Nomura Tightens Laser Digital Risk Controls After Crypto Losses Hit Q3 Profit – News and Statistics
Feb 2, 2026
Nomura Holdings said it will tighten risk controls at Laser Digital, its crypto unit, after losses in the business contributed to the company’s 9.7% decline in fiscal third-quarter profit, according to a Bloomberg report. During an earnings briefing on Friday, Nomura CEO Hiroyuki Moriuchi said the company implemented stricter position management to reduce risk exposure and limit earnings fluctuations from crypto market swings.
On Oct. 10, four days after bitcoin hit a record high of over $126,200, the crypto market suffered a flash crash that led to more than $19 billion of leveraged positions being wiped out in the biggest deleveraging event in the industry’s history. Bitcoin ended the…
