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August 6, 2026

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Crypto Risk Appetite Report 6th August 2026

This week's edition of our Market Sentiment Report.

BLOCK SCHOLES BTC RISK APPETITE INDEX

Risk-Appetite in BTC continued to move higher over the week even as BTC spot traded broadly sideways. The move up in the index has come against the backdrop of weekend de-escalation between the US and Iran, which drove a sharp fall in oil prices with Brent moving from above $84 to below $80 per barrel.

BTC SPOT RETURNS AFTER RISK APPETITE INDEX REVERSED DIRECTION

BLOCK SCHOLES ETH RISK APPETITE INDEX

ETH Risk Appetite also moved higher across the week. ETH has staged a mini rally alongside gold this morning, with the World Gold Council reporting this week that central banks bought a record 289 tonnes of gold in Q2 2026, led by Poland (+51 tonnes) and the People’s Bank of China (+33 tonnes).

ETH SPOT RETURNS AFTER RISK APPETITE INDEX REVERSED DIRECTION

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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Thahbib Rahman

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BLOCK SCHOLES BTC RISK APPETITE INDEX

Risk-Appetite in BTC continued to move higher over the week even as BTC spot traded broadly sideways. The move up in the index has come against the backdrop of weekend de-escalation between the US and Iran, which drove a sharp fall in oil prices with Brent moving from above $84 to below $80 per barrel.

BTC SPOT RETURNS AFTER RISK APPETITE INDEX REVERSED DIRECTION

BLOCK SCHOLES ETH RISK APPETITE INDEX

ETH Risk Appetite also moved higher across the week. ETH has staged a mini rally alongside gold this morning, with the World Gold Council reporting this week that central banks bought a record 289 tonnes of gold in Q2 2026, led by Poland (+51 tonnes) and the People’s Bank of China (+33 tonnes).

ETH SPOT RETURNS AFTER RISK APPETITE INDEX REVERSED DIRECTION

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BLOCK SCHOLES BTC RISK APPETITE INDEX

Risk-Appetite in BTC continued to move higher over the week even as BTC spot traded broadly sideways. The move up in the index has come against the backdrop of weekend de-escalation between the US and Iran, which drove a sharp fall in oil prices with Brent moving from above $84 to below $80 per barrel.

BTC SPOT RETURNS AFTER RISK APPETITE INDEX REVERSED DIRECTION

BLOCK SCHOLES ETH RISK APPETITE INDEX

ETH Risk Appetite also moved higher across the week. ETH has staged a mini rally alongside gold this morning, with the World Gold Council reporting this week that central banks bought a record 289 tonnes of gold in Q2 2026, led by Poland (+51 tonnes) and the People’s Bank of China (+33 tonnes).

ETH SPOT RETURNS AFTER RISK APPETITE INDEX REVERSED DIRECTION

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