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Fnality, a fintech firm specializing in tokenizing major currencies backed by central bank cash, has raised $95 million in a Series B round led by Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas. According to a report on Nov. 14, Fnality, the London-based…

Nomura, Japan’s largest investment bank, announced that its subsidiary Laser Digital Asset Management has introduced a Bitcoin Adoption Fund aimed at providing institutional investors with direct exposure to Bitcoin. Targeting institutional investors, this move is part of a larger plan…

Komainu, a joint venture of Ledger, CoinShares, and Nomura, gains a full operating license from Dubai’s VARA, bolstering Dubai’s ambition to become a crypto hotspot. Crypto custody service Komainu, backed by Nomura, Ledger, and Coinshares, has received final approval from…

Laser Digital, a division of Nomura, is set to adopt Bitcoin as of 2023. Despite Nomura being adamant on digital assets earlier, the bank is looking to tap more into the crypto sector.

Japanese banking giant Nomura has invested in Fnality, a global banking consortium focusing on developing a blockchain-based payment system to support the adoption of tokenized assets and marketplaces. Nomura Invests in Blockchain Payment Firm Fnality Nomura has invested in the…

Nomura, a Japan-based financial holding company participated in a $6 million Series A funding round of Allinfra, a Hong-Kong blockchain startup geared toward battling climate change. Allinfra Raises $6 Million in Series A Funding Round Allinfra focuses on climate solutions…

Earlier today, Japan-based financial services provider Nomura Securities announced that it would be offering over-the-counter bitcoin derivatives to its customers.  Nomura Securities Turns to BTC Derivatives Per a Reuters report, the securities entity is set to provide bitcoin derivatives, albeit…

Nomura’s Instinet and Credit Suisse today achieved T+0 settlement for U.S. listed equities via the Paxos Settlement Service. Paxos Blockchain Enables Same-day Settlement According to a Ledger Insights report on April 6, Nomura’s Instinet and Credit Suisse have successfully achieved…

Nomura Holding and Nomura Research Institute (NRI) have formed a joint venture to launch a blockchain platform to manage securities exchange. According to Ledger Insights, September 2, 2019, the venture has raised $11 million and will aim for a full…