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Bank Leumi, Israel's largest bank, is set to offer its customers the ability to buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin ($BTC), Ether ($ETH), and Solana ($SOL) directly through its investment app, in a deal with Galaxy.
The service is scheduled to begin in early 2027. The headline reads as institutional validation, but the timeline is the part worth scrutinizing. The mechanism here is distribution.
Galaxy sits behind the product; Leumi's customers interact through a familiar banking interface rather than a separate exchange account.
That arrangement means the bank is providing access to the three assets, not taking a directional position on any of them.
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