Martin Phillips

My thoughts on the bull market in Japanese stocks. Has it still got legs?
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Dumb money I am reading “When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management”. It’s the remarkable story of a ’90s hedge fund comprising a group of big-brained academ…

Dumb money and proud of it!
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Exit liquidity Welcome to another fun-packed week in crypto. This week, Metaplanet reached ¥6,880 per share and game company Gumi Inc (3903) announced plans to purchase $6.6 million worth of Bitcoin. As I edit th…

Crypto update
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Pump my bags! I know I shouldn’t be posting about the guy everyone is sick of hearing about this week, but he’s proving hard to ignore. I always argue that political changes have far less impact on a…

My slightly scattered thoughts on Trump, the BOJ, inflation, stocks and crypto.
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Thank you Casey! Go easy this year if you are just getting into it. I’ll be having beers with James soon to discuss!

2025 – Snakes and elephants Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to the year of the snake. Just as we get back in the swing of things, a three-day holiday lies ahead. I watched the news last night and was reliably informed for 2…

I’m not here very much - I struggle to handle more than one social media account. So apologies if this has been broadcast only but I slaved over this all morning. Pls enjoy if you are so inclined!
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My thoughts on markets in the final weeks of the year and a potential BOJ wrecking ball:
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Sunglasses are kind of a must for walking around in winter Japan. Is it me or is the sun lower in the sky and shining right in your eyes?

モモウメ, best thing since Aggressive Retsuko!
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PlanetDAO: A new approach to preserving Japanese cultural properties Today, we have a guest post from the team at PlanetDAO. I discovered their Facebook ad last week and was intrigued by their focus on protecting cultural heritage whilst embracing the principles of …

I really like what these guys are doing so I got them to write a guest post on my site. Really neat community project and a unique investment opportunity:
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Yes, exactly that.

Feels like its success is going to depend on how they approach this commercially, right? I don’t see many people willing to pay for this kind of service unless they are getting something out of it financially.

How does Bluesky make money?

こども靴 下取りサービス｜西武・そごう 【お客さまから下取りさせていただいたこども靴の数・ご報告】西武・そごうではこども靴の下取りサービスを行っています。

My wife said that Sogo/Seibu are paying 500 yen per pair of used kids shoes and sending them to kids in need overseas.
Just googled and this seems to be the page: www.sogo-seibu.jp/kodomogutsu_...

Good to hear! Yes, will stick with it.

a man sitting on a couch eating popcorn from a bucket that says pepsi ALT: a man sitting on a couch eating popcorn from a bucket that says pepsi

Top Gun Maverick on TV

Six and two. Older one understands a lot of English but doesn’t really speak.

The wife and I recently switched to using English at home so the kids learn. I’ve been in JP a long time and never felt stressed speaking Japanese but man, I am so much more relaxed now. It’s actually really surprising and liberating. I’m much more fun in my native language.😅

Sure!

Bitcoin – when do I sell? As I sit here on a calm November afternoon, Bitcoin is trading right around the $90,000 mark. In yen, we are getting close to ¥14 million per BTC. Quite a number, huh? The Bitcoin market cap just o…

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I’ve had 3 macs and never had a problem with any of them. Every windows computer I ever owned needed constant maintenance.

This one specifically. I’m morning shift, 8-9am-ish.

Yeah I get a lot of news and info from X. Threads was kinda tedious but this seems better ordered.

No Nazi party!

Hey, I know that gym!

Ok, so everyone is here now?

Line shallow tins with pastry. Prick.

Aggressive pie recipe.

My thoughts on the upcoming Bitcoin/crypto bull market:
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One of my favorite groups on Facebook is a parents group that’s like 50% posting pics of random stuff found in kids’ pockets or room and asking if they are drugs.