🔥 Israels Largest Bank Will Give Bitcoin Trading Another Try.
A softer regulatory line and Galaxy's custody stack now give it another shot in early 2027.By Jose Antonio LanzEdited by Guillermo JimenezAug 14, 2026Aug 14, 20263 min readIsrael flag. Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Bank Leumi, Israel's largest bank, will let customers trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana inside Leumi Trade through Galaxy's trading and custody rails. It's Bank Leumi's second attempt at crypto trading, after a failed run back in 2022. The target is early 2027, still subject to Bank of Israel approvalthe same gate that killed Leumi's 2022 Paxos plan.
Bank Leumi and Galaxy Digital said Thursday they'll bring cryptocurrency trading to Israel's largest bank through its digital investment arm, Pepper. Customers of Leumi and PEPPER, the bank's mobile digital banking arm, will be able to buy, hold and sell selected digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ether and Solana, within the Leumi Trade capital markets application, an official press release says. Trading will take place in a dedicated, secured section of the app. The service is expected to become available to customers in early 2027. It isn't Leumi's first swing.
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A softer regulatory line and Galaxy's custody stack now give it another shot in early 2027.By Jose Antonio LanzEdited by Guillermo JimenezAug 14, 2026Aug 14, 20263 min readIsrael flag. Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Bank Leumi, Israel's largest bank, will let customers trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana inside Leumi Trade through Galaxy's trading and custody rails. It's Bank Leumi's second attempt at crypto trading, after a failed run back in 2022. The target is early 2027, still subject to Bank of Israel approvalthe same gate that killed Leumi's 2022 Paxos plan.
Bank Leumi and Galaxy Digital said Thursday they'll bring cryptocurrency trading to Israel's largest bank through its digital investment arm, Pepper. Customers of Leumi and PEPPER, the bank's mobile digital banking arm, will be able to buy, hold and sell selected digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ether and Solana, within the Leumi Trade capital markets application, an official press release says. Trading will take place in a dedicated, secured section of the app. The service is expected to become available to customers in early 2027. It isn't Leumi's first swing.
❓ What's your take is this the start of a bigger move or just noise? Drop it below.
$BTC $ETH
#SolanaFiredancer #EthereumUpgrade #TokenizationTrend