{"id":70513,"date":"2026-02-03T08:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=70513"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:31:30","slug":"japanese-banking-giant-cuts-crypto-bets-after-q3-profit-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=70513","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Banking Giant Cuts Crypto Bets After Q3 Profit Slump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nomura, Japan\u2019s biggest brokerage and banking giant, said it will temporarily trim its cryptocurrency<\/a> positions after a weak quarter that dented profits and tightened its short-term risk tolerance. The pullback looks aimed at smoothing swings to earnings while the firm keeps its longer-term plans for digital assets alive.<\/p>\n

Bank Cuts Crypto Exposure After Profit Decline<\/h2>\n

According to earnings disclosures and company remarks, Nomura\u2019s net income fell<\/a> nearly 10 percent in the third quarter that ended December 31, leaving group profit lower than a year earlier and prompting management to curb some crypto trading positions to limit further hits.<\/p>\n

Nomura\u2019s European crypto arm, Laser Digital, had posted trading losses during the period, which management singled out as a key factor behind the move to tighten position limits.<\/p>\n

Reports<\/a> note that executives described the steps as temporary and targeted \u2014 not an exit from the market but a way to manage volatility while other parts of the business keep growing.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve just announced our 3Q 2025-26 financial results. Here are some key figures from this quarter. View the full announcement here: https:\/\/t.co\/mdYHgOnN5u<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/sosuQqihni<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nomura (@Nomura) January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Short-Term Pullback, Long-Term Play<\/h2>\n

There is a split in the timeline. On one hand, Laser Digital has recently filed paperwork to expand its services abroad, including applying for a US national trust bank charter as it seeks to offer custody and trading to institutional clients.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, trading desks that took losses are being put on a tighter leash so quarterly results don\u2019t swing wildly. That two-track approach is what analysts say explains the seeming contradiction.<\/p>\n

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Investors reacted quickly. Nomura\u2019s shares slipped after the earnings update, reflecting market concern about the hit to European operations and the extra costs tied to a large acquisition completed in the period.<\/p>\n

Management has flagged that one-off charges played a role in the weaker profit line, alongside the trading losses.<\/p>\n

Risk Controls Tightened, Growth Goals Kept<\/p>\n

Reports say Nomura<\/a> has tightened risk controls around digital-asset positions and is conducting stricter oversight of exposures that can swing with crypto price moves.<\/p>\n

At the same time, executives stressed the firm\u2019s broader commitment to building crypto infrastructure and services over the medium to long term, rather than abandoning the sector outright.<\/p>\n

The immediate effect is clear: fewer large directional bets in the trading book and more cautious position sizing. That reduces profit volatility but can limit upside if crypto prices rebound sharply.<\/p>\n

Featured image from The Exchange Asia, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nomura, Japan\u2019s biggest brokerage and banking giant, said it will temporarily trim its cryptocurrency positions after a weak quarter that dented profits and tightened its short-term risk tolerance. The pullback looks aimed at smoothing swings to earnings while the firm keeps its longer-term plans for digital assets alive. Bank Cuts Crypto Exposure After Profit Decline […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-70513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}