Banks are building the rails to profit from 13.9 million BTC they do not own

Strategy's new Bitcoin Banking Adoption Index gives 25 major banks and financial institutions an overall 32% score based on activity across custody, trading, investment products, lending, and leadership support. The figure is a depth score, measuring how far banks have built out Bitcoin-related services across the institutions Strategy tracked. Bitwise's Q3 2026 Crypto Market Review [ ]