# risk appetite (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover risk appetite. Page: Feed: --- ## [DeFi Analytics 21st August 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/defi-analytics-21st-august-2026) _2026-08-21 · Catherine (Block Scholes) · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Crypto DeFi Analytics. ## [Fed Officials Said Debt Management Will Not Affect Their Rate Decisions](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/fed-officials-said-debt-management) _2026-08-21 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ BTC rose to around $77K, having passed $70K only yesterday, pulling the rest of the market with it: XRP gained close to 20%, BNB 7%, and ETH and SOL 5% each. The 30-year Treasury yield gave back its… ## [Crypto Risk Appetite Report 20th August 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/crypto-risk-appetite-report-20th) _2026-08-20 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Market Sentiment Report. ## [Bitcoin Rose Above $70,000 After the US Treasury Doubled Its Bond Buybacks](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/bitcoin-rose-above-70000-after-the) _2026-08-20 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ The US Treasury will at least double its buyback operations for longer-dated debt from 9 September, taking the 30-year yield down more than 10bps to 5.18% and the dollar to a three-month low. BTC… ## [A Global Bond Selloff Pushed Japanese 10-Year Yields to 1996 Highs](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/a-global-bond-selloff-pushed-japanese) _2026-08-19 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ Long-end sovereign yields reached multi-year highs across markets: the 30-year US Treasury its highest since 2007, French borrowing costs 2008 levels, German 10-year bunds 2011 levels, UK gilts… ## [Bitcoin's Short-Dated Implied Volatility Is the Lowest Since 2023](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/bitcoins-short-dated-implied-volatility) _2026-08-18 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ BTC seven-day realised volatility fell to 19%, its lowest since September 2025, while seven-day implied volatility traded around 23%, the lowest since 2023. The summer lull that typically runs from… ## [Altcoins Analytics 17th August 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/altcoins-analytics-17th-august-2026) _2026-08-17 · Catherine (Block Scholes) · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Crypto Altcoins Analytics. ## [US Regulator Approves Trump-Backed World Liberty as a Stablecoin Issuer](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/us-regulator-approves-trump-backed) _2026-08-17 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ The OCC conditionally approved a national trust bank charter for World Liberty Financial, letting it issue USD1 directly and hold the dollar reserves itself rather than relying on BitGo. USD1 has… ## [US Equities Closed at Record Highs While Bitcoin Fell Below $63,000](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/us-equities-closed-at-record-highs) _2026-08-14 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ The S&P 500 closed at a record, up 0.65%, and the Nasdaq-100 rose 1.15% after July producer prices slowed to 4.7% YoY from 5.5% and came in flat on the month against a 0.2% forecast. BTC did not… ## [Crypto Risk Appetite Report 13th August 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/crypto-risk-appetite-report-13th-345) _2026-08-13 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Market Sentiment Report. ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eFMU7NViKoTA) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [US Inflation Held at 3.4%, Easing Bets on a September Rate Hike](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/us-inflation-held-at-34-easing-bets) _2026-08-13 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ Headline CPI rose 3.4% YoY and 0.1% on the month, with core at 2.5%, matching the slowest annual pace since March 2021. Fed funds futures moved from roughly even odds on a September hike to a 64%… ## [An Attacker Minted 4 Billion Tokens on the Harmony Blockchain](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/an-attacker-minted-4-billion-tokens) _2026-08-12 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ An attacker minted roughly 4 billion ONE, Harmony's native token, reportedly through empty blocks, and about 97% has already reached exchanges or deposit wallets. ONE fell 34% over 24 hours to… ## [Bitcoin Miner Riot Leases Part of Its Texas Mine to an AI Lab](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/bitcoin-miner-riot-leases-part-of) _2026-08-11 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ Riot Platforms signed a 20-year lease for 191MW at its Rockdale, Texas campus with an unnamed frontier AI lab, worth an expected $9.1B of contracted revenue through 2048, with two extensions that… ## [Altcoins Analytics 10th August 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/altcoins-analytics-10th-august-2026) _2026-08-10 · Catherine (Block Scholes) · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Crypto Altcoins Analytics. ## [The US Economy Lost Jobs in July for the First Time This Year](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/the-us-economy-lost-jobs-in-july) _2026-08-10 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ July payrolls fell 23,000 against expectations of an 80,000 gain, and the prior two months were revised down by a combined 103,000. Unemployment slipped to 4.1% only because 264,000 people left the… ## [DeFi Analytics 7th August 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/defi-analytics-7th-august-2026) _2026-08-07 · Catherine (Block Scholes) · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Crypto DeFi Analytics. ## [The Senate Delays the CLARITY Act Vote Until September](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/the-senate-delays-the-clarity-act) _2026-08-07 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ The Senate postponed the CLARITY Act until lawmakers return from the August recess, pushing the procedural vote into September. Polymarket traders now put the odds of it being signed into law by the… ## [Crypto Risk Appetite Report 6th August 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/crypto-risk-appetite-report-6th-august) _2026-08-06 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Market Sentiment Report. ## [Gold Climbs to $4,279, Moving in Tandem with Bitcoin and Ether](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/gold-climbs-to-4279-moving-in-tandem) _2026-08-06 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ Gold traded at $4,279 an ounce, up 0.75% on the day and 4.3% over five days, moving in step with crypto rather than against it. BTC was at $64,873, up 2.9% over the same window, while ETH climbed… ## [Programmable Wallets Let AI Agents Pay for APIs in Stablecoins](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/programmable-wallets-let-ai-agents) _2026-08-05 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ Cloudflare began rolling out programmable wallets that let AI agents pay for APIs, data and content in stablecoins through Coinbase's x402, with owners setting per-agent allowances and approved… ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2Dc540AWf9BJ) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [BlackRock Brings Money Market Funds Onchain for Stablecoin Reserves](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/blackrock-brings-money-market-funds) _2026-08-04 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ July ISM manufacturing rose to 55.6 from 53.3, above the 54.0 consensus and the strongest since May 2022, with the employment sub-index expanding for the first time in 33 months. The Dow closed at a… ## [Altcoins Analytics 3rd August 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/altcoins-analytics-3rd-august-2026) _2026-08-03 · Catherine (Block Scholes) · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Crypto Altcoins Analytics. ## [Brent Falls 7% as Trump Calls Off the Strike on Iran](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/brent-falls-7-as-trump-calls-off) _2026-08-03 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ Brent fell as much as 7.3% to $81.55 in early Asian trade after Trump cancelled a planned strike on Iran and set talks for Monday, unwinding part of a 24% July rally. OPEC+ separately added 188,000… ## [DeFi Analytics 31st July 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/defi-analytics-31st-july-2026) _2026-07-31 · Catherine (Block Scholes) · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Crypto DeFi Analytics. ## [A Microsoft Beat Reignites AI Optimism as the KOSPI Leaps 18%](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/a-microsoft-beat-reignites-ai-optimism) _2026-07-31 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ US equities rebounded sharply as Microsoft surged more than 16% on strong earnings, lifting the Nasdaq-100 3.36% and reviving the AI trade, while South Korea's KOSPI leapt 18%. Central banks held as… ## [Crypto Risk Appetite Report 30th July 2026](https://blockscholesresearch.substack.com/p/crypto-risk-appetite-report-30th) _2026-07-30 · Thahbib Rahman · Block Scholes Research_ This week's edition of our Market Sentiment Report. ## [Start with the risks, not the method](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/07/27/start-with-the-risks/) _2026-07-27 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ In this post I set out how looking at risks before approaches can improve your test approaches. ## [I was an AI sceptic (and I’ve got the old blog posts to prove it)](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/07/27/i-was-an-ai-sceptic-and-ive-got-the-old-blog-posts-to-prove-it/) _2026-07-27 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ I was an AI testing sceptic and wrote it down. Here's why garbage in, garbage out is good news for testers and how AI rewards testing skill rather than replacing it. ## [Why did testing miss this… Because You didn’t set a risk appetite](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/07/21/why-did-testing-miss-this-because-you-didnt-set-a-risk-appetite/) _2026-07-21 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ In this post I describe how setting a risk appetite is crucial for defining quality expectations in organisations. Without this risks are accepted by people without the authority to do so. ## [Yes you can run exploratory testing with ai](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/07/02/yes-you-can-run-exploratory-testing-with-ai/) _2026-07-02 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ AI can run your exploratory testing, but only as well as the charter, risk appetite and heuristics you give it. Here I show how you can do this. ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vGJdzXwa3qvH) _2026-07-02 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Change Failure Rate and AI Adoption: What Your DORA Dashboard Misses](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/06/21/what-is-your-dora-dashboard-really-telling-you/) _2026-06-21 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ Most teams can’t actually measure change failure rate. Here’s why that foundational gap turns AI-driven delivery speed into a hidden source of business risk. ## [AI readiness radar: Framework for engineering teams](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/06/12/ai-readiness-radar/) _2026-06-12 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ In this post I describe a model for engineering teams to use in assessing their readiness for AI adoption safely. ## [An example abstract for conference talks](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/05/05/an-example-abstract-for-conference-talks/) _2026-05-05 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ The post provides guidance on crafting conference talk abstracts, emphasizing title importance, core messages, and speaker credentials. ## [Creating a Playwright framework with AI](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/04/27/creating-a-playwright-framework-with-ai/) _2026-04-27 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ A Playwright E2E test framework using AI was developed, achieving near-complete workflow coverage with minimal team involvement and effective reviews. ## [Guest Blog: You don’t want Quality Engineers](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/04/22/guest-blog-you-dont-want-quality-engineers/) _2026-04-22 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ The blog discusses the challenges faced by Quality Engineers, emphasizing communication, accountability, and the need for a collaborative quality culture. ## [You’re not ready for Quality Engineering](https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/04/21/youre-not-ready-for-quality-engineering/) _2026-04-21 · callumakehurstryan · Callum Akehurst-Ryan's Testing Blog_ Quality professionals must adapt to engineering’s evolving needs to rebuild trust and credibility, ensuring valuable collaboration and impactful influence.