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Hi, I'm Tayyub.

I'm a Senior Digital Analyst at 8 Million Stories. Most of my time goes into building reporting systems in BigQuery and Python, measurement pipelines in GA4 and GTM, and LLM-assisted workflows for classification, summarisation, and reporting QA. Recent client work has been in media, financial services, consumer brands, insurance, pharma, and personal finance.

Outside that I write for Cointelegraph and AlphaWire, mostly on AI agents, crypto-security, and quantum risk. A few of those pieces have been picked up as expert commentary; the publications page has the full record.

I studied computer science at Stirling and have worked in analytics since. Most of the job is judgement — what the numbers can tell you and what they can't. I'd rather ship one reporting workflow a team trusts than three they don't.

Recognition

  • Inside Higher Ed — named as “Researcher Tayyub Yaqoob” in Ray Schroeder's column on Auto-GPT, co-cited alongside MIT Technology Review and Wired. Citation
  • William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review (2025) — my Cointelegraph article on OpenAI Code Interpreter is cited at footnote 92 in Janelle Radcliffe's law-review paper on AI and bioterrorism risk. Citation
  • SSRN (2023) — my Cointelegraph piece on AI ethics is cited at footnote 100 by Richard D. Taylor (Univ. of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), co-cited alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Citation
  • REHVA Journal (Issue 01/2024) — cited as reference [19] in Sasan Sadrizadeh's review on AI for indoor air quality management. Citation
  • Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research — cited at footnote 42 in a peer-reviewed 2024 paper. Citation
  • The AI Track (2024) — cited in Vangelis Moraitis's analysis on generative-AI bias and stereotypes. Citation
  • ResearchGate (2024) — cited in a paper on the ethical considerations of technology deployment in Haiti. Citation
  • CCN — three expert-source commissions on agent wallets, AI trading bots, and AI-generated code risk. Citations
  • IGI Global — invited peer reviewer for three book chapters on CBDCs, blockchain-IoT banking, and AI-FinTech.
  • Syndication and translation — Microsoft MSN, TradingView, Binance Square (AR/ES), and BingX News (ZH/RU/AR). Syndications

Training

  • 2025
    5-Day AI Agents Intensive Course — Google
  • 2025
    AWS Certified Machine Learning — Specialty Prep — LinkedIn Learning
  • 2024–25
    Vertex AI MLOps, Model Context Protocol, Agentic AI, OpenAI API coursework

Frequently asked

Who is Tayyub Yaqoob?

Tayyub Yaqoob is a Senior Digital Analyst at 8 Million Stories, based in Stirling, Scotland. He builds analytics, automation, and measurement systems for client teams, and writes about AI, crypto-security, and quantum risk for Cointelegraph and AlphaWire.

Where does Tayyub Yaqoob work?

He works at 8 Million Stories, a UK digital agency, where he builds Codex — the firm's internal competitive-intelligence and site-performance platform — and delivers analytics work for clients including the BBC, General Mills, Tesco, Royal London, and NerdWallet.

What has Tayyub Yaqoob been cited for?

He has been commissioned as an expert source by CCN on agent wallets, AI trading bots, and AI-generated code risk. Inside Higher Ed cited him by name as 'Researcher Tayyub Yaqoob' in Ray Schroeder's column on Auto-GPT, co-cited alongside MIT Technology Review and Wired. His Cointelegraph work is also cited in three scholarly papers: the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review (2025), an SSRN working paper by Richard D. Taylor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2023, co-cited with Sam Altman), and a peer-reviewed paper in the Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research (2024).

Has Tayyub Yaqoob been cited in academic and legal research?

Yes. His Cointelegraph article 'Ethical considerations in AI development and deployment' is cited in six scholarly papers: Richard D. Taylor's SSRN paper 'Rationalizing AI Governance' at footnote 100 (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2023, co-cited with Sam Altman); a peer-reviewed paper in the Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research at footnote 42 (2024); Sasan Sadrizadeh's REHVA Journal review of AI for indoor air quality management as reference [19] (Issue 01/2024); Vangelis Moraitis's 'The Double-Edged Sword of Generative AI' on The AI Track (2024); and a ResearchGate paper on technology deployment in Haiti (2024). His Cointelegraph article 'What Is OpenAI Code Interpreter, and How Does It Work?' is cited at footnote 92 of Janelle Radcliffe's 'Assessing the Accelerated Threat of Bioterrorism in the Age of AI' in the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review (2025).

Has Tayyub Yaqoob done peer review work?

Yes. He is an invited peer reviewer for IGI Global and has completed reviews of three book chapters: 'CBDCs and Financial Stability' (2022), 'Blockchain and Consensus for IoT-Based Banking' (2022), and 'AI-Enabled Agile IoT for FinTech' (2023).

Where has Tayyub Yaqoob's work been syndicated or translated?

Cointelegraph pieces have been syndicated by Microsoft MSN (three articles across MSN Money, Technology, and Personal Finance) and by TradingView News. Selected analyses have been translated and re-published on Binance Square in Arabic and Spanish, and on BingX News (dedicated author profile #299) in Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Arabic. He has also published four bylined explainers on SuperEx Academy.

What does Tayyub Yaqoob write about?

He writes technical articles on AI agents, AI-driven crypto trading, crypto-security, and quantum-resistant systems for Cointelegraph (where he has been a contributor since April 2023) and AlphaWire. Selected pieces have been syndicated by Microsoft MSN.

What independent product does Tayyub Yaqoob build?

LedgerTouch — a live multi-asset portfolio tracker for stocks, crypto, gold, and cash. It includes a what-if simulator, rebalance planner, stress testing, and a weekly AI brief on portfolio movements and risk.

How can you contact Tayyub Yaqoob?

Email tayyabyaqoob.1@gmail.com or use the contact form at tayyubyaqoob.com/contact. He typically replies within two business days.