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Nomura's Laser Digital Injects Fresh Funds Into Web3 Incubator Supported by Alan Howard
20.7.2023
Laser Digital, the Swiss digital asset subsidiary of the renowned Japanese financial services giant Nomura, has recently invested in Webn, an incubator backed by Alan Howard.
Webn primarily focuses on nurturing firms that serve institutional digital assets and Web3.
Alan Howard, co-founder...
Professional Investors Still Have an Appetite for Digital Assets: Survey
16.6.2023
A survey by Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary shows investors overwhelmingly say digital assets represent an important diversification opportunity
Investors want crypto, but not without TradFi backing: Nomura survey
16.6.2023
A Nomura Laser Digital survey has revealed the majority of institutional investors polled are still keen on crypto
Finance Firm Nomura Predicts Fed Rate Cut and End of Tapering This Month – What Would This Mean for Crypto?
14.3.2023
Financial services giant Nomura now believes the Federal Reserve is done with interest rate hikes and that it could even cut rates at its meeting next week.
“In reaction to looming financial stability risks, we now expect the Fed to cut rates,” Nomura economists Aichi Amemiya and Jacob Meyer were...
Today in Crypto: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Embassy in USA, Japanese Banking Giant Invests in Infinity, Kansas May Cap Election Donations in Crypto to $100
15.2.2023
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Binance Reportedly to Go (Back) Big in Japan, Kraken Rejects SEC, China Gets Metaverse Engineering Department + More News
26.9.2022
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Japanese Banking Heavyweight Nomura to Launch Crypto-Focused Venture Capital Arm
22.9.2022
On Wednesday, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdings. Nomura’s move follows a number of financial giants entering the cryptocurrency industry...
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Remaster Retains Sephiroth’s Intense Hair Care Routine
7.7.2022
We got a bunch of information about Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion today, including the important news that flavor text about Sephiroth’s gratuitously thorough hair care routine will be carried over from the original game.Read more
Japan’s largest investment bank Nomura readies new crypto subsidiary
17.5.2022
The leading Japanese bank plans on establishing a crypto subsidiary outside of Japan and will acquire about 100 personnel to work in the digital asset space
Nomura Explains What's Up With Sora's Realistic Kingdom Hearts 4 Look
14.4.2022
When Square Enix revealed Kingdom Hearts IV over the weekend, it looked…different. Hero Sora was looking realistically emo with nerfed kicks while hanging out in a Shibuya apartment that actually exists. But fans were quick to point out that there were likely lore reasons explaining the...
RIP Sora's Big-Ass Clown Shoes, 2002-2022
10.4.2022
Big news! Kingdom Hearts IV was just announced today. We don’t know much about the game’s plot, when it will be released, or how it connects to other games, but we do know one thing: Series protagonist Sora no longer has his big clown shoes anymore. And the internet isn’t taking it very well. Read...
Japanese wealth manager Nomura to explore crypto and NFTs with new unit
3.3.2022
The firm stated in a release that it was establishing a new Digital Company, which would begin operations in April, as part of the restructuring
'Simple And Clean' Still Shows Hikaru Utada's Brilliance And Complexity
8.10.2021
In Sora’s reveal clip for Smash Bros. Ultimate, an orchestral rendition of Hikaru Utada’s “Simple and Clean” played in the background. Fans immediately took to YouTube, commenting on uploads of the tune that Smash Bros. had brought them, and reminiscing about when they heard the tune for the first...
Final Fantasy X's Tidus Was Originally A Plumber
2.8.2021
In a recent Famitsu interview, Final Fantasy X’s key developers recount bringing the game from conception to completion.Read more
Tetsuya Nomura Reminds World He's A Drip God
23.7.2021
Square Enix veteran Tetsuya Nomura is known for creating RPG characters with, let’s say, more eccentric outfits than you’d see on the street or even in other video games. And as it turns out, he sometimes draws inspiration from his own wardrobe while designing in his ubiquitous, accessory-heavy...
Square Enix Doesn't Rule Out Final Fantasy X-3
15.7.2021
Final Fantasy X-2 was originally released way back in 2003, but that doesn’t mean a sequel to the iconic PlayStation 2 game is impossible. When speaking with Weekly Famitsu, producer Yoshinori Kitase, director Motomu Toriyama, writer Kazushige Nojima, and character designer Tetsuya Nomura were...
Final Fantasy Origin’s Normie Fuckboy Scores More Stylish Gear As You Play
16.6.2021
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin’s main character looks completely out of place, but here’s some good news from the newly fixed demo: His wardrobe quickly expands to include clothes and accessories that better fit the setting.Read more
The Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Demo Is Corrupt And Unplayable
14.6.2021
As promised during Square Enix’s E3 2021 presentation, the playable demo for action game spin-off Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin has been available for download on the PlayStation 5 since yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the demo has been corrupt and completely unplayable the whole...
Final Fantasy Origins Goes Full Normcore
14.6.2021
Final Fantasy is practically synonymous with being extra, and tonally, the trailer for Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin definitely follows suit. The gang’s goal is to defeat Chaos, after all. So it’s kinda funny to see this action-packed drama features attire and character design that...
‘Bullish’ Cryptocurrency Exchange to Launch With Backing of Billionaire Investors, Investment Bank Nomura
12.5.2021
A new cryptocurrency exchange called “Bullish” will be launched this year by Bullish Global, a subsidiary of Block.one. It is backed by a number of prominent investors, including Peter Thiel, Alan Howard, Louis Bacon, Richard Li, Mike Novogratz, Christian Angermayer, and investment bank...