diff --git a/src/core/env.ts b/src/core/env.ts
index d6953ced..e1056249 100644
--- a/src/core/env.ts
+++ b/src/core/env.ts
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ export const getEnv = ({
     // Call hook.
     await onFetch?.([event])
 
-    return BigInt(event.balance)
+    return event.balance
   }
 
   const getBalances: FormulaBalancesGetter = async (address) => {
@@ -1084,9 +1084,9 @@ export const getEnv = ({
     return events.reduce(
       (acc, { denom, balance }) => ({
         ...acc,
-        [denom]: BigInt(balance),
+        [denom]: balance,
       }),
-      {} as Record<string, bigint>
+      {} as Record<string, string>
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/types.ts b/src/core/types.ts
index 5ff00ce6..221dfa2a 100644
--- a/src/core/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/types.ts
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ export type FormulaTxEventsGetter = (
 export type FormulaBalanceGetter = (
   address: string,
   denom: string
-) => Promise<bigint | undefined>
+) => Promise<string | undefined>
 
 export type FormulaBalancesGetter = (
   address: string
-) => Promise<Record<string, bigint> | undefined>
+) => Promise<Record<string, string> | undefined>
 
 export type Env<Args extends Record<string, string> = {}> = {
   chainId: string
diff --git a/src/db/migrations/20230930091910-alter-bank-state-event-balance-type-bigint-to-string.ts b/src/db/migrations/20230930091910-alter-bank-state-event-balance-type-bigint-to-string.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8e41113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/migrations/20230930091910-alter-bank-state-event-balance-type-bigint-to-string.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { QueryInterface } from 'sequelize'
+
+module.exports = {
+  async up(queryInterface: QueryInterface) {
+    await queryInterface.changeColumn('BankStateEvents', 'balance', {
+      type: 'text',
+      allowNull: false,
+    })
+  },
+
+  async down(queryInterface: QueryInterface) {
+    await queryInterface.changeColumn('BankStateEvents', 'balance', {
+      type: 'bigint',
+      allowNull: false,
+    })
+  },
+}
diff --git a/src/db/models/BankStateEvent.ts b/src/db/models/BankStateEvent.ts
index db212f5b..678f3d2d 100644
--- a/src/db/models/BankStateEvent.ts
+++ b/src/db/models/BankStateEvent.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class BankStateEvent extends DependendableEventModel {
   denom!: string
 
   @AllowNull(false)
-  @Column(DataType.BIGINT)
+  @Column(DataType.TEXT)
   balance!: string
 
   get block(): Block {
diff --git a/src/scripts/export/handlers/bank.ts b/src/scripts/export/handlers/bank.ts
index a102b8a9..f67df315 100644
--- a/src/scripts/export/handlers/bank.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/export/handlers/bank.ts
@@ -109,18 +109,30 @@ export const bank: HandlerMaker = async ({
 
       // Try to decode as JSON-encoded number.
       try {
-        balance = BigInt(JSON.parse(fromUtf8(valueData))).toString()
+        const decodedValue = JSON.parse(fromUtf8(valueData))
+        if (
+          (typeof decodedValue === 'string' && /^[0-9]+$/.test(decodedValue)) ||
+          typeof decodedValue === 'number'
+        ) {
+          balance =
+            typeof decodedValue === 'number'
+              ? BigInt(decodedValue).toString()
+              : decodedValue
+        }
       } catch {
         // Ignore decoding errors.
       }
 
-      // Try to decode as legacy Coin protobuf, and ensure amount can be parsed
-      // as a bigint. Otherwise, ignore. The protobuf will decode (and not
+      // Try to decode as legacy Coin protobuf, and ensure amount consists of
+      // only numbers. Otherwise, ignore. The protobuf will decode (and not
       // error) if the value is another protobuf, but amount will likely contain
       // other data instead of a number. There's no way to ensure it's actually
       // a coin protobuf, so this is the best we can do.
       try {
-        balance = BigInt(Coin.decode(valueData).amount).toString()
+        const { amount } = Coin.decode(valueData)
+        if (/^[0-9]+$/.test(amount)) {
+          balance = amount
+        }
       } catch {
         // Ignore decoding errors.
       }