Bank Leumi — Israel's oldest bank and the largest in the country — just became the first bank in the country to enable its customers to trade cryptocurrencies, for now only Bitcoin BTC/USD and Ethereum ETH/USD.
What Happened: Bank Leumi launched its Pepper Invest cryptocurrency trading platform through a partnership with United States crypto firm Paxos, according to a Thursday Reuters report.
The bank said that "Pepper will collect tax according to the guidelines of the Israeli Tax Authority so that customers will not need to manage tax complexities."
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Bank Leumi has not yet announced a launch date for Pepper Invest and said that regulatory approval is still pending. Transactions on the platform will have to be worth at least 50 shekels — equivalent to about $15.50.
BTC Price Action: As of press time, Bitcoin is trading at just under $44,300 after seeing its price increase by over 2.85% over the last 24 hours.
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