币界网报道:According to a report by Bijie.com, on June 5, SMBC Nikko Securities, a securities subsidiary of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), announced a strategic investment in Hashed Venture Fund III, a blockchain fund under Hashed Venture. The specific investment amount has not been disclosed. It is reported that this investment may promote more extensive cooperation between Japan's traditional finance and Web3 industries. It is reported that Nikko Open Innovation Lab (NOIL), an innovation laboratory under SMBC Nikko, is promoting a project called "Proof of Japan" to digitize Japanese cultural assets using NFT technology.