{"id":338,"date":"2026-06-17T14:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/?p=338"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:17:33","slug":"non-fungible-tokens-in-vietnam-legal-status-regulatory-risks-and-practical-implementation-guide-for-businesses-and-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/2026\/06\/17\/non-fungible-tokens-in-vietnam-legal-status-regulatory-risks-and-practical-implementation-guide-for-businesses-and-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Fungible Tokens in Vietnam: Legal Status, Regulatory Risks and Practical Implementation Guide for Businesses and Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/olivermassmann.html\">Dr. Oliver Massmann<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have evolved far beyond digital artwork and collectibles. Today, NFTs are used in gaming ecosystems, membership programs, loyalty schemes, intellectual property management, ticketing solutions, tokenized experiences, digital commerce and numerous other business applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For several years, NFTs operated in a legal grey area in Vietnam. This changed significantly with the adoption of the Law on Digital Technology Industry (Law No. 71\/2025\/QH15), which entered into force on 1 January 2026 and introduced Vietnam\u2019s first comprehensive framework recognizing digital assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This development has created greater legal certainty for businesses and investors, while simultaneously raising important compliance questions regarding the issuance, sale, marketing and use of NFTs in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article explains:<br>\u2022 What NFTs are;<br>\u2022 Whether NFTs are legal in Vietnam;<br>\u2022 How NFTs are likely to be classified under Vietnamese law;<br>\u2022 The principal legal risks associated with NFT projects;<br>\u2022 How foreign companies can offer NFTs into Vietnam;<br>\u2022 Practical implementation and compliance considerations; and<br>\u2022 How Vietnam compares with other leading digital asset jurisdictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/vietnam\/2026\/06\/17\/lawyer-in-vietnam-dr-oliver-massmann-non-fungible-tokens-nfts-in-vietnam-legal-status-regulatory-risks-and-practical-implementation-guide-for-businesses-and-investors\/\">Read the full article on the Duane Morris Vietnam Blog<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Oliver Massmann Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have evolved far beyond digital artwork and collectibles. Today, NFTs are used in gaming ecosystems, membership programs, loyalty schemes, intellectual property management, ticketing solutions, tokenized experiences, digital commerce and numerous other business applications. For several years, NFTs operated in a legal grey area in Vietnam. This changed significantly &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/2026\/06\/17\/non-fungible-tokens-in-vietnam-legal-status-regulatory-risks-and-practical-implementation-guide-for-businesses-and-investors\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Non-Fungible Tokens in Vietnam: Legal Status, Regulatory Risks and Practical Implementation Guide for Businesses and Investors&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[90,161,39,34,146],"ppma_author":[12],"class_list":["post-338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-digital-assets","tag-dr-oliver-massmann","tag-fintech","tag-nfts","tag-vietnam"],"authors":[{"term_id":12,"user_id":6,"is_guest":0,"slug":"duanemorris3","display_name":"Duane Morris","avatar_url":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2020\/10\/dmlogo.jpg","author_category":"1","last_name":"Davies","first_name":"Thomas","job_title":"","user_url":"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com","description":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\">Visit the Duane Morris website.<\/a>"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/fintech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}