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Nomura-backed Laser Digital becomes Japan's first newly registered crypto asset trading service provider in four years.
According to CoinDesk, the Japanese subsidiary of Nomura-backed Laser Digital has obtained registration as a crypto asset trading service provider in Japan, becoming the country's first newly registered crypto asset trading service provider in four years. The company will initially provide liquidity services to domestic virtual asset service providers and plans to subsequently expand its digital asset trading business targeting institutional investors.
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Nomura's Digital Asset Arm Laser Digital Invests in ZIGChain to Drive On-Chain Private Credit in the Middle East
Odaily News – Laser Digital, the digital assets division of Japanese financial group Nomura, has announced a strategic investment in ZIGChain, a Layer 1 blockchain project based in the UAE. The two parties will collaborate to advance the on-chain adoption of the private credit market in the Middle East and Gulf region, including Sharia-compliant asset products.Neither party disclosed the specific investment amount, but market sources indicate the investment is in the high single-digit millions range. ZIGChain has already partnered with Standard Chartered and crypto-friendly fund services provider Apex Group, focusing on on-chain asset management and private credit infrastructure development. (CoinDesk)
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Japan Plans to Launch Bitcoin ETF by 2028, Individual Funds Expected to Be Primary Inflow Source
Japan is expected to launch a Bitcoin ETF as early as 2028. With the revised Financial Instruments and Exchange Act bringing crypto assets under the regulatory scope of financial products, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to adjust rules related to investment trusts, allowing funds and ETFs to hold crypto assets as primary investment targets. Multiple asset management institutions have already expressed interest in participating. Japanese institutional investors' interest in crypto assets is on the rise. A survey by Nomura Holdings and Laser Digital shows that approximately 79% of institutional investors and family offices plan to invest in crypto assets within the next three years.However, unlike the US Bitcoin ETF, which is primarily driven by institutional funds, Japan's institutional investor base is relatively limited, and a high proportion of household financial assets are held in cash. Therefore, individual investor funds are likely to become the main source of inflows. Some analysts believe that Japan's Bitcoin ETF could attract up to 3 trillion yen in inflows by FY2028. (Nikkei)
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Digital asset firm Laser Digital has received preliminary conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a federally regulated trust bank.
According to an official announcement, Laser Digital has received preliminary conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Laser Digital National Trust Bank, a federally regulated trust institution that will serve institutional clients. Upon receiving its formal charter, the bank’s scope of operations will include foreign exchange and stablecoin brokerage, cross-margin collateral management for digital and traditional assets, and multi-asset trust custody for tokenized and traditional assets.
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