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Inside ONUS Pro: Features, Growth, Roadmap

September 12, 2025

ONUS Pro has rapidly emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms, known for its user-friendly features and robust growth. Launched in Vietnam in 2020 (originally under the name VNDC) and later rebranded as “ONUS,” the platform now serves millions of users and offers an ecosystem of crypto trading, investment, and blockchain services. In 2025, ONUS Pro became the centerpiece of a strategic merger with U.S.-based fintech company Vemanti Group, positioning the platform for global expansion and new fintech integrations.

Origins and Growth of ONUS Pro

ONUS began as a Vietnam-focused crypto app and stablecoin project. The platform was first launched on March 23, 2020 under the name VNDC Wallet, offering a way for Vietnamese users to easily buy, sell, and store cryptocurrency (including a local VNDC stablecoin pegged to the Vietnamese đồng). After 18 months of operation – a period that coincided with a boom in crypto adoption – the app underwent a major restructuring and rebranding in October 2021, officially changing its name from VNDC to ONUS. By that time, ONUS had already attracted over 1.5 million downloads in Vietnam, making it one of the country’s most-used digital investment applications. The growth continued into early 2022, with the ONUS app reaching nearly 2 million registered users (about 80% of whom were in Vietnam). This rapid uptake reflected ONUS’s strategy of targeting new crypto investors with a simple, localized user experience.

The company established an international corporate structure in 2022, setting up ONUS Finance UAB in Lithuania (Vilnius) in April 2022 to operate the exchange with a compliant, global footing. By building a licensed presence in crypto-friendly jurisdictions (Lithuania, as well as obtaining exchange licenses in Czech and Poland, ONUS signaled its intent to grow beyond Vietnam’s borders. Indeed, user growth remained strong through 2022 and 2023. By mid-2024, ONUS’s user base had reportedly swelled past 4 million registered users. While Vietnam continued to account for the majority of customers, ONUS began gaining traction in other emerging markets in Asia and even Africa (the platform’s early adopters included users in countries like Nigeria, India, the Philippines and Indonesia). This sets the stage for ONUS’s current scale: as of early 2025, ONUS Pro (the exchange platform) serves over 4.5 million users – a remarkable achievement for a fintech startup born just five years prior. Daily trading volumes on ONUS Pro have reached substantial levels as well, averaging between $200–300 million per day in early 2025 and even peaking around $561 million in 24-hour volume at one point – putting ONUS among the top exchanges in its region by liquidity.

ONUS Platform User Growth (2020-2025)

Figure: ONUS user growth since launch (2020–2025). The platform grew from its first million users in 2021 to over 4.5 million by 2025. This rapid rise was fueled by Vietnam’s crypto boom and expansion into new markets. [Chart data compiled from Vietnamnet, ONUS, and Vemanti disclosures]

Crucially, ONUS’s evolution has also included technological expansion. In 2022, the company launched its own blockchain network called ONUS Chain, an EVM-compatible smart contract platform aimed at decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 applications. ONUS Chain operates as a BNB Sidechain using Proof-of-Stake-Authority consensus, providing a fast, low-cost blockchain environment. The ONUS ecosystem also introduced a native ONUS Token (ONUS) which serves as both a utility and governance token across the platform’s services. Holders can stake ONUS for network security, use it to pay transaction fees on ONUS Chain, vote on governance proposals, and receive special perks like revenue sharing through ONUS Shares. (ONUS Shares is a program that lets users lock ONUS tokens to earn a portion of the exchange’s revenue, distributed in stablecoin – roughly 20% of trading fee revenue is shared with the community under this model.) These innovations – a proprietary blockchain and a profit-sharing token model – hint at ONUS’s ambition to create a holistic crypto ecosystem, not just a trading app.

Features and Ecosystem of the ONUS Platform

Today, ONUS Pro offers a comprehensive suite of products and features that cater to both beginner and advanced cryptocurrency users. At its core, ONUS is a centralized crypto exchange and wallet available via mobile app (Android/iOS) and web. Users can easily buy, sell, trade, and store a wide array of digital assets within one platform. Some of the standout features of ONUS include:

  • Wide Asset Selection: ONUS supports over 600 different cryptocurrencies and tokens on its exchange – ranging from major coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum to stablecoins, DeFi tokens, and even tokenized stocks. (The platform advertises access to “coins, tokens, and stocks with the best rates and zero-commission,” suggesting it offers synthetic stock tokens or similar instruments alongside crypto assets.) This broad asset ecosystem is one of the largest among regional exchanges, making ONUS a one-stop-shop for diverse investments. The platform provides full custodial wallet services for these assets, allowing users to securely store, send, and receive crypto. Notably, ONUS integrates multiple blockchain networks (Bitcoin, Ethereum/ERC-20, BSC, Tron, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum, etc.) so that users can manage assets across chains in one app. In effect, ONUS doubles as a unified DeFi wallet interface, supporting deposits and withdrawals on many chain networks.
  • User-Friendly Trading (Spot & Derivatives): Staying true to its origin as a beginner-friendly app, ONUS’s interface emphasizes simplicity – but it also offers advanced trading capabilities under the “ONUS Pro” moniker. For spot trading, users can instantly swap or trade crypto pairs, view real-time charts, and set basic order types. For more sophisticated traders, ONUS Pro supports derivatives trading with up to 125× leverage. The platform launched a futures exchange in line with its Pro upgrade, enabling perpetual futures contracts on various assets (with both VNDC stablecoin and USDT as quote currencies). Traders on ONUS Pro have access to advanced tools like interactive charts, Take-Profit/Stop-Loss orders, and margin management features, which are features built to the standards of leading global exchanges. Despite the “Pro” capabilities, ONUS maintains relatively low fees – maker fees around 0.02% and taker fees 0.04%, which is among the lowest fee tiers globally. To ensure deep liquidity for smooth trading, ONUS Pro works with major liquidity providers and continues to expand its liquidity pools. All of this is aimed at making ONUS Pro not only accessible for newcomers but also suitable for veteran traders who demand performance and low-cost execution.
  • Fiat Integration and Accessibility: One of ONUS’s key competitive advantages in Vietnam is its tight integration with local currency services. The app supports Vietnamese đồng fiat on-ramps/off-ramps – users can connect over 30 major Vietnamese banks to deposit or withdraw funds in VND easily. This ability to buy crypto via domestic bank transfer (and also via Visa/Mastercard as needed) lowers the barrier to entry for Vietnamese users. ONUS also features a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace for buying/selling USDT and other stablecoins, which helps facilitate liquidity in regions where direct banking might be restricted. Thanks to these integrations, an everyday user in Vietnam can go from VND in their bank account to owning Bitcoin or USDT within minutes on ONUS. This localized approach – essentially acting as a fiat-crypto bridge – has been crucial in ONUS’s mass adoption. Going forward, ONUS plans to replicate such user-friendly gateways in other countries as it expands (e.g. integrating local payment methods in new markets).
  • Earning and Investment Products: Beyond trading, ONUS provides a range of investment features that allow users to earn passive income on their crypto holdings. For example, the app offers crypto savings and staking programs with competitive yields: users can earn up to ~12% APY on flexible savings for certain stablecoins or Bitcoin (interest paid out daily), or as high as 24% APY on fixed-term farming products for those who lock up assets for longer periods. ONUS’s Staking Daily and Farming features essentially turn the app into a crypto bank account, rewarding users for holding assets on the platform. Additionally, ONUS has a Crypto Loans (Credit Line) feature where users can borrow stablecoins (VNDC or USDT) against their crypto as collateral, with interest rates around 24% APR. This allows investors to obtain liquidity without selling their crypto. For those looking to diversify into new projects, ONUS also runs a Launchpad/Launchpool service: users can stake ONUS tokens or others to earn allocations of new token launches, helping startups raise capital from the ONUS community. In fact, as of 2025, ONUS has conducted dozens of Launchpools (by September 2025 it was on its 48th project launch), indicating a vibrant pipeline of new listings and opportunities for users to gain airdropped tokens.
  • Rewards and Community: ONUS has actively grown its user base through referrals and engagement programs. The platform’s referral program awards both the referrer and the new user with bonuses (including giving free crypto for actions like account sign-up, first trade, etc.). ONUS also provides free trading signals and expert analysis within the app to help guide novice investors. Gamified tasks, airdrop campaigns, and loyalty tiers (VIP levels) add to the user engagement. These community-centric initiatives have helped ONUS foster a loyal following.

In summary, ONUS Pro today can be seen as Vietnam’s homegrown answer to Coinbase or Binance – an all-in-one crypto platform that caters to both casual investors and serious traders. It provides the full stack: fiat ramp, spot exchange, derivatives, yield earning, lending, launchpad, and even its own blockchain and token. This comprehensive ecosystem, combined with a base of 4.5+ million users, made ONUS an attractive partner for larger fintech players – ultimately leading to its merger with Vemanti Group.

ONUS Pro Daily Trading Volume (Selected Periods Jan/Jun-2024, Jan/Feb-2025)

Merger with Vemanti Group and Future Roadmap

The next chapter of ONUS Pro is being written through its integration with Vemanti Group, Inc., a U.S.-based technology holding company. In early 2025, Vemanti announced a deal to acquire a 51% majority stake in ONUS’s parent company (XPLOR Technology), with plans to later take 100% ownership. This acquisition marks a major milestone for ONUS, as it transitions from a private startup into a part of a publicly-traded company – a move that could accelerate its global ambitions.

Deal Overview: Vemanti Group (trading as OTC: VMNT) signed the share purchase agreement in January 2025 and completed the majority stake acquisition by March 2025. Under the agreement, Vemanti issued shares of its stock to ONUS’s shareholders (notably to XPLOR’s founder Eric Vuong, who in turn joined Vemanti’s Board as Chairman). This stock-swap structure signaled confidence from ONUS’s owners in the combined company’s future. By July 2025, Vemanti reached an agreement in principle to buy out the remaining 49% of XPLOR as well, aiming to assume full 100% ownership of ONUS Pro by Q3 2025. Once finalized, ONUS Pro will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vemanti Group. The merger is driven by mutual strategic benefits: ONUS gains greater access to capital and the U.S. market via Vemanti, while Vemanti gains a profitable, high-growth fintech asset to anchor its business.

Vemanti’s CEO, Tan Tran, has described the ONUS acquisition as transformational. “Securing this agreement underscores our commitment to executing our plans and delivering real value to our shareholders,” Tran said, emphasizing that bringing ONUS into the fold “vastly enhances our financial profile” and puts Vemanti on the brink of achieving a long-held goal: uplisting to the Nasdaq stock exchange. Indeed, one key motive for the merger was to boost Vemanti’s consolidated revenues and fundamentals to meet Nasdaq listing requirements. ONUS Pro’s strong financial performance provides that boost – the exchange had previously projected around $20–30 million in annual revenue, and on the back of sustained user activity it is now raising its 2025 revenue forecast above $30 million. Vemanti is targeting 50% year-over-year revenue growth in 2025 with ONUS on board, and expects net profit margins around 10–12%, according to Tran. These figures underscore how significant ONUS is to Vemanti: the crypto platform is becoming the flagship revenue driver for the group.

Vemanti Group Revenue Impact of ONUS Acquisition

From ONUS’s perspective, joining forces with Vemanti brings not just funding but also a pathway to global expansion and regulatory compliance. As part of a U.S. public company, ONUS will need to adhere to higher standards of transparency and governance, which could increase trust among international partners and users. Vemanti has already moved to strengthen ONUS’s executive ranks, hiring additional compliance and finance personnel for ONUS’s Lithuanian entity to ensure robust oversight. The companies have outlined a multi-pronged roadmap for growth post-merger:

  • Uplisting and Global Market Entry: Vemanti is aggressively working to uplist from the OTC market to Nasdaq in late 2025, and a fully acquired ONUS Pro is central to that plan. The uplisting would not only give Vemanti/ONUS access to a wider pool of investors but also facilitate ONUS’s entry into new jurisdictions. Notably, Vemanti’s communications highlight that this deal “lays the foundation for global scaling, [facilitating] the deployment of financial products in the U.S. market”. In other words, ONUS will explore offering its services in the United States and other Western markets, likely by navigating regulatory approvals or partnerships. The ONUS team has stated it will expand into major markets across Asia, the EU, South America, and the U.S. in the near future. Being part of a U.S.-listed entity should make those international expansions easier, by improving ONUS’s credibility with regulators and partners overseas.
  • USD-Backed Stablecoin (USDV): One of the most significant future projects is the launch of a USD-pegged stablecoin, tentatively called USDV. According to both Vemanti and ONUS, this stablecoin is intended to “optimize cross-border transactions” and provide a compliant bridge between traditional finance and crypto. The stablecoin will likely leverage ONUS’s existing user base (for distribution and usage in remittances, payments, etc.) and Vemanti’s U.S. presence (for regulatory structure and trust). Vemanti has cited the recently introduced U.S. GENIUS Act – legislation aimed at providing a regulatory framework for stablecoins – as a guidepost for launching USDV in a compliant manner. By aligning with forthcoming regulations, Vemanti hopes USDV could serve as a scalable cross-border payment solution, linking the U.S. and Southeast Asia for remittances and trade. This signals that ONUS doesn’t want to be just a crypto trading platform, but also a fintech infrastructure provider enabling things like fast, low-cost international money transfers (an area very relevant to Vietnam’s large diaspora and remittance inflows).
  • Banking Integration via xBank: In parallel, Vemanti and ONUS are exploring a strategic partnership with xBank, a Vietnam-based digital banking startup. The vision is to bridge traditional banking services with ONUS’s blockchain-based services, targeting Vietnam’s underserved small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) and retail customers. For example, in the future an ONUS user might be able to access lending products or savings accounts from xBank within the crypto app, or vice versa, an xBank user could seamlessly purchase digital assets or stablecoins using their bank account. By combining ONUS’s crypto infrastructure with xBank’s banking license and client base, the merged entity aims to offer “seamless, compliant financial solutions” that span fiat and crypto realms. Tan Tran, Vemanti’s CEO, has remarked that “the future of finance lies in convergence… allowing ONUS Pro and USDV to deliver real-world utility across both fiat and digital ecosystems.” This encapsulates the long-term roadmap: to turn ONUS into a hybrid platform where users can manage their money universally – whether it’s VND or USD in a bank or BTC and USDT on-chain – without friction.
  • Ongoing Product Development: While working on the big-picture initiatives above, ONUS continues to refine and expand its core platform. The company plans to roll out new products and user engagement campaigns to drive growth in its existing markets. Recent updates show ONUS is introducing features like Auto-Invest (DCA) tools (to let users automate crypto purchases on a schedule), improving its ONUS Shares program (it upgraded to Shares v4.0 with token buyback and burn features), and constantly listing new assets (dozens of new trading pairs and tokens are added monthly). ONUS’s roadmap likely includes further localization as well – for instance, adding more fiat gateways as it enters countries like Indonesia or Brazil, or perhaps introducing features for stock trading and other asset classes (as hinted by its current tokenized stock offerings). The goal is to make ONUS a 360-degree financial app that can compete with both crypto exchanges and fintech neobanks.
  • Scaling and Infrastructure: To support a larger user base (the next target could be 10 million users and beyond), ONUS will need to scale its technology and compliance. The merger gives access to more capital for upgrading infrastructure, beefing up customer support, and ensuring regulatory licenses in new jurisdictions. ONUS Chain, the company’s blockchain, will also benefit – a stronger ecosystem could attract developers to build DeFi apps on ONUS Chain, with ONUS’s large user base as potential adopters. The ONUS token may see expanded utility in governance as the community grows. Meanwhile, Vemanti’s public status means ONUS will face greater scrutiny, but also that its achievements (user metrics, revenue growth) will be reported to the market, adding pressure to maintain high performance. If executed well, ONUS’s integration into a public company could ultimately enhance user trust (many local Vietnamese users still remember the Mt. Gox-like failures; seeing ONUS be audited and regulated might reassure them of fund safety).

How will Vemanti benefit? In short, Vemanti Group transforms overnight from a small tech holding company into the owner of one of Southeast Asia’s most prominent crypto-fintech platforms. This provides immediate revenue and user scale to Vemanti. Prior to the deal, Vemanti’s operations were relatively modest; now, with ONUS, Vemanti’s consolidated financials will show tens of millions in revenue and a fast growth rate. This dramatically improves Vemanti’s profile for investors, which is crucial for the Nasdaq uplisting process. Additionally, Vemanti gains a competitive edge in the fintech sector: few U.S.-listed companies have a foothold in the Southeast Asian crypto market as Vemanti now does. ONUS’s large user community (4.5M and counting) and its technology (exchange engine, blockchain, mobile apps) give Vemanti a platform to build on – whether to introduce new products like the USDV stablecoin, or cross-sell other services. There’s also a strategic benefit in terms of vision: Vemanti’s leadership sees the convergence of traditional finance and crypto as the next big opportunity. With ONUS plus the planned banking and stablecoin integrations, Vemanti can position itself at that convergence point – potentially offering a regulated yet innovative suite of financial services spanning payments, remittances, trading, and lending all under one umbrella. That could open multiple revenue streams, from trading fees and interest income to maybe even enterprise services (imagine Vemanti offering blockchain payment solutions for businesses using ONUS’s tech).

From a macro perspective, the ONUS-Vemanti merger also underscores the trend of local crypto startups maturing and joining forces with global capital markets. Similar to how Coinbase went public or how Binance sought partnerships, ONUS’s trajectory – from a Vietnam-only app to part of a NASDAQ-aspiring company – reflects the mainstreaming of the crypto industry. It provides a case study in how a grassroots platform can scale in an emerging market and then attract international investment.

Outlook

With the merger underway, ONUS Pro’s roadmap appears full of promise and challenges. In the coming year, success for ONUS will mean delivering on its expansion plans: launching the USDV stablecoin successfully, integrating with xBank to offer innovative fintech products, and entering new markets while navigating local regulations. The company’s history shows a strong execution capability in terms of user growth and product development, but global expansion will bring new regulatory complexity (for instance, operating in the U.S. will require compliance with SEC/CFTC rules, state licenses, etc.). Vemanti’s backing should help address those hurdles by providing legal and financial support.

For the everyday user, these developments could make ONUS an even more powerful platform. A user in Vietnam or elsewhere might soon be able to hold USDV stablecoins in their ONUS wallet, earn interest, pay bills or send remittances, trade a variety of assets, and even apply for a loan – all within the same app. Few fintech platforms offer such breadth. ONUS is effectively blending features of a crypto exchange, a digital bank, and a DeFi platform. If it succeeds, it could substantially increase crypto adoption in its target markets by making digital asset services as easy as online banking. Tan Tran envisions ONUS Pro “streamlining real-world financial transactions for approximately 700 million people in Southeast Asia” – an ambitious goal that speaks to the scale of impact ONUS and Vemanti are aiming for.

In conclusion, ONUS Pro’s journey from a small Vietnamese crypto app to a globally expanding fintech platform is a remarkable story of growth in the digital asset era. The platform’s rich feature set – from 600+ supported assets to high-yield farming and a native blockchain – has positioned it as a leader in its home market. Now, under the umbrella of Vemanti Group, ONUS is gearing up for its next phase: globalization. Readers should watch for upcoming milestones such as the Nasdaq uplisting of Vemanti, the release of the USDV stablecoin, and ONUS’s entry into new countries. Each will be a significant step in ONUS Pro’s evolution. If ONUS stays true to its mission of making crypto accessible while embracing the new opportunities from the merger, it may well achieve its early goal of reaching 10 million users – and possibly many more – in the near future. One thing is clear: ONUS Pro has become a case study in how a local fintech innovation can scale up and converge with global finance, pointing toward a future where traditional banking and crypto platforms merge into one seamless experience.

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