Networking event «Builders Happy Hours HCMC»

   Two back-to-back workshops from the teams that run institutional stablecoin infrastructure and a payment network reaching more than 180 countries — held in a coffee lounge, with no stage and no long script. This is the official evening side event of Conviction 2026, so the room is the same crowd you would see at the forum, only far easier to talk to. The hosts are explicit about it: come to meet people, no pitching required.

   APAC DAO co-hosts the evening with ETHGlobal, Unlimit and Utila, a short ride north of Ben Thanh Market in the Tan Dinh area. The running order is tight:

• — 16:00–16:30 — check-in, grab a drink, start meeting the room;
• — 16:30–16:40 — a brief opening from APAC DAO and ETHGlobal;
• — 16:40–17:15 — Utila workshop on institutional-grade stablecoin infrastructure;
• — 17:15–17:45 — Unlimit workshop on global payment infrastructure;
• — 17:45–19:00 — open networking, no agenda at all.

   The numbers behind those names are worth knowing before you arrive. Utila handles more than $25 billion in monthly volume, has secured over $200 billion in transactions for 300+ enterprise clients, closed a $22 million Series A extension this year and has just built a dedicated APAC team — this evening is one of its first stops in Vietnam. Unlimit has operated since 2009 from 17 offices, supports payouts in 150+ currencies and counts Xiaomi, Telegram and inDrive among its clients. ETHGlobal has brought over 70,000 developers into web3 through hackathons in 14+ cities. APAC DAO itself is an Asia-focused builder community of 3,500+ members and 800+ projects across 15+ countries.

   If you are shipping something on-chain, hunting for a payments partner, or simply want to read the Vietnamese web3 market from the inside, this is your room. The most useful stretch is the last hour, once everyone has already been introduced.

   Capacity is limited and every request is approved by hand, so register in advance. Turn up at check-in rather than at the opening — that is when the conversations actually start.