Israel’s oldest bank is set to bring BTC into its banking app: this time it’s not custody—it’s direct trading
Israel’s largest bank, Leumi, has teamed up with Galaxy. By early 2027, the bank app will directly buy and sell BTC/ETH/SOL—this will be a first nationwide and is clearly bullish.
Leumi is the oldest and largest commercial bank in Israel. This week it signed an agreement with Galaxy Digital, which has been listed on Nasdaq. The plan is to put BTC, ETH, and SOL into its own banking platform, so customers won’t need to open separate accounts on exchanges. At the moment, it’s stuck at regulatory approval; once approved, it will become Israel’s first bank to sell crypto directly. The target is to go live in early 2027.
Simply put: in the future, Israelis buying crypto will follow the same process as buying investments/financial products.
Market impact
Short term: bullish sentiment. Even though the rollout won’t happen until 2027, the signal that “even the oldest, most established bank is getting involved” is itself a preview of incremental capital. Currently, BTC is at $63,040, ETH at $1,883.42, and SOL at $75.53.
Medium term: bank channels are equivalent to a compliant entry point. If banks in other countries replicate this model, crypto retail flows will accelerate from exchanges into the banking system. That also means the overall “legalization pie” for the market gets bigger, while exchanges’ traditional turf gets eroded.
My take
Bullish, but don’t expect it to pump tomorrow. This is a forward-looking positive catalyst for two years from now. For now, whether BTC can hold above $63,000 is the key—if that level breaks, no news will be able to support it. Also note one detail: SOL is included alongside BTC and ETH in the bank’s first batch lineup. That in itself is a form of recognition. The only risk is that regulators don’t approve—then the story ends here.
- Coins: BTC / ETH / SOL
- Direction: Bullish 📈 Predicting an uptrend
- Duration: BTC 12h / ETH 24h / SOL 4h
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📊 Historical backtest
- After similar news like “US SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs for Trading on American Exchanges” (2024-03-06) was released, BTC’s 12h rise/fall was -1.04%. The outlook was bullish ✅ correct
- Out of 282 bullish-type BTC news items historically, 122 had predictions that matched actual price action (accuracy 43%)
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