Bank (national trust bank, proposed) · United States
Laser Digital National Trust Bank (Nomura)
Laser Digital National Trust Bank (proposed) · laserdigital.com (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
1/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-11-07
Only 1 of 3 status dimensions (commercial, regulatory, technical) are verified for this institution; at least 2 are required before a score is shown. We show this rather than guess.
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | 25 | Approved / authorised · initiative |
| Technical delivery | 20 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Custody & trading |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2026-05-29 |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (1)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Custody & trading · United States
Laser Digital National Trust Bank (Nomura): OCC preliminary conditional approval for digital asset custody, staking and spot trading
- regulatory
- Approved / authorised2026-05-29
- technical
- Unknown
- commercial
- Unknown
On 29 May 2026 the OCC granted preliminary conditional approval for Laser Digital National Trust Bank, owned through Nomura Group's digital asset unit Laser Digital, to provide fiduciary custody of digital assets, securities and fiat, mainly for institutions, plus staking and customer-directed spot trading.
Scope: Proposed national trust bank in New York; staking and spot trading only for custody customers and custodied assets.
In tracker · last verified 2026-11-07
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
- Approved / authorised Laser Digital National Trust Bank (Nomura): OCC preliminary conditional approval for digital asset custody, staking and spot trading
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · 29 May 2026
Partners & providers
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Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
- 2026-05-29Primary record · Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyOCC Corporate Decision #1377: Laser Digital National Trust Bank (proposed; Nomura Group) (opens source in new tab)
- 2026-05-29Primary record · Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyOCC Corporate Decision #1377: Laser Digital National Trust Bank — staking and spot trading (opens source in new tab)
Markets (from stated target markets): United States
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2026-05-29 · Status
OCC grants preliminary conditional approval (Corporate Decision #1377); final approval pending preopening requirements.
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