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Nomura’s crypto arm targets institutional investors with new bitcoin fund

The Laser Digital Bitcoin Adoption fund will provide long-only exposure to the world’s largest digital asset

Laser Digital will use Komainu for custody of the fund's assets
Laser Digital will use Komainu for custody of the fund's assets Photo: Simon Dawson/Getty Images

Nomura’s crypto arm Laser Digital has launched a bitcoin fund allowing institutional investors to buy into crypto.

Laser Digital will use Komainu, which was established in 2018 as a joint venture between Nomura, Ledger and CoinShares, for the custody of the fund’s assets, the company said in a 19 September announcement.

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