Recent behavioral studies in MEXC research reveal dramatic generational changes in crypto trading. According to an in-platform analysis of over 780,000 users, 67% of Gen Z traders (ages 18-27) have already used or actively adopted tools with AI.
This cohort embraces automation for purposes beyond convenience, manages risk, reduces emotional bias, and delegates strategic decisions in unstable market conditions.
AI adoption is surged among MEXC’s Gen Z traders
MEXC’s Q2025 Behavioral Intelligence Report shows that two-thirds of Gen Z users have activated at least one AI bot or rule-based strategy in the last 90 days.
However, usage is deeper than deploying a bot. These users actively incorporate AI into their trading behavior, with 22.1% involved in AI tools at least four times a month.
Based on the report, Gen Z currently accounts for 60% of all AI bot activations on the platform.
This cohort averages 11.4 days per month interacting with AI tools. This is more than twice as many as over 30 users.
Their use is also intentional, indicating that 73% of Gen Z traders are active in bots during volatility spikes, but are closed in low capacity or sideways markets. For them, AI is not a blanket solution. Rather, it is a selective and situational advantage.
Emotional Regulations and Delegations: Z Edge
Findings from the MEXC study suggest that not only trust AI, but Gen Z uses it as a psychological buffer. Traders using bots saw a 47% decrease in panic sales during market stress compared to those trading manually.
Rather than responding to Twitch in all markets, Gen Z structures and retreats automated strategies with clear rules.
This method is described in the report as a “structured delegation,” thus reducing decision fatigue and cognitive overload and reflects broader digital behavior in the workplace.
According to a May 2025 survey by resume.org, over 50% of Gen Z workers consider Chatgpt as a colleague or “friend.” AI does not only replace human judgments to strengthen the emotional discipline of these users.
Risk management has been rethinked
The shift to AI is also changing the way risk is being managed. Here are Gen Z users who work in AI trading tools:
1.9x more likely to implement a 2.4x stop loss and take probit strategy, less likely to make impulsive trading within the first 3 minutes of a major market event, with 58% of GEN Z-bot usage occurring during spikes of MEXC’s internal volatility index
These patterns reflect a new style of semi-automated trading where bots act as failsafe in moments of high emotion and uncertainty. AI goes beyond the acceleration of trading and implements discipline when it matters most.
Gen Z vs Millennials: Two Trading Operating Systems
Furthermore, MEXC’s transgenerational analysis reveals fundamental differences in trading psychology. On the one hand, millennials are leaning towards a structured, dissertation-driven approach that uses charts, research, and manual surveillance.
Meanwhile, Gen Z approaches trading to use Discord and Tiktok.
Rather than a long-term strategy, Gen Z prefers modular, customizable tools that allow for flexible control. Their trading activities are shaped by emotional bandwidth and attention cycles.
They turn automation on and off based on market mood and individual stress levels. This is a behavior that is different from the more static strategies of the older cohort. This reflects the broader patterns of copy trading, influencer-driven decision-making, and socially driven investment communities.
The report suggests that Gen Z is already building a future for crypto trading rather than waiting for it. However, users should also be vigilant about blind trusts when pursuing prioritization of speed, clarity and emotional control.
Relying on AI tools introduces new risks, including algorithm bias, flawed datasets, and model opacity, and poses systematic threats.
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