Japan's biggest brokers just opened crypto to millions

Japan's biggest brokers just opened crypto to millions

Author: Token Metrics May 17, 2026 Duration: 4:43
SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are launching crypto investment trusts. Nomura is next in line. Millions of Japanese retail investors are about to get crypto access. TradFi isn't coming. It's already here.

Today's key developments:
• The Clarity Act cleared the Senate Banking Committee in a bipartisan 15-9 vote, but analysts are flagging significant hurdles before it becomes law.
• Lombard Finance migrated $1B in Bitcoin assets away from LayerZero to Chainlink, citing reliability and security concerns.
• Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced a $1.5B bond buyback and is openly contemplating Bitcoin sales for the first time.


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