Nomura Holdings' Laser Digital makes a strategic investment in the Layer1 blockchain project ZIGChain

According to CoinDesk, Laser Digital, the digital asset division of Japanese financial group Nomura, announced a strategic investment in the UAE Layer1 blockchain project ZIGChain. The two parties will collaborate to promote the on-chain development of the private credit market in the Gulf region, including asset products that comply with Sharia financial rules.

The specific investment amount has not been disclosed, but market sources indicate that the investment scale reaches the high single-digit millions of dollars. ZIGChain has currently partnered with Standard Chartered and the crypto-friendly fund service provider Apex Group, focusing on on-chain asset management and private credit infrastructure development.