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Nomura-backed Komainu raises $75 million in bitcoin

Komainu, a regulated digital asset services provider and custodian backed by Nomura, has sealed a $75 million investment from Blockstream capital.

16 January 2025

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Institutional players back digital asset clearing house ClearToken

ClearToken, a London-based clearing house for global digital assets, has secured a $10 million funding round with support from Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of Nomura, several global liquidity providers including Flow Traders and GSR, and leading digital asset firms LMAX Digital and Zodia Custody.

13 March 2024

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Nomura invests in digital asset clearing house ClearToken

Nomura's digital assets subsidiary, Laser Digital, has invested in ClearToken, a startup prepping a clearing house to the digital asset marketplace. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

23 March 2023

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Nomura invests in 'Hybrid Finance' startup Infinity

Nomura's digital assets subsidiary, Laser Digital, has invested in Infinity, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for institutional lending and borrowing.

15 February 2023

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Nomura invests in Fnality

Nomura has invested in Fnality, the international consortium of global banks focused on building a blockchain-based payment system to support the adoption of tokenised assets and marketplaces.

26 September 2022

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Nomura leads $6 million investment in climate tech startup Allinfra

Climate tech startup Allinfra has raised $6 million in a Series A round led by Nomura.

26 May 2022

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Nomura creates digital asset company

Nomura is creating an independent digital asset company that will offer institutional clients a comprehensive suite of crypto trading, investor products and investment services.

17 May 2022

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Nomura joint venture Komainu closes $25 million Series A

Komainu, a crypto custodian joint venture between Nomura, CoinShares, and Ledger, has closed a $25 million Series A fundraise.

09 March 2021

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Securitize secures big bank backing in $14 million funding round

Santander InnoVentures, MUFG and Nomura have joined in a $14 million funding round for token issuance technology provider Securitize.

24 September 2019

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Nomura bids to create institutional-grade custody offering for digital assets

Japanese merchant bank Nomura has set up a new venture to provide safekeeping and custody services for cryptocurrency-denominated assets managed by institutional investors.

15 May 2018

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