Vatana Pang

From Boy Samoum to Vatana Pang

For years, people in Cambodia's crypto community knew Vatana Pang by his online name, Boy Samoum (written boysamoum or BoySaMoum). He has since changed that name to his real name, Vatana Pang. Same person, same work: the videos, the community and the companies continue under his real name, and all of his official profiles now use it.

If you are looking for boysamoum, you are in the right place. This website, vatanapang.com, is his official personal site.

Vatana Pang

Real name, used on all profiles today

ប៉ង់ សុគន្ធវឌ្ឍនា

Name in Khmer

Boy Samoum / Boy Sa Moum / boysamoum

Former online name (also written BoySaMoum)

Top V

Name used in Cambodian media and on his Binance award

Biography

Vatana Pang was born and raised in Cambodia, and credits his family and roots there as the core inspiration behind his tech journey. He started out with a passion for entrepreneurship and programming, and worked as a computer programmer for more than a decade. In late 2016 he moved into the blockchain industry and the crypto community, started the BSM Foundation in 2018 (now the Anajak Foundation) and founded Anajak (Anajak.org) in 2019.

He creates content about crypto: videos on crypto education, investment tips, market news, guides and blockchain technology, with a passion for teaching people about the potential of cryptocurrencies. Over the years he has moved from the technical world of programming into venture capital and macro investing.

Companies

• Anajak (Anajak.org)

  Founded in 2019. Crypto education and community in Cambodia: classes, mentorship and market insights. The Anajak trading platform is at anajak.xyz, with the mobile app at app.anajak.xyz.

• Anajak Ventures

  Early-stage investment in blockchain and Web3 projects in Southeast Asia, focused on long-term growth capital for startups in DeFi, GameFi and infrastructure.

• Anajak Foundation

  A private charity founded by Vatana Pang in 2018 as the BSM Foundation and later renamed. It promotes education and development in disadvantaged communities, funded mainly by Vatana Pang himself.

Awards

• Binance Awards: Most Influential of the Year
• OKX Awards: Best Trading Community, Best Engagement and Education Impressions
• Bitget: Top Trader in Southeast Asia

Featured in

Independent news coverage of Vatana Pang, also reported under the names TOP V and Boy Sa Moum:

• Nikkei Asia · 3 December 2024

  Cambodia blocks access to 16 crypto exchange websites

• Khmer Times

  Why Kingdom's stock market isn't interesting for young investors

• Popular Magazine · 16 June 2025

  TOP V នឹងនាំយកជំនួញរបស់ខ្លួន រួមទាំងអាណាចក្រគ្រីបតូមកកាន់ទឹកដីមាតុភូមិកម្ពុជាវិញ

  TOP V plans to bring his business, including his crypto ventures, home to Cambodia.

• Popular Magazine · 1 August 2025

  TOP V បង្ហាញការចូលរួមជាសកម្មក្នុងជីវិតពិត ដោយជួយសង្គ្រោះបងប្អូនខ្មែរពីសង្គ្រាមថៃឈ្លានពានទឹកដីខ្មែរ

  TOP V helps Cambodians affected by the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict.

• Popular Magazine · 6 May 2025

  លោក TOP V តំណាងឱ្យកម្ពុជាក្នុងវិស័យគ្រីបតូនៅកម្មវិធីយក្ស Token2049 នៅទីក្រុងឌូបៃ

  TOP V represents Cambodia's crypto sector at Token2049 in Dubai.

• Fresh News · 20 March 2025

  កូនខ្មែរក្នុងវិស័យ «Crypto» កំពុងនាំយកនូវមុខងារ «Monetization» ជាការរកប្រាក់ចំណូលតាមអនឡាញមកកាន់កម្ពុជា

  TOP V, known on social media as Boy Sa Moum, works to bring online monetization to Cambodia.

• TNAOT · 2 August 2024

  BSM Ventures កូនខ្មែរទទួលបានការរីកចម្រើន ក្នុងវិស័យគ្រីបតូ (Crypto)

  Boy Sa Moum's BSM Ventures grows in the crypto sector.

• DAP Business · 1 August 2024

  BSM Ventures កូនខ្មែរទទួលបានការរីកចម្រើន ក្នុងវិស័យគ្រីបតូ (Crypto)

  Boy Sa Moum's BSM Ventures grows in the crypto sector.

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