The portfolio of financial services, Nomura Holdings, is preparing to develop on the Japanese market of cryptocurrencies through its subsidiary based on Switzerland, Digital Holdings laser.
A spokesperson for the digital laser confirmed on Friday that the unit was in pre-consultation discussion with the Japan Financial Agency (FSA) and intends to request a license to offer cryptographic trading services to institutional investors in the country.
However, the spokesperson told Cowtelegraph that the date of request remains “indeterminate” and depend on the result of the discussions with the FSA.
If it is approved, Laser Digital would launch broker services for financial companies and to crypto, including exchanges in Japan. Nomura is part of the Nomura group, the largest investment bank and Japan brokerage group.
Japanese institutions plan to invest in the crypto
This decision follows a broader thrust of institutions on the Japanese cryptography market.
Earlier this week, Daiwa Securities Group, one of the largest brokerage houses in Japan, introduced a cryptography loan service that allows customers to borrow the Japanese yen using Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) as guaranteed.
Digital laser and Daiwa thrust on the Japanese market seems to be a response to growing demand for cryptographic investment in the region.
In June, Nomura and Laser Digital unveiled the results of an investigation exploring institutional appetite for the crypto. The survey has shown that 54% of investment managers – including family offices, companies and institutional investors – expect to invest in cryptocurrencies over the next three years.
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The Japan regulator offers the recast of the crypto rule
In addition to the increase in institutional interests, Japan’s regulatory position on the crypto has also changed in a more favorable direction.
Japan has sought to reform its laws on cryptography to align the rules of the sector on those of its traditional securities market, and also plans to reduce taxes on crypto. In August, the regulators of the country discreetly greeted the first stablecoin of the country fixed to the Japanese Yen.
As the country’s policies changed, the adoption of cryptography in the country has more than doubled.
On September 24, a chain chain report showed that among the five markets in the Asia-Pacific Region (APAC), Japan experienced the strongest growth. The country’s value received that onchain increased by 120% in annual shift in the 12 months before June.
Chengyi NGO, the head of the APAC chain chain, previously told Cintelegraph that the activity of the Japanese cryptography market reflected global trends as “net collection of the volume of trade” after the American presidential election.
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