Vietnam’s first national blockchain infrastructure
NDAChain is being developed under the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the National Data Center and the National Data Association (NDA). The platform has completed its core technical infrastructure, national standards and essential functions.
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The NDAChain system displays information in real time for transparency. (Photo for illustration: sggp.org.vn) |
According to a representative from NDAChain, blockchain is shifting from a transactional technology to a core infrastructure of the data economy. With NDAChain, Vietnam is not only mastering core technology but also creating a unified national data verification layer, enabling transparency and verifiability across all digital transactions, from public administration to commerce.
As of December 2025, NDAChain has been operating stably in pilot mode with 15 validation nodes deployed at the National Data Centre (NDC) and strategic partners such as TH Group, Sun Group, MISA, VNVC, and the National Barcode Centre, recording more than six million verification transactions, demonstrating its capacity for nationwide-scale operation.
The NDA said the platform will continue expanding its validation network to technology corporations, regional data centers and provincial-level authorities, forming a multi-region verification network with low latency and high fault tolerance, ready for integration with sectoral digital platforms.
Data authentication and assetization
NDAChain adopts a three-layer architecture. The first layer is the core blockchain, serving as the foundation for data authentication and integrity. The second one comprises sector-specific blockchain platforms and services such as NDADID and the national data exchange. Meanwhile, the third layer includes public service and civilian applications such as NDATrace and NDAKey. The platform has released open API and SDK packages, allowing ministries, local authorities and businesses to easily integrate and deploy data authentication applications on a unified infrastructure.
Based on this architecture, PILA Group JSC has developed an ecosystem encompassing the NDAChain infrastructure, the decentralized digital identity platform NDADID, the digital identity management application NDAKey, and the product traceability platform NDATrace – gradually forming a foundational digital asset infrastructure for Vietnam.
NDADID and NDAKey enable digital identification for individuals, enterprises and data entities. Assets associated with these digital identities – from records and certificates to ownership rights – are authenticated and protected by blockchain-based digital credentials. Meanwhile, NDATrace extends the concept of digital assets to goods and supply chains, assigning each product a unique identifier that contains transparent and verifiable information on origin, quality standards, circulation history and certifications.
As Vietnam’s blockchain infrastructure layers such as NDADID and NDATrace become interoperable with international blockchain infrastructures, the country is positioned to build a production and trade ecosystem based on trust at the global level.
Blockchain is currently the only technology capable of ensuring three core factors – authenticity, integrity and traceability, said CEO of PILA Nguyen decentralized Dung.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Blockchain Association, more than 40 pilot blockchain models have been implemented by its members in areas such as agricultural traceability, logistics, e-commerce and public data management.
Many applications have moved beyond experimentation into real-world deployment, including document authentication, public asset management and product traceability, said Nguyen Quy Hoa, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Electronics Information and Communication Association, which manages the Ho Chi Minh City Blockchain Association.
Ho Chi Minh City is implementing the Politburo's Resolution No.57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science – technology development, innovation and national digital transformation, in which blockchain plays a crucial role in promoting socio-economic development, particularly in intellectual property management, traceability, anti-counterfeiting and developing transparent data systems, Hoa added.
Source: VNA