Two years ago, the idea of Jamie Dimon’s bank calling Michael Saylor for Bitcoin tips would have sounded like fan fiction. Now, according to Saylor himself, that’s exactly what’s happening.
Speaking at Bitcoin MENA 2025 in Abu Dhabi, the Strategy executive chairman claimed that every major US bank has reached out to him for guidance on Bitcoin over the past six months. He specifically named BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, JPMorgan, and Citi as institutions seeking his counsel on integrating Bitcoin into their financial offerings.
From skeptics to students
Strategy holds approximately 818,000 BTC, making it far and away the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury on the planet. That stash is worth tens of billions of dollars and has effectively turned the company into a proxy for institutional Bitcoin exposure.
According to Saylor’s remarks at the conference, eight of the top 10 US banks are now issuing credit backed by Bitcoin or Bitcoin-related instruments, including products tied to BlackRock’s IBIT ETF. Banks aren’t just holding Bitcoin for clients anymore. They’re building lending and credit products around it, treating it more like Treasury bonds than a speculative token.
