Provider at a glance
- Category
- Stablecoin Yield
- Entity
- All 4 Nexo products
- Official website
- nexo.com
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Details
Scored 41 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read on file.
Nexo Earn (stablecoins)
Stablecoin savings on Nexo
Stablecoin Yield
#8 Overall
Ranked #8 of 8 stablecoin yield in the published ranking
41
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- Low evidence confidence
Is Nexo Earn (stablecoins) right for you?
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Where the yield comes from2/10 here; Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) scores 5
- Redemption quality2/10 here; Coinbase USDC Rewards scores 5
- Open to you6/10 here; Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) scores 9
- Rate conditions1/10 here; Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) scores 10
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The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best stablecoin yield product shows where it lands for you.
What will Nexo Earn (stablecoins) cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Your stake
- $32k
- Expected gross yield
- 5%
How safe is Nexo Earn (stablecoins)?
- Evidence: unknown4 of 4 criteria scored; no receipt file yet. The score is provisional until a quoted source is on file.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Nexo Earn (stablecoins)
Compare all 4- 5Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS)22 points above · stronger on rate conditions (10 against 1)63
- 6Coinbase USDC Rewards3 points above · stronger on redemption quality (5 against 2)44
- 7Ethena (sUSDe)2 points above · stronger on rate conditions (7 against 1)43
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Find out if Nexo Earn (stablecoins) fits you
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Why this rank
Why Nexo Earn (stablecoins) ranks #8
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (8.8 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
302+1.924.010#6/8Loading evidence…
262+1.665.59#7/8Loading evidence…
246+4.616.09#4/8Loading evidence…
201+0.646.510#8/8Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−2behind Ethena (sUSDe), #7
RobustnessHoldsacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 41 and stays #8
Evidence4 of 4 scoredno receipt file for this category
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of Nexo Earn (stablecoins)’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
What actually pays the yield 2 → 4 on its ladder · passes Ethena (sUSDe)+243#8 → #7
Redemption & claim quality 2 → 5 on its ladder · passes Ethena (sUSDe)+344#8 → #6
Access reality 6 → 9 on its ladder · passes Ethena (sUSDe)+344#8 → #6
Conditions on the headline rate 1 → 4 on its ladder · passes Ethena (sUSDe)+343#8 → #7
Smallest climb: what actually pays the yield 2 → 4 passes Ethena (sUSDe), #7.
Strengths
0 from the score dataWhere it leads
No scored criterion is at or within one point of the category best, so no strength can be stated from the data.
Tradeoffs
4 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- What actually pays the yield — 2/10 against a category best of 10/10
- Redemption & claim quality — 2/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Access reality — 6/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Conditions on the headline rate — 1/10 against a category best of 10/10
Record watch-outs
- The maximum needs ≥10% of portfolio in NEXO tokens + a fixed term + NEXO payout
- Deposits are unsecured claims on an offshore lender — no depositor insurance
- $45M SEC and state settlement in Jan 2023 over the Earn product as an unregistered security
- Base-tier rates are not published — Nexo says to refer to the app for your applicable rates
Competitive position
Where Nexo Earn (stablecoins) leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 820.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#8 / 86.6 of 30 · best 21.3
Friction#2 / 82.7 of 10 · best 7.3
Trust record#4 / 83.2 of 8 · best 6.4
Measured data#1 / 88.3 of 18 · constant here
Where Nexo Earn (stablecoins) leadsNo criterion in the top third of its pool.
Where it trails
- What actually pays the yield#6 / 8
- Redemption & claim quality#7 / 8
- Conditions on the headline rate#8 / 8
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
Ethena (sUSDe)#7 of 8 · score 43 · 2.0 points ahead
Nexo Earn (stablecoins) leads on
- Access reality6 vs 2
Ethena (sUSDe) leads on
- What actually pays the yield3 vs 2
- Conditions on the headline rate7 vs 1
Largest single reason Ethena (sUSDe) is ahead: published criteria (+3.4 display points).Scenario cost: Ethena (sUSDe) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Coinbase USDC Rewards#6 of 8 · score 44 · 3.0 points ahead
Nexo Earn (stablecoins) leads on
- What actually pays the yield2 vs 1
Coinbase USDC Rewards leads on
- Redemption & claim quality5 vs 2
- Conditions on the headline rate2 vs 1
Largest single reason Coinbase USDC Rewards is ahead: published criteria (+4.4 display points).Scenario cost: Coinbase USDC Rewards has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS)#5 of 8 · score 63 · 22.0 points ahead
Nexo Earn (stablecoins) leads onNo scored criterion
Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) leads on
- What actually pays the yield5 vs 2
- Redemption & claim quality3 vs 2
- Access reality9 vs 6
Largest single reason Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) is ahead: published criteria (+23.1 display points).Scenario cost: Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
86 vs 41 · gap 45.0Why Spiko (USTBL / EUTBL) ranks above Nexo Earn (stablecoins)
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale; a floor bound on one of the rows keeps the reproduced gap (46.5) from matching the displayed one exactly, which is stated rather than hidden.
DimensionThisSpiko (USTBL / EUTBL)Gap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here20.020.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight6.621.3−38.2, worse
Friction · 12% weight2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight3.26.4−8.3, worse
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisSpiko (USTBL / EUTBL)Points
What actually pays the yield · w30210−7.68, worse
Redemption & claim quality · w2629−5.82, worse
Access reality · w2468−1.54, worse
Conditions on the headline rate · w2018−4.48, worse
Net4186−45.0≈
Your scenario
Nexo Earn (stablecoins) is not priced for this scenario
The operator's cut of the rewards your stake earns — not a fee on the stake itself. Gross yield is your assumption, not ours. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
commission/yr · default scenario — set your own
Your stake · your input$32k
Expected gross yield · your input5%
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 14 September 2026.
commission/yrCost is stated as commission/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 8 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
8 of 8 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
No evidence reading date recorded
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceUnknownno observation on file
No structured observation on file for this category; the strengths are the catalog’s published values.Public receiptsReading…category publishes no receipt file
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceNot yet ratedcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
No structured observation on file for this category; the receipt count is not counted.RobustnessHoldsrank #8 across every one-point re-run
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.No structured observation is on file for this provider in this category; the strengths are the catalog’s published values.
8 listed rows in this category still await an evidence read and sit outside the scored pool.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
What actually pays the yieldstrength 2 · weight 30Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Redemption & claim qualitystrength 2 · weight 26Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Access realitystrength 6 · weight 24Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Conditions on the headline ratestrength 1 · weight 20Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Insolvency failure (Nexo Earn (stablecoins) 2/10): the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.Scored by What actually pays the yield · 30%
- Regulatory failure (Nexo Earn (stablecoins) 6/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.Scored by Access reality · 24%
- Exit failure (Nexo Earn (stablecoins) 2/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Redemption & claim quality · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Execution failure, Information failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Conditions on the headline rate (20%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- NO single defensible rate. Nexo's global site (read 14 September 2026) advertises Flexible Savings up to 9.5% on USDT and 8.5% on USDC, and Fixed-term Savings up to 11.5% on USDT and 10.5% on USDC (1, 3, 6 or 12-month terms); the US site shows up to 10.5% on both. Per nexo.com/earn-crypto, earning requires an account balance above $5,000, and higher rates need at least 10% of the portfolio in NEXO Tokens (Platinum Tier), interest paid in NEXO Tokens ('for up to 2% extra') and a fixed term. Base-tier rates are shown only in the app. Earning assets are lent to an 'Earn Provider' and the client waives secured status in its insolvency.Nexo published rate table (conditions stacked) ↗ · 14 September 2026
- Prices published in
- USDNexo published rate table (conditions stacked) ↗ · 14 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Custodial platform balance
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Global stablecoin holders
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Top rates require NEXO-token holdings, fixed 1–12 month terms, and payout in NEXO tokens.
- Availability note
- Nexo states it is present in 200+ jurisdictions. EEA clients are served under MiCA terms that require EEA residence excluding Bulgaria; US clients are served in partnership with Bakkt.
Legal entity on file: Nexo, placed in 4 products. Only confirmed entities are shown; nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
Accountable for this review: Mathias Siemonsmeier, Founder.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
12 methodology entries
- currentCurrent verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 41, #8 of 8. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.7Forty-one more products are offered only where their own quoted terms serve- fixed 141 country exclusions on 31 rows, each the name of a country the row's own quoted terms exclude: for example Mercuryo Hungary, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia and Morocco; Gemini Custody the United Kingdom, Australia and the EU after its wind-down; Backed xStocks the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Venezuela.
- changed Thirteen rows list the only countries their terms serve: Coins.ph the Philippines, Spritz bill pay, Brex, Unchained, WisdomTree, Franklin BENJI and AnchorWatch the United States (with its territories for AnchorWatch), PRYPCO Mint the UAE, N26 crypto seven EU countries, Gemini Tokenized Stocks the EU, XNET the US, Canada and the UK, Coldbit Steel and MetaMask Card the countries they list.
- changed Published (no-country) orders do not move. Country results change: in India six categories each lose one row (bill pay, cards, off-ramps, P2P, seed backup, tokenised real estate), and bill pay there has no row confirmed available, so it shows the published order marked as such; country pages list 23 fewer rows (24,357 to 24,334). The grounding test now matches full country names in any case, which shows seven earlier exclusions were quoted all along: the named debt of unquoted exclusions falls from 40 to 33 pairs.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt stablecoin_yield:nexo_earn:2026.10.18:8109fb8e2d2b
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