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Rakuten Securities

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Sunday — May 17, 2026

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Japan's Big Three Brokerages Bet on Retail Crypto Investment Trusts

SBI, Rakuten, and Nomura are preparing crypto investment trusts for Japanese retail investors. The distribution infrastructure they are building will set the regulated digital asset template for all of Asia-Pacific.

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SBI and Rakuten Securities Launch Crypto Investment Trusts in Japan

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When Japan's two largest retail brokerages package Bitcoin inside a regulated trust, they hand the rest of Asia a working blueprint for institutional crypto distribution.