PakGazette — Komainu Holdings Ltd., a cryptocurrency custodian backed by Nomura Holdings (NYSE: Inc., has secured a $75 million investment from Blockstream Equity Partners (WASHINGTON:).
This funding, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will be used to fuel Komainu’s global growth and incorporate technologies designed by Blockstream Corp. for collateral management and tokenization.
The investment will be made in , and Komainu plans to create a Bitcoin treasury to handle the funds, as revealed in a statement on Thursday.
This move is in line with the growing acceptance of Bitcoin by governments and institutions, driven by President-elect Donald Trump’s commitment to establish a national reserve of the original cryptocurrency.
Blockstream is the only contributor in this fundraising round, according to Komainu. However, the company has not excluded the possibility of accepting additional investments in this round.
Blockstream CEO Adam Back, director PeterPaul Pardi and advisor Nicolas Brand will join Komainu’s board of directors. Montreal-based Blockstream was one of the first Bitcoin infrastructure companies.
It was established in 2014 by Back, who has been suggested by some industry experts as possibly Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin. Back has dismissed this speculation.
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