Nexo survey finds 67% of affluent investors own crypto but only 4.7% are deeply integrated users, with operational infrastructure cited as the main adoption barrier.
Macro & Markets ·
Nexo released its Future of Digital Wealth 2026 report based on a survey of 1,000 affluent investors spanning three countries, revealing a significant gap between ownership and active engagement in crypto assets. While two-thirds of respondents held cryptocurrencies, only 4.7% qualified as deeply integrated users, indicating that possession alone does not translate to meaningful participation in digital wealth strategies.
The survey identified operational infrastructure as the primary obstacle preventing investors from moving beyond passive holdings to fuller integration within the crypto ecosystem. Despite this friction, nearly one-fifth of participants anticipated that digital assets would emerge as their strongest wealth driver over the coming decade, suggesting appetite for deeper involvement exists among a meaningful subset of the surveyed population.
The findings highlight a structural mismatch: while adoption among affluent investors has reached a majority threshold, the mechanisms and tools needed to support active use remain insufficient or inaccessible to most. Whether improvements to infrastructure can convert the large base of dormant holders into active participants remains to be tested.