Nomura, a global financial services group, Laser Digital, a digital asset-based business, and GMO Internet, the parent company of stablecoin issuer GMO-Z, have partnered to explore the issuance of U.S. dollar and yen based stablecoins in Japan. The partnership also contemplates the development of a platform to offer stablecoin issuance services to other companies. Nomura,…
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Digital asset clearinghouse ClearToken announced it has received over $10 million in investment from Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital with participation from Flow Traders, GSR, LMAX Digital and Zodia Custody, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures. In an announcement, ClearToken revealed a rough timeline for when it plans to start offering services in 2025-2026…
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Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of financial services giant Nomura, has opened a new Tokyo base, to expand its presence in the Far East. Former Nomura’s executive director Hideaki Kudo, has been appointed to head the new office in Japan. Kudo has previously worked on several projects for Nomura including the development of security…
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Japan’s largest investment bank, Nomura, unveiled its Bitcoin Adoption Fund through its crypto subsidiary, Laser Digital. On September 19, Nomura’s subsidiary, Laser Digital announced it would use Koimanu, an entity established in 2018 by Nomura, Ledger, and Coinshares, to custody the fund’s assets…. Read More: Global Investment Bank Nomura Launches Institutional Bitcoin Fund – Adoption…
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Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of the Japanese financial services giant Nomura, might take a longer time to turn profitable than expected, as the company is still grappling to recover from the sector’s turmoil. Laser Digital had previously forecasted to make profits by 2024. However, in an interview with Bloomberg, the company’s CEO Jez…
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On Wednesday, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdings. Nomura’s move follows a number of financial giants entering the cryptocurrency industry this year. Nomura Introduces Laser Digital Holdings The investment banking giant from Japan, Nomura…
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