[Digital Asset Firm Laser Digital Approved to Establish National Trust Bank in the U.S.] Foresight News reports that Laser Digital, a digital asset company under Japan's financial group Nomura Holdings, has received preliminary conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Laser Digital National Trust Bank. If fully approved, the entity will operate as a federally regulated trust institution, providing custody and management services for tokenized assets, digital assets, and traditional assets to institutional clients, while supporting services such as stablecoins, cross-border payments, and collateral management. According to disclosures, full approval is contingent on the company meeting requirements such as minimum capital thresholds, and the entity does not intend to engage in deposit-taking or lending activities.