Nomura’s crypto unit, Laser Digital, has opened an office in Tokyo, with Hideaki Kudo named as the new office’s representative director and head. Kudo was previously an executive director at Nomura’s Digital Company, where he was responsible for developing security tokens for the financial services group and launching Japan’s first real estate security token offering. Laser Digital, which was launched last year, focuses on venture capital, asset management, and trading and has already invested in over ten crypto start-ups. It recently launched a bitcoin exposure fund and acquired Elysium Technology Group to provide post-trade solutions for digital assets.