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.