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Nomura targets the crypto venture space with Laser Digital
Laser Digital will invest in DeFi, Web3 and blockchain infrastructure companies Nomura partnered with CoinShares and Ledger to launch crypto custodian Komainu in 2020 Japan-based financial giant Nomura is looking to expand its ambitions in digital assets with a new crypto-focused company that will invest in the industry's innovators and offer trading and other investment products to institutional clients. The company, called Laser Digital, will initially focus on venture capital - investing in companies focused on DeFi, centralized finance, Web3 and blockchain infrastructure, the investment bank announced on Wednesday. The company also intends to...
Nomura targets the crypto venture space with Laser Digital
- Laser Digital wird in DeFi-, Web3- und Blockchain-Infrastrukturunternehmen investieren
- Nomura ging eine Partnerschaft mit CoinShares und Ledger ein, um im Jahr 2020 den Krypto-Depotbank Komainu zu gründen
Japan-based financial giant Nomura is looking to expand its digital asset ambitions with a new crypto-focused venture that will invest in the industry's innovators and offer trading and other investment products to institutional clients.
The company, called Laser Digital, will initially focus on venture capital - investing in companies focused on DeFi, centralized finance, Web3 and blockchain infrastructure, the investment bank announced on Wednesday.
The company also plans to focus on secondary trading and investor products as it looks to offer more services in the coming months.
Steven Ashley and Jez Mohideen will become chairman and CEO of the new company, respectively. Nomura has founded Laser Digital's holding company in Switzerland.
“Staying at the forefront of digital innovation is Nomura’s top priority,” Nomura CEO Kentaro Okuda said in a statement. “That’s why, alongside our efforts to diversify our business, we announced earlier this year that Nomura would be launching a new subsidiary focused on digital assets.”
Nomura first announced plans for the company in May, a month after it launched its digital company as part of a restructuring of its future innovation division.
“The new company will enable us to provide institutional clients access to a broad range of new products and services and significantly contribute to responsible innovation in the digital asset ecosystem,” Ashley said at the time.
Ashley, former head of Nomura's wholesale division, has resigned to lead Laser Digital. Christopher Willcox previously CEO of JPMorgan Asset Management, is expected to replace him in that role on Oct. 1, Nomura said in a statement.
Mohideen, now CEO of Laser Digital, joined Nomura in 2018 as global chief digital officer. Prior to Nomura, he led the development of systematic trading capabilities at hedge fund Brevan Howard.
Nomura is not new to the crypto space. It partnered with cryptoasset manager CoinShares and digital asset security firm Ledger in 2020 to launch crypto custodian Komainu.
A Nomura spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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