Crypto
Nomura-backed Laser Digital applies for U.S. trust bank charter
Laser Digital, a digital asset company backed by Nomura Financial Group, has applied for a U.S. trust bank charter, Cointelegraph reported on Jan. 27, citing the Financial Times. If approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, it could offer crypto trading at the federal level without state licences, though it does not plan to take customer deposits. The approval process could take more than a year.