Thahbib Rahman
Research Analyst
Last Updated:
August 13, 2026
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4 Minutes
Crypto Risk Appetite Report 13th August 2026
This week's edition of our Market Sentiment Report.
BLOCK SCHOLES BTC RISK APPETITE INDEX
Despite markets now pricing for a higher probability of a rate pause at the Fed’s next meeting following an in-line CPI report and weak payrolls report, BTC has mostly consolidated sideways. Nonetheless, risk appetite remains strong and is heading towards a positive region.
BTC SPOT RETURNS AFTER RISK APPETITE INDEX CROSSES FROM BELOW -0.8 THRESHOLD
BLOCK SCHOLES ETH RISK APPETITE INDEX
As ETH consolidates around $1,900, Block Scholes Risk Appetite Index has now crossed from negative to positive and is approaching a region that has historically coincided with strong spot performance.
ETH SPOT RETURNS AFTER RISK APPETITE INDEX CROSSES FROM BELOW -0.8 THRESHOLD
Data behind Risk Appetite charts: BlockScholes BTC/ETH/ SOL/ SUI/ XRP composite spot index price. Available via the BlockScholes REST API.
BLOCK SCHOLES ALTCOIN RISK APPETITE INDEX
BLOCK SCHOLES XRP RISK APPETITE INDEX
BLOCK SCHOLES SUI RISK APPETITE INDEX
BLOCK SCHOLES SOL RISK APPETITE INDEX
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Crypto Risk Appetite Report 13th August 2026
This week's edition of our Market Sentiment Report.
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US Inflation Held at 3.4%, Easing Bets on a September Rate Hike
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% implied probability of a pause. Goldman Sachs agreed to buy Neos Investments for up to $2.25B, bringing its Bitcoin and Ethereum high-income ETFs under Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
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An Attacker Minted 4 Billion Tokens on the Harmony Blockchain
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 around $0.0008, and Harmony is working with exchanges to freeze the funds while weighing a rollback. Brent traded just below $90 with the Strait of Hormuz still shut, and July CPI is due this afternoon with core expected at 2.5% YoY.