{"id":59684,"date":"2023-09-19T10:11:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=59684"},"modified":"2023-09-19T10:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:11:35","slug":"nomura-bank-launches-bitcoin-adoption-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/nomura-bank-launches-bitcoin-adoption-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomura Bank Launches Bitcoin Adoption Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japan's largest investment bank, Nomura, through its subsidiary Laser Digital Asset Management, has launched a Bitcoin Adoption Fund that will offer Bitcoin exposure to<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/coinbase-launches-crypto-lending-for-us-institutional-investors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> institutional investors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-50-1024x595.png\" alt=\"Nomura bank Launches Bitcoin Adoption Fund\" class=\"wp-image-59693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-50-1024x595.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-50-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-50-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-50-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-50-750x436.png 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-50-1140x663.png 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-50.png 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nomura Bank Launches Bitcoin Adoption Fund<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the official announcement, the Bitcoin-based fund will be the first in a series of digital adoption investment solutions the company intends to launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nomura, a Japanese financial behemoth with over $500 billion in assets, provides brokerage services to the world's most prominent institutional investors. The Bitcoin fund launched by its digital asset division will now give investors direct <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/morgan-stanley-increases-its-crypto-exposure-through-grayscales-bitcoin-trust.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitcoin exposure<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Laser Digital Bitcoin Adoption Fund offers only long Bitcoin exposure. The financial powerhouse has selected Komainu as its regulated custody partner. The Bitcoin Fund is a portion of Laser Digital Funds Segregated Portfolio Company registered with the Cayman Islands Regulatory Authority as a mutual fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sebastian Gugliet, the president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laserdigital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Laser Digital Asset Management<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, stated that Bitcoin is one of the enablers of this long-lasting transformational change and that long-term exposure to Bitcoin offers investors a way to capture this macro trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bitcoin adoption fund may be the first launched by Nomura and its digital asset subsidiary. Still, the Japanese investment banking behemoth has invested in the digital asset ecosystem for a considerable time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company established its digital asset venture capital arm in September 2022 to remain at the forefront of digital innovation. In August of this year, Nomura's crypto subsidiary Laser Digital also received a license to operate in Dubai from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The long-awaited Bitcoin Adoption fund for Japanese investors arrives amid a growing discussion surrounding Bitcoin-based investment products offered by regulated and conventional <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/mexico-reminds-financial-institutions-of-trade-restrictions-on-bitcoin-eth-or-xrp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial institutions<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission authorized two Bitcoin-based futures ETFs despite a pending decision on Bitcoin spot ETFs. Canada and Europe have also approved several Bitocin-focused investment products in recent years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan&#8217;s largest investment bank, Nomura, through its subsidiary Laser Digital Asset Management, has launched a Bitcoin Adoption Fund that will offer Bitcoin exposure to institutional investors. According to the official announcement, the Bitcoin-based fund will be the first in a series of digital adoption investment solutions the company intends to launch. 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