Nomura Holdings launched Laser Venture Capital, a cryptocurrency venture capital arm, which will focus on investing in DeFi, CeFi, Web3 and blockchain infrastructure. This department is the first business of Laser Digital Holdings AG, a Swiss digital asset subsidiary established by Nomura Holdings, and will launch new businesses around secondary market transactions and investment products in the future. Foresight News previously reported that Steve Ashley, head of trading and investment banking at Nomura Holdings, will step down from his original position and become chairman of Nomura's newly established Swiss subsidiary Laser Digital Holdings AG, responsible for digital asset-related businesses.