{
  "id": 2365488,
  "title": "Nomura-backed Laser Digital wins Japan's first crypto approval in four years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/nomura-backed-laser-digital-wins-japans-first-crypto-approval-in-four",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T10:38:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/21/nomura-backed-laser-digital-wins-japan-s-first-crypto-approval-in-four-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto providers, with institutional trading services planned to follow as the appetite for crypto in Japan grows.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}