Nomura Launches Bitcoin Fund for Institutions via Laser Digital and Komainu

Nomura's digital assets subsidiary Laser Digital launched a Bitcoin Adoption Fund for institutional investors.
The fund will provide long-only exposure to bitcoin.
It's the first in a range of digital asset investment products from Laser Digital.
The fund will use Komainu, a joint venture between Nomura, Ledger and CoinShares, for custody.
Laser Digital and Komainu recently got licenses from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority.

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