Viettel Digital & the Blockchain Economy - Training Day Recap

1) Overview — purpose, design and strategic thesis

On-chain Academy’s mission for VDS.

On-chain Academy acted as a strategic partner for top-tier corporations like Viettel, with a clear mandate: help leadership understand how value migrates when economic activity becomes native to blockchains, and help them prepare the people, tech and governance capabilities to play that new game. The training focused on practical readiness — not only explaining technology, but pointing to what corporate teams must change in order to capture first-mover advantages.

A blended, pragmatic curriculum.

The day was deliberately structured as a hybrid of three modalities: compact theory (to set frameworks and guardrails), hands-on labs (so participants could experience wallets, token flows and a live on-chain demo), and facilitated roundtables (to test ideas against business reality). That combination created a learning loop: concept → demo → discussion → strategic implication.

Why this matters for Vietnam’s corporate ecosystem.

The working hypothesis presented and debated throughout the day: large, trusted incumbents (Telcos, banks, conglomerates) are uniquely positioned to lead the first wave of on-chain adoption — and their early movements will in turn create pathways for SMEs across sectors to adopt on-chain models. For Viettel, the session underscored that leadership requires deliberate choices (product roadmaps, regulatory engagement, and strategic partnerships), not opportunistic experiments.

2) Instructors & the high-value insight each brought

The program combined deep technical credibility with regional market experience and stablecoin / payments expertise. Each instructor contributed a distinct, action-oriented perspective:

• Dr. Tony Tran — Co-Founder & Research Director, On-chain Academy
  With more than eight years in blockchain and multiple Web3 projects, Dr. Tony led the training narrative. He framed the “why” and “how” of the on-chain transition: mapping the philosophical and economic differences between online vs on-chain models, explaining the core on-chain values, and translating those into strategic implications for enterprise architecture, product design and go-to-market. Tony’s dual lens — technical and economic — helped participants see both the constraints and the realistic levers enterprises can pull.

• Mrs. Vanny Ha — Global Partnership Lead, Kaia Foundation
  Mrs. Vanny has provided comparative market intelligence, especially the parallels and contrasts between Vietnam and South Korea. Drawing on field experience in Japan and Korea, Vanny illustrated regulatory sequencing, sandbox practices, and how regional alliances (private + public) accelerate practical pilots. Her examples made the case that policy and industry coordination are as important as technical capability.

• Mrs. Quynh Le — Regional Expansion Lead APAC, Tether
  Mrs. Quynh Le energized the classroom with a deep dive on stablecoins: market scale, operational models, reserve practices and high-value use cases (remittances, treasury liquidity, cross-border merchant settlement, etc.). Her presentation clarified why regulated, well-engineered stablecoins are not just speculative vehicles but practical rails for near-instant, low-cost settlement — a point that resonated strongly for Telco treasury and payments teams.

• Mr. Khoa Nguyen — Co-founder, FAM3 (Host & Moderator)
  Khoa’s role was catalytic. Acting as the connective tissue among lectures, labs and discussions, he kept technical explanations accessible and ensured audience questions pushed toward operational decisions. His facilitation maintained momentum and produced practical outcomes from otherwise abstract debates.

3) Outcomes, sentiment and strategic momentum

High comprehension and alignment.

After the training, 86% of participants gained a clear understanding of the essence of the On-chain Economy shift, while 90% were able to grasp the differences between the On-chain Economy and the Online Economy in terms of philosophy and operating models. 95% of participants agreed that the case study from the training helped them connect it with the potential of the Vietnamese market. These results reinforced the role of education in raising basic understanding of the on-chain economy & blockchain technology. More importantly, the majority concurred that capturing an early on-chain user base is a strategic advantage that could be leveraged to scale broader digital economy plays across Vietnam. 

A catalytic closing discussion.

The day concluded with an insightful panel discussion between instructors and the leader of VDS about the Opportunity Map for Viettel in the On-chain Economy. Framed by a shared vision of Vietnam rising on the global stage, the On-chain Economy was recognized as a historic opportunity for national champions like Viettel to compete on equal footing in the global arena.

The atmosphere at the close of the day was upbeat and purposeful: the cohort saw on-chain not as an abstract trend but as a strategic frontier where national champions like Viettel can exercise both responsibility and advantage. The training finished with a clear charge — to convert learning into pilot action, and pilots into platform capabilities that position Vietnam as an active participant in the global on-chain economy.