The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) decision to offer cryptocurrency services to customers has pushed Australia into becoming a leader in the industry, an expert said. CBA announced on Nov. 3 that it would partner with crypto exchange and custodian service Gemini and blockchain analysis company Chainalysis to become the first Australian bank to offer customers crypto services. BTC Markets CEO Caroline Bowler said the announcement was a proof that cryptocurrency would soon become a completely legitimate currency. “CBA’s move is exciting and inevitable. It’s yet another ‘red-letter day’ for crypto, and it is as though Australia has suddenly put the lead foot down,” Bowler told Nine News. “We have been touted as playing catch up all this while, but now we’re moving into a leadership position globally with our largest bank and one of the most significant mainstream financial institutions in the world offering millions of customers access to …