First-mover advantage in bringing regulated crypto trading to retail banking customers will position early-adopting banks as leaders in the next era of finance.

""The future of finance will run on open, programmable rails, and we believe the banks that move first will define the era that follows," said Lior Lamesh, CEO of Galaxy Israel. "Leumi is the first bank in Israel to bring digital assets to its customers, and it chose Galaxy, to make it possible.""