Strategy launched a Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index on July 13 that scores how far major banks have moved into bitcoin services, placing overall adoption at 32%. Fidelity tops the ranking, but the wide gap between firms shows how uneven institutional uptake remains.
Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) put a number on how far major banks have gone into bitcoin, and the figure is 32%. The company introduced its Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index on X on July 13, with an accompanying graphic that placed overall adoption at that level. CEO Phong Le said adoption of bitcoin and the wider digital-asset ecosystem is gaining speed among large banks and financial institutions, though the sector remains at an early stage.
How the index scores banks
The index evaluates institutions across trading, custody, products, margin activity, and leadership. Its categories cover bitcoin and bitcoin ETF trading, stablecoins, tokenization, yield products, underwriting, and corporate allocation. To grade each firm, Strategy uses Harvey balls — empty, partially filled, and fully filled circles marking five levels of adoption, from none to full implementation.
Strategy selected roughly 30 institutions using measures such as total assets, assets under custody, client assets, private-banking assets, and 2025 global systemically important bank status. The chart notes that figures are approximate and based on public information available as of July 10, 2026.
Fidelity leads a divided field
Fidelity ranks first with a 71% score, ahead of BNY at 46% and Goldman Sachs at 45%. Its lead reflects broad work in digital-asset trading, custody, and investment products through Fidelity Digital Assets and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, its spot bitcoin ETF. BNY’s second-place standing rests on an established custody and servicing operation that has extended into tokenized funds and stablecoin infrastructure.
For now the ranking is a high-level snapshot rather than a reproducible benchmark. Le said Strategy plans to release methodology and updates and invited institutions to submit corrections. Whether the 32% figure can be independently tested will depend on the category weights and evidence standards the company publishes next.
Source: Bitcoin News
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