Laser Digital, the digital asset arm backed by Nomura, has become the first newly registered crypto exchange service provider in Japan in four years, the company announced in a statement.
Laser Digital Japan is now registered under Japan’s Payment Services Act, the country’s first new Crypto Asset Exchange Service Provider registration in four yearshttps://t.co/v4Ha0VWZr0
— Laser Digital (@LaserDigital_) August 21, 2026
The registration, confirmed August 21, lets Laser Digital operate as a crypto asset exchange service provider under Japan’s Financial Services Agency framework.
Laser Digital first announced plans to seek the license in October 2025. The approval lands a month after Japan reclassified cryptocurrencies as…
