Nomura Weighs Sale of Laser Digital; Marex Among Potential Buyers

A sale would mark a notable pullback by a major Japanese bank from direct crypto exposure, even as it keeps the option of a partner-led structure through a buyer like Marex. The scope of the unit — trading, asset management and onchain credit — makes this a test of whether banks prefer to own crypto infrastructure or simply access it. Whether talks advance to a firm deal, and which parts of Laser Digital a buyer would keep, is the open question worth tracking.