN2026-03-22official_bloghigh reliabilitystatusarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI maps the candidate name BitcoinVN to the actual exchange service VBTC. BitcoinVN remains the wider operating group and continues other services. VBTC is limited, not dead: existing accounts remain in transition and the announced final shutdown date at the end of 2026 is still in the future. death_reason and death_date remain null until the terminal state is verified.
Revision state
Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
This record may be incomplete or revised. Dead-side entries prefer archived URLs over original domains. Dates, causes, and classifications may change when stronger evidence becomes available. Contact / corrections

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