In the strategy of expanding the digital technology and finance ecosystem, HVA Group identifies DNEX as the central piece to connect products, communities and domestic and international capital flows. This article analyzes the market context, competitive advantages, implementation capacity and long-term vision of DNEX when invested by HVA Group, with the goal of becoming one of the five legal pilot exchanges and moving towards the role of digital asset infrastructure in the region.
Background and the “golden window” of the market
Globally, the capitalization of digital assets has exceeded 2,000 billion USD with rapidly increasing acceptance from both regulatory agencies and large financial institutions. Vietnam is in the Top 10 in terms of the proportion of people owning digital assets (Chainalysis 2023), with an estimated 15-20 million crypto users and a total annual transaction value of about 120 billion USD. In particular, Resolution 05/2025/NQ-CP allows a pilot of 5 legal digital asset trading floors, opening up a legal corridor for professional businesses to enter the market. This is the time when DNEX can become a pioneer candidate if it proves its technological capacity, risk management and compliance.
DNEX's advantage is that HVA Group is behind it.
Strong financial capacity. HVA has increased capital by 500 billion VND to deploy DNEX; total committed capital from shareholders and alliances reaches 1,200 billion VND, with a roadmap towards 10,000 billion VND in charter capital. The capital platform helps DNEX proactively invest in safe and secure infrastructure, build liquidity, comply with the law and prevent market risks.
Available ecosystem. HVA is operating 7 innovative businesses in Da Nang such as OnusChain, HanaGold, LiveTrade, DNPAY, Giftcard... This is a technology - product - user network that can quickly integrate with DNEX to create a smooth experience from on-ramp/off-ramp, payment, custody to advanced transactions.
Diversified Digital Asset Alliance. The participation of 2 securities companies, 2 fund management companies and 2 international enterprises creates a transparent, professional and multi-resourced platform—from listing, appraisal, market making to liquidity management.
Strategic location. DNEX, located in Da Nang—a city that is moving towards becoming an International Financial Center under Resolution 222—benefits from a sandbox mechanism, specific procedures, and an increasingly abundant technology human resource ecosystem. This is a sustainable competitive advantage in terms of cost, speed, and policy connectivity.
Onus Backing: Instant Growth Lever
Onus has nearly 7 million users in Vietnam, more than 5,000 business partners and technology infrastructure including Onus Pro (exchange), OnusChain (L1) and VNDC 2.0. In addition, there is an international legal platform (licensed in El Salvador & Dubai) and a network of shareholders such as Vemanti Group (listed on OTC Markets, USA).
For DNEX, this translates into four core values from day one: real users, ready-made technology, legal reputation, and financial capacity. Thanks to that, DNEX can shorten the launch time, quickly achieve deep enough liquidity for listed markets, and expand cross-border cooperation.
Feasibility of implementation: technology, legal, business go hand in hand
Technique. Combining OnusChain and HVA's technological capabilities, DNEX infrastructure is designed to meet level 4 information security standards, ready to integrate domestic/international payments, custody, margin, and staking from the very beginning. The modular architecture allows for the addition of new products without affecting the stability of the system.
Legal. Resolutions 05 and 222 create a clear corridor for the pilot. DNEX aims to complete the pilot application within 90 days, with a set of compliance procedures including KYC/AML, market risk management – operations, customer asset segregation, and information disclosure mechanism according to institutional standards.
Business. The revenue model includes transaction fees, token listing fees, custody fees, margin lending and staking. With a community of nearly 7 million users from Onus, DNEX has the foundation to achieve liquidity and revenue early, aiming to break even in 2-3 years. After the initial phase, growth will come from expanding real asset (RWA) products, tokenization and advanced investment services.
Partner. DNEX is negotiating with BIDV and financial institutions to implement payment, custody and guarantee mechanisms, increasing the reliability of the payment - clearing system and customer asset management capacity.
Long-term potential: from pilot platform to regional infrastructure
DNEX's vision is to become the No. 1 digital asset exchange in Vietnam within the pilot framework, while positioning Da Nang as Southeast Asia Digital Asset Hub. When the legal corridor is completed, DNEX can expand its portfolio: tokenization of real estate, bonds, gold, commodities (RWA), along with DeFi services, staking, lending, NFT marketplace and GameFi.
At the city-national level, DNEX directly contributes to the goal of turning Da Nang into an International Financial Center, creating new momentum for the digital economy, attracting quality capital flows and promoting innovation.
Conclude
DNEX has all the time – market – legal – finance – technology – community. With the support of HVA Group, Onus ecosystem and Digital Asset Alliance, DNEX not only feasible in terms of implementation but also ownership high probability of success to become the leading candidate among the 5 pilot exchanges in Vietnam, before expanding its role to become the region's digital asset infrastructure. This is a strategic move to help HVA Group consolidate its position as a technology-financial enterprise in Da Nang and on the Southeast Asian digital economic map.
