A new survey of wealthy investors across three countries has put fresh numbers behind something the crypto industry has long suspected: there’s a real crypto adoption gap between people who simply own digital assets and those who have actually built a financial strategy around them. Nexo’s newly released “The Future of Digital Wealth 2026” report found that roughly two-thirds of affluent investors hold crypto, yet only a small fraction have folded it meaningfully into their long-term financial planning. The research, published September 23, surveyed 1,000 wealthy investors in the United States, the United Kingdom and Argentina, and the gap it uncovers is bigger than most ownership headlines suggest.

Key takeaways

• 67% of…