Nexo survey finds affluent crypto owners lack deep wealth integration
Nexo (NEXO)
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Eugene Serbin
cvj.ai reports that Nexo’s September 23 survey of affluent investors reveals 67% in the US, UK, and Argentina own cryptocurrency, yet few integrate it deeply into long-term wealth strategies. The Crypto Integration Index scores this adoption at an average of 4.83 out of 10, indicating crypto remains a small, short-horizon position for most. Only 4.7% of investors achieved a score of seven or higher, a level Nexo defines as structurally integrated where digital assets replace traditional holdings.
While 90% of investors aged 18 to 25 hold crypto, only 2% maintain a ten-year horizon, whereas those aged 35 to 44 show deeper integration with 28% treating it as a core retirement asset. Security concerns, high fees, and platform complexity are cited as the primary barriers preventing owners from building wealth with their holdings. Argentina recorded the highest ownership rate at 74% but a lower integration score of 4.62, while the US showed the lowest ownership at 62% but the deepest integration with a score of 5.07.
Neil Steinhardt, COO of Nexo US, stated that once risk perception is managed, the remaining gap lies in security, fees, and platform capabilities. Iliya Kalchev, an analyst at Nexo, noted that risk perception no longer divides investors; rather, the ability to substitute crypto for traditional assets and fold it into retirement planning is the key differentiator.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for NEXO, measured when this story was written up on 23 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Nexo (NEXO) is trading at $0.8860 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 50.3%, indicating a balanced flow where buying and selling pressure are nearly equal. Short-term momentum shows a slight dip, with the 1-hour buy ratio at 43.0% and the 4-hour ratio at 45.3%, both trailing the 24-hour average. Volume delta is negative in the short term, recording -$2,602 over the last hour and -$11,617 over four hours, which signals that sellers are currently outpacing buyers in immediate transactions. However, the 24-hour volume delta is positive at +$4,256, suggesting that net buying pressure has accumulated over the full day despite recent intraday selling. The cumulative volume delta (CVD) closed at +$5,480, confirming that buyers have maintained a slight edge over the longer timeframe. Net buying occurred for 11 of the 24 hours, with a total spot volume of $742,633 across 7,833 trades.
The latest daily buy ratio of 51.2% sits at the 59th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 50.2% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for NEXO, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, NEXO has seen a 7-day average buy ratio of 51.8%, making today’s 24-hour ratio of 50.3% slightly below the weekly norm by 1.5 percentage points. Volume has been elevated compared to the average, reaching 1.26 times the usual level, which indicates heightened interest in the asset. The price has risen by 10.6% over the eight-day period, supported by a total volume delta of +$228,589. While today’s buying intensity is marginally lower than the weekly average, the sustained positive volume delta and price appreciation suggest a generally constructive trend. This represents an active trading day, with volume significantly above average despite a minor dip in the buy ratio relative to the weekly mean.