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Into the era of earning crypto – from “buy and wait” to “receive it as payment for work”
The way into crypto assets is no longer only “buy them with yen”. Alongside waiting for a price to rise, there are now situations where crypto arrives as payment for work. This is not a story about making a lot of money. It covers the unglamorous procedure of being on the receiving side, and the places people commonly slip, based on information as of September 2026. It is written for…
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Investing from a crypto wallet – what Uniswap Wallet and Hyperliquid each do
Opening an exchange account is not the only way to invest in crypto assets. You can also invest while the assets stay in a wallet you control. This describes two tools – Uniswap Wallet and Hyperliquid – the different job each does, and the common pitfalls, based on information and service specifications as of September 2026. It is not for anyone who cannot accept losing money. Both can lose it,…
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What to do about a weak yen – steps for households and businesses, and how to use stablecoins and BTC
Dealing with a weak yen is not about predicting the exchange rate. It is about changing your own position so that either direction is survivable. This article puts the basic, non-crypto steps and the use of stablecoins and BTC in one place. It is written for households and business owners in Japan whose living or purchasing costs rise as the yen falls. It reflects information as of September 2026 and…
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Nominal versus real interest rates – the rate literacy that pays to know
The 0.3% on a term deposit is a headline number. If prices are rising 2% a year, what you can buy shrinks while the money sits there. The real interest rate is what explains that gap, and the arithmetic is one subtraction. It changes how you read savings, borrowing and the news. This is written for people weighing where to keep cash, or choosing between a fixed and a variable…
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Why inflation hit Japan – the structural causes and what comes next
The supermarket receipt keeps getting longer, but the bank balance has not gone down. That gap – nothing lost on paper, less that you can actually buy – is what is happening in Japan today. This article sorts the causes of higher prices into four, explains what it means to hold only yen, and describes how crypto assets can be used to protect purchasing power. It is written for individuals…