According to CoinMeta, Discount Bank of Israel announced that it will launch Bitcoin and Ethereum trading through its mobile app on November 26, becoming the first bank in the country to do so. Customers will be able to trade directly without having to open an account with an external exchange, and there will be no account management fee for the first six months. The CEO of Discount Bank, Avi Levi, described this launch as the first step in building the infrastructure for digital banking. The service will support Bitcoin and Ethereum, and eligible customers will be able to trade directly from their bank accounts.