Israel’s largest bank is moving into Bitcoin. On August 14, 2026, Bank Leumi announced a partnership with Nasdaq-listed Galaxy Digital. The deal will let Leumi customers buy, hold, and sell digital assets inside the bank’s own systems. Notably, the service covers Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana at launch. Leumi expects to go live in early 2027.

The timing is not accidental. Israeli regulators spent the summer of 2026 rewriting the rules for digital assets. As a result, a project that failed in 2022 now has a viable path forward.

Bank Leumi, Israel’s largest bank, is partnering with Galaxy to become the first bank in Israel to offer digital asset trading.

Customers of @LeumiDigital and Pepper, the bank’s mobile digital banking…