Wu Shuo has learned that Laser Digital, the digital asset company under Nomura Holdings, a Japanese financial group, has received preliminary conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Laser Digital National Trust Bank.

If ultimately approved, this entity will operate as a federally regulated trust institution, providing custody and management services for tokenized assets, digital assets, and traditional assets for institutional clients, and supporting businesses such as stablecoins, cross-border payments, and collateral management.
According to disclosures, full approval depends on whether the company can meet minimum capital requirements, and the entity does not intend to engage in deposit-taking or lending activities.