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We continue to look at the life and times of Uno no Sarara, aka Jito Tenno, female sovereign ruling in her own right.  We look at some of the places she traveled to as sovereign and, ultimately, what she did to ensure that her grandson would succeed her. For more, check our podcast blog page:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-154 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua and this is episode 154: Queen Uno no Sarara, Part II   Light drifted in from outside the grand audience hall.  It filtered through barred windows and screens, and glinted off of bright gold and bronze accents, as well as the polished stone floor.  Upon a raised dais, surrounded by curtains, sat the tennou, arrayed in all of his youthful majesty.  Before him were princes and high ranking nobles, dressed in their finest court clothing.  Rich brocades of silk and black gauze hats only added to the pomp and circumstance of the moment. The nobles bowed and brought out a small tray.  Upon it were seventeen scrolls, freshly made, representing the latest updates to the laws and punishments of the land.  The nobles presented the work they had overseen, the culmination of a year's effort to further bring into line the organization of the state.  Off to the side, behind a screen of her own, Uno no Sarara watched the proceedings.  She thought back on all that had happened to bring them to this point.  This glittering hall was a far cry from the plain wooden structures of the old Kiyomihara palace.  And while she had never visited them, she could only imagine that this must rival the courts on the continent.  Everything that she and her husband had worked and fought for—all of the battles  they had fought, and all of the friends and children they had lost—she watched as it all came to fruition. The court was never going to be entirely peaceful—there would always be those striving for wealth and power, however they could attain it—but at this moment she no doubt felt as confident as she ever had that her efforts hadn't been for naught.  No matter what happened from here, the State, and her line, would continue.   So let's recap: We started with Part I of Uno no Sarara's reign back in episode 152, and then last episode we took a bit of a detour to go more in depth on the history of Ise and of the worship of Amaterasu more generally.  We talked about how there is good reason to believe that Ise shrine's prominence—and even many of the stories about Amaterasu and her importance in the story of the royal family—were either created or at least emphasized during the reigns of Ohoama and Uno no Sarara.  We ended with a discussion of the Jingikan, the newly created government organization developed to deal with so-called "Kami Matters", formally bringing the administration various shrines under the administration of the State.  Specifically it seems to have focused on State sponsored rituals.  I have no doubt that they took charge of the rituals at court itself, and they were likely involved in the worship at Ise Shrine, as well as the shrines of Tatsuta and Hirose.  On the other hand, as with the spread of Buddhist temples, direct State control was likely limited, at least at this stage, likely focused on the most influential institutions. This episode I want to continue with Uno no Sarara's reign.  She continued to make her mark on the court, tweaking how things worked, especially around the concept of rank.  And then there were her various travels.  These were mostly to her palace in Yoshino, but several other journeys, including a tour of the land of Kii—modern Wakayama prefecture—as well as a visit to her half-sister, Royal Princess Asuka. For all of that, however, the entry in the Nihon Shoki ends with what was perhaps one of the most direct and unique things she did:  Ensuring a smooth transition of power to her grandchild, Prince Karu. And while in this episode we'll (spoiler alert) cover both this power transition and Uno no Sarara's eventual death, we won't be done with her reign and its impact after this episode.  After all, there is still a lot going on around this time, and multiple different threads to pull on.  I expect several more episodes to cover things, such as the creation of hunting and fishing preserves, Buddhist merit-making, crime and punishment, and more.  There are also a few more people to talk about, such as Kakinomoto no Hitormaro, the court poet, and Fujiwara no Fubito and the establishment of the Fujiwara family as we know it.    So let's take a look at Uno no Sarara and what she was up to. She was still very much putting her stamp on things, tweaking the codes and making edicts.  One of the more impactful edicts would seem to be one where she had the government officials and people of the Home provinces all divided into nine classes.  This seems to be introducing yet another rank system, though this one is a bit more technical than the ones that came before. For one thing, it divided everyone up into nine ranks.  To do this, the court were going to take a look at a period of up to 6 years for those who already had rank and up to 7 years for those who did not.  The court—presumably court appointed judges—would use that period to evaluate individuals and slot them into a new system of nine classes.  Those in the first four classes would be given cap-rank based on their individual merits, the services that they had performed, and the importance of their house.  There isn't really a mention about the other five classes, but as they were theoretically the lower classes of society, it may not have been quite so pertinent.  BTW, of the three things that they were using to determine cap-rank, that last one, the importance of the individual's house, strikes me as the nod to the fact that the Japanese had not yet gotten away from the idea of "kabane" type hierarchy.  Granted, it isn't like family was unimportant in the Tang court, the Japanese were just being much more blatant and direct about it. Once everyone was properly sorted into the appropriate cap-rank, new edicts were issued on the official court clothing, which we discussed in Episode 150, and if you check out the blogpost you should be able to see what that looked like. I would note that the cap-rank system would eventually go away and be replaced by a rank system also based on 9 ranks, which then were broken up into upper and lower and junior and senior, so very similar to what we see with cap-rank, with some slight changes.  Uno no Sarara continued to make tweaks to the system, while working on the various large scale projects of the reign.  She wasn't exactly a homebody, however.  As she did all of this, she was regularly taking trips away from the capital. For example, between 689 and 697 she took at least 30 trips to visit Yoshino, sometimes taking as many as five trips in a year.  These were often short—a couple of days and then back to the grind of the court.  However, that's all that we get.  Based on the dates, we can at least make a few inferences.  For one, she was going down in all seasons, so she really must have enjoyed it, and it doesn't seem like it was attached to any particular official date or ritual.  Perhaps it just got her away from the pressure of official life. Some of her travel appear to have been work trips.  Her travel to Ise, which we talked about in the previous episodes, as well as things like traveling to visit the Castle of Takayasu and also to inspect horses at the embankment of Wani-no-kami.  Those appear to have been both trips where she was keeping an eye on things. Other trips, however, provide fewer details.  Mostly we know where she went.  This included trips to Hatsuse, Kii, Takamiya, and Yonabari, in Uda.  We are also told she ascended the Peak of Tou no Mine and later that she made another journey out to the Futatsuki Palace—presumably at the same place.  And we also have a trip out to the country-house of Royal Princess Asuka. Now Hatsuse, Kii, and Uda are all places we've previously talked about.  They are all on the Kii peninsula.  Hatsuse—or Hase—and Yonabari, in Uda, are both due east of modern Sakurai, following the Yamato upriver and then branching off to the aptly named Yonabari river.  These areas are well-referenced in the rest of the Nihon Shoki.  "Kii" is a bit more ambiguous.  Kii refers to the entire land of Kii, or Kii no Kuni—by the way, if you are familiar with the Japanese bookseller "Ki-no-kuni-ya", that name directly references the land of Kii as the family who started it were from Wakayama in Kii, where they served under the Kishu—or Kii—branch of the Tokugawa family during the Edo period.  That said, there were others who also used the name "Kinokuni" as a locative name as well, and you will occasionally see it here or there, even outside of the famous bookstore. The land of Kii is basically all of the southern Kii peninsula.  On the west side, it starts at roughly Wakayama, and includes the mountainous regions south of the Nara basin, wrapping around to the east side of the peninsula, to just south of Ise.  Today it is split between Wakayama prefecture and parts of Mie prefecture, including the towns of Kihoku—literally "Northern Kii"—and Taiki—"Big Kii".  Today, "Taiki" is part of the Watarai district, Watarai being the name of the location where Ise shrine was located.  So you can see that Kii basically included everything from one side of the peninsula to the other. Most of the time, though, I would generally assume that travel to Kii is a reference to the nearby area of Wakayama, especially as there are other references to that area in the form of hunting and fishing restrictions, which we'll discuss more fully in a later episode. This particular trip to Kii sounds like it was a bit of a longer trip, incorporating several locations.  We know that it took roughly eleven days—about a week and a half.  That's enough time to do quite a bit of sightseeing.  In fact, shortly before leaving, Uno no Sarara says that she is going on a "tour" of the land of Kii, and as such the land-tax and poll-tax for Kii would not be collected for a year, since, instead, they were expected to support her visit so that she could travel in appropriate style and so that temporary palaces could be made available for her use.  Kii is an interesting place for Uno no Sarara to visit.  It is mentioned occasionally throughout the chronicles, and its position puts it squarely in Yamato's sphere of influence.  At the same time, its mountainous nature means that it was never quite as populated as regions like the Nara basin or the Kawachi plains, where the large, flat areas were better suited to wet rice paddy agriculture.  In Kii, there are only a few areas really suitable for supporting large populations through agriculture alone, and even today the mountains make travel and construction in the area more difficult, so you don't have the highly concentrated population centers as in other regions.  The area around modern Wakayama city provides some of the best land for agriculture, with some other coastal regions as well. But it is mountains that Kii is known for, and the mountains often have spiritual significance.  Mt. Koya, or Koyasan, would be found in 805 as the center of Shingon Buddhism, but well before that you have the Kumano shrines, also known as the Kumano Sanzan—the three mountains of Kumano. There is a lot of evidence that worship at the three mountains of Kumano was heavily influenced by Buddhism and Buddhist traditions, but that this was a later influence on areas that were already important spiritual sites well before Buddhism arrived in the archipelago.  The exact nature of worship is debated, but the area was important, with "Kumano" once treated as its own land, overseen by the Kumano Kuni no Miyatsuko.  The deities of Kumano and the area more generally features in the Nihon Shoki in the legendary stories of Iware Biko, aka Jimmu Tenno. The Kumano shrines are, ultimately, a series of shrines in the Kumano region, roughly 20-40 kilometers from each other.  There are three main shrines—Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, and Kumano Nachi Taisha—known as the three mountains.  There are numerous other shrines as well.  There are three main deities worshipped, but then also another nine that are considered important as well, for at least twelve kami.  The three main kami – Kumano Musubi no Ohokami, Hayatama no Ohokami, and Ketsumi Mikoto Ohokami – are also considered to be manifestations of Izanami, Izanagi, and Susano'o.  Izanami and Izanagi are famously the progenitor kami of the archipelago, while Susano'o is the storm and ocean deity said to be the rambunctious and troublesome brother to Amaterasu Ohokami.   It is quite likely that the connection with these other kami—who feature prominently in the later stories, was actually a later addition.  Similarly, around the 9th century, the Kumano shrines were heavily influenced by Buddhism, which often co-opted indigenous kami worship by associating the native kami with incarnations of Buddhist figures.  In this case:  Thousand-armed Kannon, Yakushi—or the Medicine—Buddha, and Amithabha.  I must say that associating Amithaba—or Amida—with Susano'o seems like a bold move.  The deity who tossed a backwards flayed colt into Amaterasu's weaving hut is also the Buddha who made the promise that all who call on his name would find their way to the western pure land? I guess. Together, the kami of Kumano are known as the Kumano Gongen, and there is a pilgrimage trail, even today, that leads between the various shrines and peaks, as well as various temple complexes in the area. There is one other interesting connection with Kumano shrines, and that is the fact that there is a Kumano Taisha up in the Izumo region.  Today, they claim that despite the names being identical, there are no actual ties between Kumano Taisha and the Kumano Sanzan.  The Kumano Taisha of Izumo is actually considered the Ichinomiya, or most important shrine, of Izumo—even more important than the famous Izumo shrine, itself.  It lies 30 minutes south of modern Matsue, and enshrines a kami known as Kushi-mikenu-no-Mikoto, said to be another name for none other than the famous Susano'o. Kumano Taisha claims to have been first mentioned in the Nihon Shoki back in the time of Takara Hime, aka Saimei Tennou, in an entry from 659, though that entry simply states that the Izumo no Miyatsuko was to repair the shrine of the "Itsuki" kami, and doesn't specifically mention Kumano Taisha by name.  There is an entry attributed to the Izumo fudoki, which claims a shrine was located on Mt. Kumano, identified with modern day Tenguyama.  And then, Kumano Taisha appears in the Engi Shiki in the 10th century.  Suffice it to say, there are many different ways that this can be interpreted. Scholars have attempted to look into the potential connections between Kumano Taisha in Izumo and the Kumano Gongen of Wakayama, but it does not appear that there is a fully formed consensus.  I would note that we certainly see various important worship centers branching out throughout the archipelago, setting up branches elsewhere, and we also see the association of various local kami with other, more famous kami, making the claim that they are simply another name for the same entity.  This would appear to be one way to bring different groups into communion with each other, as it were, and helping to gloss over the potential difficulties found in diverse belief and worship practices. As a side note, there is at least one other Kumano Taisha of note, found up in the Tohoku region.  It claims to be the "Ise of Tohoku", with a focus on Izanami and Izanagi.  It seems to claim a founding around the early 9th century at the Tenno's request.  Given that, I think we can ignore it for our current discussion. To bring this all back around, it is unclear if Uno no Sarara's tour of Wakayama included the Kumano shrines at this time.  Certainly Kumano would play an important role in the legends and stories that the court was putting together, but what structures were in place at this point in the story are unclear.  Her tour may have focused much more on the area around modern Wakayama.  Her tour of the area took a total of eleven days, which is more than enough time to have seen a fair bit of the area, and certainly would have been enough time to get down to the Kumano region, but we don't have any clear details that I see to say exactly what happened. Still, I do find it interesting to look at the juxtaposition of the Kumano shrine story with that of Ise.  Both took on some aspects of the official stories of the founding of Japan and appear to have been important shrines for the court to some extent, and both the trip to Ise and the trip to Kumano were events such that local taxes were commuted for a time to help pay for the royal visit. But whereas Ise would go on to reject the merging of Buddhism with local kami worship, Kumano appears to have embraced it.  Kumano worship took on a highly syncretic character, with Buddhism and Kami worship becoming inextricably intertwined, maintaining that character even today, despite numerous historical attempts to extricate the two from each other. Ultimately, Ise shrine would take pride of place as the national shrine of the royal family, but I can't help but wonder what would have happened if Kumano had been more ascendant. Getting back to our discussion of Uno no Sarara's various peregrinations:  we also have what appear to be two trips up to Tou-no-mine—the modern pronunciation for the name which Aston transliterates as "Tamu no Mine".  This is the peak where, about forty years earlier, Takara Hime is said to have built a circular enclosure and called "Futa-tsuki" or two "Tsuki" trees palace.  It was also known as "Ama-tsu-miya", the Heavenly Palace.  The modern Tou-no-mine is a mountain to the southeast of Asuka, however, there is also a theory that the Tou-no-mine and Futa-tsuki palace were actually on a small hill just due east of the Kiyomihara palace site.  This is where we find walls, the Sakafune-ishi stone, and other examples of work from the time when the Futa-tsuki palace would have been built. That said, to get to Tou-no-mine, we are told it was a two day trip—one day out and one day back.  That said, it wouldn't have all been spent traveling.  In fact, Tou-no-mine, today, is under two hours walking distance.  The site by the palace is much closer, and the entry for going to the Futatsuski is only mentioned on a single day.  So none of that is particularly helpful, in my opinion.  Ultimately, we know that it was a location near Asuka and that it was associated with Takara Hime, the last female sovereign in her own right—even though her reign was arguably run largely by her son, Crown Prince Naka no Oe. Speaking of whom, Naka no Oe was not only the father of Uno no Sarara, but also of Royal Princess Asuka.  So when Uno no Sarara went to Asuka's country house, also known as the Denso or Tadokoro, she was actually going to pay a visit on her own half-sister.  By the way, "country-house" is the Aston translation.  A more direct translation might be something like "Field Place".  It was a private estate belonging to powerful families, such as the local elites—or in this case the royal family.  It is a rare glimpse into the living conditions of those royal princes and princesses who were not resident in the palace itself.  I do find it interesting that it specifically identifies the royal princess and not some male relative or husband—and Uno no Sarara isn't really noted as visiting a lot of family members all over the place.  I've seen a suggestion that Asuka may have been married to Prince Osakabe, one of Temmu's sons, but if so it is interesting that Uno no Sarara goes to visit *her* house and not *his* house. Princess Asuka is not mentioned much, but given this and a few other things—including being mentioned in the Man'yoshu in connection with a poem by the famous Kakinomoto no Hitomaro—she seemed to be someone important, even though we don't have a lot of information on what that looked like at the time. And with that, we've covered most of Uno no Sarara's travels.  We discussed her near-constant trips to Yoshino, then there were official visits to inspect the fortifications and horses.  Granted, that latter duty was also done just at the palace, in Asuka, so it wasn't necessarily terribly special.  There was her expedition to Ise, which we discussed in a previous episode, and then down to tour the land of Kii.  There were short jaunts out to Hatsuse and Yonabari.  And the largely unexplained visits to Tou-no-mine and the enigmatic Futa-tsuki palace.  Finally, there was a note about her calling on her half-sister, Princess Asuka. So that was what Uno no Sarara was doing when she wasn't at the court.  Otherwise, whether it was in the Asuka Kiyomihara palace or in the new Fujiwara Palace, she was dealing with the business of the state.  Much of what is recorded are fairly common things—banquets, archery competitions, and similar events that are interesting in aggregate, perhaps, but maybe not so helpful in figuring out the larger trends that were occurring at the time.  There were edicts and changes, but we can talk about those separately.  There were natural disasters, as well. Overall, she spent eleven years on the throne, from 686 to 697.  In that time, she finished much of the work started by her husband, put her own stamp on the new government, and, perhaps most importantly, she set up her grandson for success.  It is worth nothing that Uno no Sarara's posthumous regnal name is Jitou Tennou, and while that was probably not something she chose for herself, it may give us some insight into how the Chroniclers viewed her.  Remember that the brothers, Naka no Oe and Ohoama, were given the names "Tenji" and "Temmu", respectively.  Tenji is "Heavenly Wisdom", and he is counted as the brains behind the Great Change, the Taika reforms, and much of the shape that the state took from 645 onwards.  Temmu is something like "Heavenly Warrior".  The victor of the Jinshin no Ran was remembered for his military strategy, even though that was really only a small part of his overall reign.  The characters of Jitou's posthumous title are two characters.  The first, "Ji", means "to hold" or "to have".  The other character is "tou" and generally means "relationship" or "to control".  It can also refer to unification. This is often considered to mean that her role was seen as continuing to hold the throne and continue the work of her husband and his line, his progeny.  In this case, that means strengthening the state that Ohoama had built, following through on his national projects, and ultimately ensuring that the throne passed seamlessly to Ohoama's grandson, ensuring that his line would continue.  Of course, it probably should be noted that of course it was also her own bloodline that she was continuing as well, something that would become important in later years. And it is easy for us to look at this as simply editorializing by the Chroniclers, who were, after all, trying to craft a national narrative as well as record the history.  In many ways the use of these posthumous titles allowed them to do that—to summarize an entire reign into something that could be easily remembered.  And yet, based on the actions that she has taken, there certainly seems to be something to this description of Uno no Sarara and her motivations. We saw, early on, how she cleared the way for her own son, Crown Prince Kusakabe, getting rid of his potential rival for the throne, Prince Ohotsu, and thus potentially averting another conflict at the start of the reign.  But then Kusakabe died, leaving her with his young son, and while placing a young infant on the throne might have become a thing in later centuries, that precedent had not quite been set just yet.  Even as it was, Uno no Sarara likely had some concept that she could not know how many years she would get.  A decade on the throne was nothing to sneeze at, and many sovereigns had much less.  And so, beyond setting up the structure of government that her grandson would inherit, she also had a few more things to ensure.  She would want him to be old enough to be taken seriously, and she would need to make sure that there were no other claimants that could complicate matters.  There was only one other serious candidate that fit that description, and that was Prince Takechi. Remember, Prince Takechi was Ohoama's eldest son.  He was also a maternal descendant of the Munakata, meaning that he didn't have the double-royal imprimatur that was presumably required to take the throne as the sovereign.  And yet, Uno no Sarara was no doubt savvy enough to understand that those kinds of traditions changed quickly and easily in the past, as long as one had the right political backing. At the same time, Uno no Sarara appears to have leaned heavily on Prince Takechi's support.  It was a risk, but his support for her efforts would help her do what she needed to do.  Not only that, but if anything did happen to the young Prince Karu, Prince Takechi was the next in line.  He was also the Dajou Daijin—the most powerful court position short of Uno no Sarara herself.  For many reasons, it would have been difficult if the Queen felt she needed to take him out of the picture. Perhaps then it was fortuitous that in 696 the issue resolved itself, when Royal Prince Takechi passed away. This was no doubt a sad event, and yet it also may have set things in motion.  Prince Karu had been born in 683, so he was fourteen years old—still quite young, but old enough.  He was also surrounded by supporters, including his own mother, widow to the late Prince Kusakabe, Royal Princess Abe. While it isn't mentioned in the Nihon Shoki, we get a glimpse of how all this was planned in the Kaifuso, published in 751.  There, in an entry for Prince Kadono, a son of Prince Ohotomo, we are told that after Prince Takechi's death, Prince Kadono met with Uno no Sarara and others and suggested a course of action.  He encourage Uno no Sarara to pass on the kingdom to Prince Karu, despite his youth.  If true, this is quite the statement from someone whose own father was killed in the Jinshin no Ran, which brought Ohoama and Uno no Sarara to power in the first place.  It appears as though she heeded his advice, setting up what would come next over the following year. And so it is from the year after Prince Takechi's death that we start to really see entries focused on Prince Karu.  In the second month of 697, for instance, we see that Tahema no Mabito no Kunimi was appointed to be Prince Karu's tutor.  Likewise we see Michi no Mabito no Atomi and Kose no Ason no Ahamochi appointed as director and assistant director of the Spring Palace—the palace for the Crown Prince, the Heir Apparent.  Interestingly, Aston notes that the Nihon Shoki never actually gives an entry for when Prince Karu was named Heir Apparent—it just seems to be assumed. Ten days after the new directors were appointed, a public great-congregation was held at the Crown Prince's palace—here called the Eastern Palace, and I'll admit I'm not sure if "Eastern Palace" and "Spring Palace" were different names for the same place or what.  I assume these were all part of the newly built Fujiwara Palace, though the most important part is the implications for Prince Karu.  He was being introduced to the court, it seems, with a large congregation at his residence where the court would be expected to acknowledge his position as the crown prince and heir apparent. Three months later, we are told that Uno no Sarara grew ill.  The Ministers and various government officials made votive images of the Buddha in an attempt to make merit and help her to recover.  While she would recover from whatever illness she experienced, I suspect that this was something of a wake-up call.  Uno no Sarara was in her early 50s, and she wasn't getting any younger.  She also lived at a time where she had to realize that many others hadn't made it as far, and perhaps her illness made her realize that if she was going to do something, she had better do it sooner, rather than later.  And so, just a little more than a month later, on the first day of the 8th month, Uno no Sarara abdicated the throne in favor of her grandchild, Prince Karu, soon to become the next Tennou. This isn't the first time we've seen an abdication in the history of Yamato, but it is perhaps the first time we've seen it quite like this.  When Takara Hime abdicated, I think we can agree that it was largely under duress.  She had just seen her son lead a bloody coup against the most powerful court nobles, and that really does seem to have shaken her.  No such bloody struggle was happening here, however.  In fact, there is plenty to suggest that avoiding a bloody struggle was exactly Uno no Sarara's point.  By overseeing Prince Karu's ascension while she was still around, Queen Uno no Sarara maintained significant control over the process. Part of this rested on the fact that when she retired from the position of Tennou she didn't just become some commoner or retreat to the position of Queen Mother or Dowager Queen or something similar.  Instead, she took on a new titled:  Retired Sovereign, or Dajou-Tennou.  Technically this means that her own title was something like "Greater Sovereign", compared to Karu's "sovereign".  This position was new, and may not have even been fully formed at the time of the initial abdication.  Unlike when Takara Hime abdicated, effectively acknowledging that she wasn't actually in charge, Uno no Sarara was planning to remain an active force in government.  Her grandson would be set up as the formal sovereign, or Tennou.  He would be responsible for the rituals and ensuring everything was properly carried out, but his mother, the Dajou-Tennou, would have a tremendous amount of clout and control. By all accounts, this abdication and creation of the "Dajou-Tennou" position really does seem to have been specifically set up for this occasion, to ensure the smooth transition of power.  This way, when Uno no Sarara eventually did pass away, there would be no question about who was seated on the throne.  Given everything she had witnessed—from stories about her how her own father had come to power as well as the events of the Jinshin no Ran and then everything that happened in the aftermath of her own husband's death—I can understand why Uno no Sarara would have been pre-occupied with the idea of ensuring a smooth transition to the next sovereign.  She likely could not foresee how this new position would be used in the future, and yet it would become something of a staple in the politics of the Japanese court. Initially, retired sovereigns were typically doing so for reasons similar to Uno no Sarara—to ensure a smooth transition of power from one to the other and to ensure that the next tennou could be established to avoid instability.  However, it would become something even more.  After all, why wait until your heir is actually ready?  If you are going to be running things, anyway, why not remove yourself from the tedium of ritual while retaining your authority?  And in later centuries we see the tennou retiring younger, leaving younger and younger heirs to hold the actual throne.  There would also be a certain Buddhist aspect to it as well, allowing the retired tennou to be seen as a kind of Golden Wheel Turning Sovereign who was theoretically beyond the material cares of the day to day.  The retired sovereigns would be referred to as "In", which is likely a reference to the suffix given to their compounds, rather than the common "Miya" or "Gu".  And so the government under these retired sovereigns would become known as the Insei, or government by cloistered sovereigns, but that system was still in the future.  For now, we are just seeing the seeds of what was to come, eventually. To understand this later phase of Uno no Sarara's life, we need to take our first few steps into a new source:  The Shoku Nihongi.  The Nihon Shoki ceases to describe anything after Uno no Sarara's abdication, and the official history of Prince Karu's reign—known to us as Monmu Tennou—is taken up by the Shoku Nihongi.  This is literally the continued Japanese history, and we'll talk about it in depth at some point.  For now, I would note that it was compiled in 797 – so literally a century after the last entry in the Nihon Shoki.  That said, it likely had much better records to go off of compared to the Nihon Shoki, though it was still likely compiled with a view that was still quite friendly towards the royal family and the position of the Tennou. And so, when Uno no Sarara largely disappears from the narrative, I don't know that we should assume that she had truly gone completely hands off.  After all, with everything we've seen, do we think that this is a woman who would just hand the reins over to a fourteen or fifteen year old boy?  And yet the first time she appears is in 701, when she is making a trip to her favorite vacation spot:  the Palace at Yoshino.  That said, there were some pretty big events that happened during this period, after her abdication and assumption of the title of Dajou-Tennou.  The biggest was the creation of the Taihou Code.  Once again, this will need a fuller treatment, but the Taihou Code was an update to the Kiyomihara code.  The Asuka-Kiyomihara code was 22 volumes, and focused on  the laws, the "ryou", but not necessarily the punishments, or "ritsu".  In contrast the Taihou code was 6 volumes of "ritsu" and 11 volumes of "ryou", for 17 volumes in total.  Unfortunately, we mostly have scraps of indications here and there, and the codes that came afterwards, which were each based on what came before.  For instance, we do know that they completely overhauled the rank system yet again.  Unlike the Kiyomihara  code, which took years to develop, the compilation of the Taiho code is ordered in 700 and completed by 701—likely because it was really more of an update and a compilation of what was already on the books. This was perhaps the most significant thing that happened while Uno no Sarara was still available to exert her influence.  Karu was still only about 19 years old at this point.  He would turn 20 the following year, 702.  That same year, Uno no Sarara would travel all the way out to Mikawa no Kuni, which is the eastern half of the modern prefecture of Aichi.  The royal procession, which started in the 10th month of 702, then made its way back through Owari a month later, and from there up to Mino, and then down to Ise and back through Iga.  The royal procession is first recorded on the 10th day of the 10th month and returned on the 25th day of the 11th month—a round-trip time of roughly 45 days.  Throughout we are told that various ranks and awards were given out to important individuals at each stop. Unfortunately, that trip may have taken a toll.  A few weeks later, on the 13th day of the 12th month, Uno no Sarara grew ill.  There was a great amnesty pronounced throughout the realm, and one hundred men took Buddhist vows on her behalf.  They even read the Sutra of Golden Light in the Home Provinces.  Alas, it was all to no avail.  Uno no Sarara passed away on the 22nd day of the 12th month—or January 13th in 703.  It was roughly six years from her abdication.  She would have died with at least some knowledge that the realm was largely in order.  Her grandson was on the  throne and had been ruling for the past six years.  He had attained the age of majority, and things seemed relatively stable.  There was even a new, grand, permanent capital city, just like on the continent. But that closes out the life of Uno no Sarara.  She lived in interesting times, experienced tremendous fortune and misfortune, and she put her indelible stamp on the state of Yamato and thus the future of Japan.  There is still more to go over in this period—we have interactions with the Emishi, updates to society, and various impacts to Buddhism.  We'll also take a look at some more important people from this period, including Kakinomoto no Hitomaru, the famous poet, and the poems of the Man'yoshu, and Fujiwara no Fubito, the son of Nakatomi no Kamatari and the one largely responsible for making the Fujiwara house the most influential house in the entire court. Until then if you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.

Send us Fan MailA brand-new Japanese boy group is getting more than hype, they're getting receipts. STARGLOW has fans flooding our request form, and once we sat down with their tracks, we understood why: powerful vocals, clean production, and a real sense of range for a group that's still under a year into their journey.We talk through where STARGLOW comes from: the audition show The Last Piece and the BMSG world built by Sky-Hi. Then we introduce the five members (Adam, Kanon, Goichi, Rui, and Taiki) and dig into the songs that define their early era. “Moonchaser” pulls you in with a smooth hook and a vocal blend that feels instantly credible. “Love Myself '26” brings bright, playful self-confidence, while “Green Light” turns the same empowerment into something heavier and more driven. And when “Star Wish” hits with guitar-led pop, we both catch that unmistakable 90s boy band nostalgia without it feeling like a throwback gimmick.The big debate is “USOTSUKI” (possibly read as “liar): why does a song that sounds so upbeat carry a title that dark? We also get into “Good Boys Anthem,” including the surprising writing credits for Taiki and Goichi, plus what the translated lyrics suggest about standing your ground without losing your heart. We wrap with what's next, including their July 22 release, live DVD and Blu-ray, and the upcoming single “Driving My Life.”If you're curious about STARGLOW, hit play, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave us a five-star review, then tell us your take: what do you think “USOTSUKI” is really saying?STARGLOW Instagram X YouTube officialMoonchaser  USOTSUKI  Love Myself'26  Green Light  Star Wish Good Boys AnthemSupport the showPlease help Music Elixir by rating, reviewing, and sharing the episode. We appreciate your support!Follow us on:TwitterInstagramBlueskyIf have questions, comments, or requests click on our form:Music Elixir FormDJ Panic Blog:OK ASIA

Taiki takes a set off of Yuta, action returns to World Trigger, and everyone loves Fujimine! Even you! 6:06 - Ichi the Witch 84 16:25 - Blue Box 244 27:59 - Dandadan 235 35:36 - World Trigger 262 51:10 - Hima-Ten! 92 1:10:28 / 70:28 - Kinato's Magic 17 1:23:06 / 83:06 - Someone Hertz 35 1:39:09 / 99:09 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 94 1:50:16 / 110:16 - Marriagetoxin 167 1:59:21 / 119:21 - Nue's Exorcist 147 2:11:05 / 131:05 - Akane-banashi 208 2:16:41 / 136:41 - One Piece 1184 2:25:07 / 145:07 - Favorite Series and MVP

Message from Taiki Dimas on May 31, 2026

Message from Taiki Dimas on April 26, 2026

Hello Listeners!In this episode, we had the opportunity to have a conversation with STARGLOWFormed through BMSG's audition project "THE LAST PIECE", STARGLOW is a five-member dance and vocal group consisting of RUI, TAIKI, KANON, GOICHI, and ADAM. A boy band that brings together sharply defined, individual styles into a rare and almost miraculous fusion, each member continues to refine their own unique edge while creating something greater as a whole. From their exceptional quality and attitude to an indescribable sense of charisma and aura, STARGLOW embodies the very ideal and musical vision that BMSG has upheld since its founding. Like reaching out toward an unattainable star, they continue to chase dreams of epic scale. STARGLOW officially makes their debut with their first single "Star Wish". Built on an emotional yet refined soundscape, "Star Wish" channels determination and longing toward a distant, shining star. The track balances polish with intensity, allowing STARGLOW's vibrant vocals and individual strengths to bloom in full colour. It is a debut that feels both intimate and expansive, introducing a group unafraid to be earnest, expressive, and bold.Listen full episode on Bingkai Suara with Zoey and don't forget to follow our podcast on any podcast platforms, our Instagram Bingkai Karya, and stay updated with our recent news on www.bingkaikarya.com

Minerva gives birth in Ichi the Witch, Taiki & Chinatsu go back to the aquarium, and Chainsaw Man Part 2 comes to a close!   2:51 - Ichi the Witch 75 13:26 - Blue Box 235 21:33 - Boruto: Two Blue Vortex 32 37:58 - Chainsaw Man 232 (END) 57:50 - Hima-Ten! 83 1:11:13 / 71:13 - Kinato's Magic 8 1:25:55 / 85:55 - Someone Hertz 26 1:38:46 / 98:46 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 85 1:47:02 / 107:02 - Marriagetoxin 158 1:51:38 / 111:38 - Nue's Exorcist 138 1:59:03 / 119:03 - Akane-banashi 199 2:09:54 / 129:54 - One Piece 1177 2:16:37 / 136:37 - Favorite Series and MVP

Message from Taiki Dimas on March 8, 2026

Kizashi fails to name a woman, Kyo and Taiki's match is accompanied by a helpful flashback, and Asa takes aim at the moon! 8:38 - Ichi the Witch 63 16:18 - Blue Box 223 26:03 - Chainsaw Man 223 32:15 - Dandadan 220 38:40 - Hima-Ten! 71 49:37 - Otr of the Flame 31 58:34 - Someone Hertz 14 1:08:22 / 68:22 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 73 1:16:42 / 76:42 - Marriagetoxin 149-150 1:21:42 / 81:42 - Nue's Exorcist 126 1:33:45 / 93:45 - Akane-banashi 187 1:44:56 / 104:56 - Favorite Series and MVP

Message from Taiki Dimas on November 23, 2025

Taiki has to battle Kyo (kyooo), Otr puts some heroic spirit on it, and Ping-Pong Peril goes into space for its final battle!   5:49 - Ichi the Witch 54 14:27 - Blue Box 215 25:41 - Chainsaw Man 217 31:47 - Dandadan 213 39:32 - Spy x Family 123.3 40:15 - Hima-Ten! 62 52:16 - Otr of the Flame 22 59:42 - Ping-Pong Peril 14 1:10:44 / 70:44 - Someone Hertz 5 1:24:29 / 84:29 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 64 1:33:49 / 93:49 - Nue's Exorcist 118 1:46:02 / 106:02 - Akane-banashi 178 1:53:05 / 113:05 - One Piece 1162 2:05:00 / 125:00 - Favorite Series and MVP

✨Taiki works with founders in the VC world to build authentic companies. In this conversation we shift that focus inward, as he discusses how to build an authentic life beyond social media metrics ✨Follow Taiki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taikichung/ My main channel: https://www.youtube.com/wamyy5

Today you'll be listening to two washed DeFi midcurvers discuss our takes on where we are in the cycle. These two gooners will discuss the importance of selling and why it's important to normalize your crypto gains because crypto really does warp the value of your money.We discuss why crypto is a butthole, and why selling should be something you enjoy. Who cares what other people think of you, just elevate your lifestyle and change your life.Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/AgentChudJoin the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-armyFree Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FarmerTaikiTaiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearchPODCASTS:Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqASteady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLadsTimestamps:0:00 Where are we in the Cycle?8:58 Odds of a Market Top?14:10 Dealing with Underperformance25:05 How Cycles Have Changed30:10 How to Take Profits (Crypto is a Butthole)41:05 Thoughts on DeFi & Farming50:42 How to Make it This Cycle1:05:21 Crypto Warps Your Sense of Money1:08:57 Managing your Dopamine Addiction1:17:02 Elevating Lifestyle1:24:47 Selling = Post Nut Clarity1:30:00 Coming Back after Hitting Rock BottomMY VALUES:QUALITY OVER QUANTITYA lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.PREMIUM RESEARCHHFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.

Today I'm joined by Law to discuss his journey starting from $5k in crypto during the 2022 crypto bear market. He ran up his bankroll doing RFV (risk free value) trades, buying tokens at a discount to the treasury and taking an activist approach to redeem it for profit. Despite his success, Law claims that he rarely takes month-over-month drawdowns and argues why his approach is superior to those who gamble on perps/memecoins.Law provides an interesting take on how there are many ways to profit in crypto, and what it takes to find edge in crypto. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/0xlawlolLaw's Journey: https://x.com/0xlawlol/status/1852023510517899379Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-armyFree Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FarmerTaikiTaiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearchPODCASTS:Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqASteady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLadsTimestamps0:00 How Law Got Started In Crypto4:50 $300k to $2M on $AERO10:33 Other Onchain Plays15:26 Airdrop Farming Plays19:49 Dropping Out Of School24:29 Do you Have To Take On Risk To Make Money?27:18 Advice to Younger Self29:00 Law's Research Process31:58 Other Big Wins 32:59 Whitehat Hacks36:38 Assessing Risk in DeFi39:52 How Law Approaches Crypto44:16 Farmers Make Markets Efficient45:53 Don't Gamble & Other Rules47:39 RFV trades on DATs50:05 How Law Views Markets and Cycles54:15 Advice On Making It58:05 Polymarket Trades & Airdrop Farming1:03:11 Wrap UpMY VALUES:QUALITY OVER QUANTITYA lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads.On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link.PREMIUM RESEARCHHFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.

Whoa! ETH was so close to hitting an All Time High that we just had to go LIVE! Joining us in the ETH ATH Waiting Room is the one and only Udi Wertheimer. Everyone is pumped for the pump in this episode that you won't wanna miss!Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to Like & Subscribe! In Episode #96 we cover:00:00 Udi Joins The Lads/ETH Nearing ATH05:00 Yeezy Token Launch08:07 PBullish Thesis on Bitcoin and ETH Flows12:07 Treasury Companies, Saylor, and MSTR Premium19:01 HL Whale Swapping BTC for ETH22:01 Solana Performance 26:55 Treasury Companies & Saylor's Commitment 41:03 Taiki's Polymarket Bet45:26 Audience Q&A1:13:23 Pasta of the Week

It's a Lads Only trifecta with Jordi, Justin, and Taiki. We've got a ton to cover with ETH and the treasury metas still going strong, but the craziest news might be that Jordi doesn't own any stocks! Tune in for the breakdown of why that is.Thanks for tuning in

Welcome to the seven official episode of Off Da Binge!

Welcome to the six official episode of Off Da Binge!

It's a Lads Only episode, and we thought it was a great time time to do another Meet The Lads special with everyone's favorite humble farmer, Taiki Maeda!Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to Like & Subscribe! In Episode #87 we cover:00:00 Opening Theme00:20 The Market This Week05:05 FOMC08:42 Solana Drama17:35 The Hyperliquid Whale30:34 Meet The Lads: Taiki42:24 Taiki's Best & Worst Trades50:49 Pasta of the Week

Taiki and Chinatsu's final days in the gymnasium are upon us, Loki brings ruin to Elbaph, and Astro Royale skips straight to the final round! For those not watching the video, this episode was recorded while Nik was visiting Quinn. There will be some inconsistencies in volume from the set-up, but thankfully no connection issues! 5:53 - Ichi the Witch 25 25:08 - Blue Box 187 41:03 - Chainsaw Man 196 50:17 - Dandadan 185 59:50 - Astro Royale 44 1:15:05 / 75:05 - Embers 6 1:27:01 / 87:01 - Hima-Ten! 33 1:45:18 / 105:18 - Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery 15 1:59:32 / 119:32 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 35 2:08:20 / 128:20 - Nue's Exorcist 89 2:24:23 / 144:23 - Marriagetoxin ex 2:25:00 / 145:00 - Akane-banashi 149 2:36:16 / 156:16 - One Piece 1142 2:44:55 / 164:55 - Favorite Series and MVP

Taiki is off getting married this week, but Jordi & Justin are joined by special guest Jim Bianco! Jim brings is macro expertise, and fills us in on how all of it fits into what we're seeing happen in the world of crypto. Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to Like & Subscribe! In Episode #86 we cover:00:00 Stream Starts Soon…00:31 Episode Start/The Easy Days Are Over05:04 The Focus on the 10 Year Bond 10:51 The New Administration & The Big Realignment 22:17 How Long Can Trump Hold Out On This Adjustment Period?28:35 Why Is Bitcoin Down 30%32:30 There Is No Third Door38:11 In Politics It's One Person One Vote43:07 Is This Turmoil Priced In?48:50 Does Jim Like Crypto?51:13 How Do We Make ETH Go Back Up?1:01:54 Pasta of the Week

It's a Lads Only episode for #82! We get a little more philosophical on this episode, and ask "What the hell is going on with alts?". Stick around for some great Pastas of the Week!Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to Like & Subscribe! In Episode #82 we cover:00:00 Coming Up On Steady Lads…01:08 Where Would We Be Without $TRUMP & $MELANIA?04:47 Jordi's Alt Season Tweet10:55 The Positive Side Of All This Misery14:22 Where Does The Market Go From Here?16:47 Taiki's Fartcoin Takeaways23:24 The Main Themes Of Right Now28:54 Cobie & Arthur Hayes' Tweets35:03 If That's Not A Bottom Signal IDK What Is39:04 Pasta of the Week

The Lads are back with a doozy for Episode #81! We're joined by Namik and Shuyao from MegaETH, and they're bringing a huge surprise for Steady Lads fans! They're giving away 50 guaranteed & 100 first come first serve whitelist spots for their upcoming The Fluffle NFT mint!You can enter by following the link to their quiz below, and entering the password found multiple times throughout episode! Gotta watch to win—but hurry—because the quiz is only open until 9am ET Sunday, Feb 9th! Good luck!MegaETH Quiz: https://www.classmarker.com/online-test/start/?quiz=dmv67a52229c1e37Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to Like & Subscribe!In Episode #81 we cover:00:00 Taiki Capitulates on Fartcoin01:40 Intro to MegaETH and Quiz Announcement05:09 Largest Liquidation Event Ever06:47 World Liberty Fi & Crime Season13:30 $ENRON & Fair Launches19:05 $PAIN Sale & Refund22:16 The Fake Token Problem26:51 Consensus on MegaETH32:19 What's Going On With Ethereum?34:34 How Much Does Price Factor In?38:39 Thoughts On The Current Market43:46 Where Are L2s Going?45:38 The First Real Time Blockchain47:57 Narrative vs Tech51:45 Pasta of the Week

Today I'm joined by Jez to discuss his journey from TradFi to becoming a successful crypto degenerate. We discuss how to recover from blowing up, why he prefers to full-port one bag when it comes to bet sizing, and how to win the crypto MMORPG. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/izebel_eth Jez's Crypto MMO Article: https://oldcoinbad.com/p/a-starter-guide-to-the-crypto-mmo Jez's Poker Hand History: https://www.worldpokertour.com/live-update/hands-37-38-colin-hong-eliminated-in-7th-place-186000-prime-wpt-prime-championship-season-2024-4-1600000-800000-1600000 Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Timestamps: 0:00 Jez's Background 4:26 How to Be Win in Crypto 11:17 Founder Intuition (RLB, HYPE) 17:01 Knowing When to Cut Bags 21:56 Bet Sizing & Full Porting 26:09 Bouncing Back from Blow Ups 34:08 Thoughts on AI Meta 41:25 Where are we in the Cycle? 45:40 How to Make It in 2025 52:18 Kelly Criterion 56:22 Hyperliquid Thoughts 1:01:14 Winning $186k in a Poker Tournament 1:13:15 Final Advice MY VALUES: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads. On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link. PREMIUM RESEARCH HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.

The Lads were LIVE for their first episode of 2025! We kick off the new year with special guest Ejaaz (aka @cryptopunk7213 on X) to chat about the hottest topic of this cycle, AI! We're covering agents, bots, memes, hallucinations, and hyperstition. You're not gonna want to miss this one! In Episode #76 we cover: 00:00 Steady Lads Titles 00:21 Ejaaz Intro 06:27 AI Cult Leader Emerges in 2025 10:18 AI Agents Priced as L1s 19:54 Looking at AIXBT 27:59 What Are AI Agents Even Doing? 35:09 Taiki's Fartcoin Update 42:08 Right Curve AI Projects 49:45 Pasta of the Week

Today I'm joined by Kel to discuss his journey from joining Messari out of college and now becoming an independent trader. We discuss why we think the AI meta is the trade of the cycle and talk about ai16z, Zerebro, Fartcoin, Alchemist, and GOAT. We also discuss how to bet on yourself, dealing with dark moments, and enjoying bull markets. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/kelxyz_ Kel's Substack: https://kelxyz.substack.com/ Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Timestamps: 0:00 Kel's Background 3:08 Market Opportunity for the AI Omegacycle 8:24 Asymmetry & Inversion Theory 11:30 Investment Frameworks for AI 15:50 ai16z 18:36 Zerebro 21:38 Alchemist 23:26 Fartcoin 32:38 GOAT 40:50 Types of Agents with Value Capture 46:03 Unicorn Fart Dust 52:03 Betting on Yourself 57:13 Dealing with Dark Moments 1:04:34 How to Make it

The Lads were LIVE for Episode #74 as things dipped, and we asked "Has the market run out of gas"? Well, Taiki still thinks there's plenty of hot air left in Fartcoin, and he breaks down why. We also examine where we are with the AI coin meta, and take some great questions from the audience. In Episode #74 we cover: 00:00 Stream Starts Shorty… 00:32 Show Starts/Market Talk 06:40 Taiki on Fartcoin 14:45 $GOAT, Truth Terminal, and Current AI & Memecoin Meta 22:34 Freysa & AI Agent Wallet Control 26:26 Dead Animal Memes & IP Rights 33:51 Is Easy Season Over? 45:14 Audience Q+A 57:17 Pasta of the Week

Today I'm joined by David Gilz to discuss his journey from losing it all to making it all back by grinding in the markets. We discuss why we think the AI meta is the trade of the cycle and talk about ai16z, Zerebro, Fartcoin, and GOAT. He also discusses the art of not coping as a trader. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/d_gilz Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Timestamps: 0:00 David's Origin Story 6:09 Guide to Making Money in a Bull Market 14:41 Understanding Market Regime 17:58 Why AI is the Trade of the Cycle 28:29 What Happens to GOAT? 31:26 How Big can AI Coins Get? 41:35 When to Sell? 50:29 How to Make It This Cycle MY VALUES: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads. On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link. PREMIUM RESEARCH HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.

Today I was joined by Ejaaz to discuss how big the AI Omegacycle can get. We discuss the mental frameworks to use to spread bets across the meta and how to trade these boom and bust cycles. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Timestamps: 0:00 Ejaaz's Backbround 2:00 Fartcoin and GOAT 10:52 How Big Can the AI Omegacycle Get? 17:07 Categorizing AI Coins 23:45 How to Bet on the AI Omegacycle 39:27 When Do You Sell? 46:46 How to Make it 52:05 Advice to Younger Self MY VALUES: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads. On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link. PREMIUM RESEARCH HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.

✨This episode will change your brain chemistry and set you up for success~ Check out Taiki's socials here: - His Venture Capital podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/50xMxGuDaMjMLzsLzGTzXo?si=efa7cb43fd29472a - His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taiki.chung/ - His TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@taiki.chung My non-podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/wamyy5 Rewire your mind on the go!

Today I was joined by Nachi, a top 10 trader on Binance making over $64M, discuss overcoming trauma, the Memecoin Supercycle, and the AI agents meta. I recorded this on my Macbook on bad wifi so sometimes I freeze up lol. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/alphawifhat https://www.theblockbeats.info/en/news/55630 Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. Timestamps: 0:00 Nachi's Story 7:06 Where are we in the Cycle? 12:58 Memecoin Supercycle Thesis 19:30 AI Memecoin Thesis 27:02 Building Conviction & Sizing into Trades 36:34 Overcoming Adversity 44:11 Characteristics of Home Run Trades 52:02 How to Make it This Cycle

Taiki Nulight, or Erka Chinbayer to his friends, has been DJing and Producing for many years in very different circles. Being influenced by UK Garage, House and Electronic Dance Music, he has created a trademark sound which is truly his own. With love across the board from key radio tastemakers, such as Pete Tong, Annie Mac and Mistajam at BBC Radio 1, Taiki Nulight is renowned for his unique melting pot of UK dancefloor influences; circling around Bass, Garage and House, but stamped with a sound that is instantly recognisable as his own. The past 24 months have seen Taiki collaborate with scene heavy weights such as My Nu Leng, AC Slater, Chris Lorenzo, Cause & Affect and Low Steppa to devastating effect. As one of the most in demand remixers in his scene from both major labels and indie's alike, Taiki has remixed the likes of Netsky, Zeds Dead, Destructo, Shift K3Y and Keys N Krates but to name a few. As one who is always on the road, Taiki has taken his trademark sound far and wide, having played across the globe. Just a handle full of highlights have been performances at BoomTown (UK), Electric Forrest (USA), Forbidden Wonderland (USA), Pacha (Ibiza) as well as tours in Australia, Japan and a continually busy diary across Europe playing at iconic clubs such as Fabric and Ministry of Sound. Taiki Nulight is one man on a mission to push his hybrid U bass sound to a global audience. If you don't know, get to know! Listen to his new mix for Mixmag: https://soundcloud.com/mixmag-1/the-mix-038-taiki-nulight

Today I have the great Murad on my channel to discuss the Memecoin Supercycle. Why it's happening, and why it will continue. Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. Timestamps: 0:00 Where are we in the Cycle? 4:20 Memecoin Supercycle Thesis 12:18 Why do people resist Memecoins? 21:50 CEXes listing Memecoins 23:27 What does Murad do everyday? 28:08 Murad's List 32:18 AI Memecoins 41:18 Memecoins having a "Cult Premium" 43:44 The People will Buy Memecoins 46:30 How to Make it This Cycle 50:04 How to Win in Crypto 55:26 How to Stop Midcurving Memecoins

In this episode of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Qiao Wang from Alliance to discuss the Memecoin Supercycle and why ETH is struggling. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/QwQiao Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 HFA Research Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. Timestamps: 0:00 Where are we in the Cycle? 5:50 Will Doge Flip Eth? 11:08 Memecoin Supercycle 14:07 Managing Your Own Emotions 20:11 AI x Memecoins 23:13 Death of High FDV Alts 25:33 Everything is a Meme 30:25 Advice for Traders 39:46 Health vs Wealth 42:16 Trader/Investor Psychology 48:21 Lessons Learned

For this episode of Crypto Market Wizards, I am joined by Darryl Wang from Tangent Ventures to discuss where we are in the cycle, how to manage your portfolio, and steps to make it this cycle. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/0xWangarian Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 Humble Farmer Army Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. Timestamps: 0:00 Where are we in the Cycle? 6:36 Memes vs Utility Coins 8:35 Outlook for ETH 13:48 Trading Strategy 20:33 Risk Management 24:12 Trader Psychology 28:43 Identifying when you're Wrong 36:11 Crypto x AI Meta 41:04 Timing Your Exit 47:38 Final Words of Advice

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series!A new challenger appears this week as the girls attend a video game competition! Will Ami rise to victory and confront Taiki or will Sailor Gamer-chan eat up all her continues?In this episode, we discuss the history of Nintendo and its most famous properties. We also talk about FX's Shogun of Harlem, Breaking Bento, pretending to like Star Wars, Sour Cream Lunch, Ami-ga 4000, HMLT, grid girls, 2 out of 10, Rain Manning it, "the Wineglass", garbage characters, Jon Mulaney jokes, the "NO" strategy, Giant Tetris, being willing to work with criminals, Sheriff vs. Bandido, the POW deficit, Kid Icara, and subconscious Twilight!It'sa me! Video!We're on iTunes and your listening platform of choice! Please subscribe and give us a rating and a review! Arigato gozaimasu!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sailor-noob/id1486204787Leave us a comment on Spotify!Listen to our new podcast, Mona Lisa Overpod!https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mona-lisa-overpod--6195851Become a patron of the show and get access to our live-action PGSM, Animedification, Utena, Ghibli, and Evangelion podcasts!http://www.patreon.com/sailornoobPut Sailor Noob merch on your body!http://justenoughtrope.threadless.comSailor Noob is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord!http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailorhttp://www.justenoughtrope.comhttp://www.instagram.com/noob_sailorhttps://discord.gg/49bzqdpBpxBuy us a coffee on Ko-Fi!https://ko-fi.com/justenoughtrope

Today Jason is joined by Taiki Maeda, Founder of HFA Research to discuss AI crypto agents, with a deep dive on Terminal of Truths and $GOAT. In this episode we discuss: - Terminal of Truths, Infinite Backrooms, $GOAT   - Finding $GOAT   - Terminal of Truths wallet/$GOAT ownership   - Are AI memecoins the Loot of this cycle?   - Why $GOAT is different   - Proof-of-AI   - LUNA AI agent, GNON, + more   - Milady/GNON analogy + liquid investing   - VC FOMO & AI agent utility vs narrative   - Cycle analogies   - Taiki's Alex Good interview: Rise of $GOAT And much more! Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. -- Tangent is a private holdings company managing personal assets and is not a licensed investment advisor nor does it manage or accept any external capital. Nothing discussed is a solicitation for investment and is for entertainment purposes only. -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction   (04:48) Terminal of Truth, Infinite Backrooms, $GOAT   (08:22) Finding $GOAT   (10:06) Terminal of Truth wallet/$GOAT ownership   (14:58) Are AI memecoins the Loot of this cycle?   (19:39) Why $GOAT is different   (23:55) Proof-of-AI   (28:51) LUNA AI agent, GNON, + more   (32:43) Milady/GNON analogy + liquid investing   (40:26) VC FOMO & AI agent utility vs narrative   (43:53) Cycle analogies   (46:26) Taiki's Alex Good interview: Rise of $GOAT   (48:49) Outro -- Twitter accounts: Jason Choi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Sanat Kapur's Twitter: https://x.com/kapursanat Taiki Maeda's Twitter: https://x.com/TaikiMaeda2 Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch -- Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ -- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch's guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personn

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Sakura's Journey: Choosing Courage Over Tradition Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/sakuras-journey-choosing-courage-over-tradition Story Transcript:Ja: 秋の涼しい風が吹く日、桜と大樹は京都の清水寺に向かって歩いていました。En: On a day when the cool autumn breeze blew, Sakura and Taiki were walking toward Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto.Ja: 紅葉は色鮮やかで、寺の周りを美しく彩っています。En: The autumn leaves were vibrant in color, beautifully decorating the area around the temple.Ja: 二人は秋分の日の祭りのためにやって来ました。En: They had come for the equinox festival.Ja: この日は特別で、願いを込めて神聖な泉にお参りします。En: This day was special, as they visited the sacred spring to make a wish.Ja: 桜は心の中で複雑な気持ちを抱えています。En: Sakura harbored complex feelings in her heart.Ja: 家族は彼女に伝統的な道を期待していますが、彼女の心は芸術への情熱に引かれています。En: Her family expected her to follow a traditional path, but her heart was drawn to her passion for the arts.Ja: 「どうすればいいのか…」桜はしばらく考えます。En: "What should I do..." Sakura pondered for a while.Ja: 一方、大樹は常に明るく、人生を楽しんでいます。En: On the other hand, Taiki was always cheerful and enjoyed life.Ja: 彼もまた、どこに自分の居場所があるのか模索中です。En: He too was searching for where he belonged.Ja: 二人は、境内の賑わいを楽しみながら進んでいきます。En: The two of them proceeded, enjoying the bustling temple grounds.Ja: 「桜、ここの景色は素晴らしいね！En: "Sakura, the view here is amazing!"Ja: 」と大樹は叫びます。En: Taiki exclaimed.Ja: 彼の声は、秋空の下で響きます。En: His voice echoed under the autumn sky.Ja: 桜は微笑み、しばし立ち止まって京都の景色を眺めます。En: Sakura smiled, paused for a moment, and gazed at the scenery of Kyoto.Ja: 「本当にね。En: "Indeed.Ja: 心が穏やかになるよ。En: It really calms the soul."Ja: 」ついに、彼らは神聖な泉に到着しました。En: Finally, they arrived at the sacred spring.Ja: 多くの人々が静かに順番を待ち、願いをかけています。En: Many people were quietly waiting their turn, making wishes.Ja: 桜と大樹も列に並び、神妙な様子です。En: Sakura and Taiki joined the line with a solemn demeanor.Ja: 「桜、願い事は決めた？En: "Sakura, have you decided on your wish?"Ja: 」と大樹が尋ねます。En: Taiki asked.Ja: 桜は少し躊躇しながら首を振ります。En: Sakura hesitated a little and shook her head.Ja: 「でも、何かしなきゃ」彼女は水に手をふれて、心からの願いを込めます。En: "But, I have to do something."Ja: 「どうか、自分の道を見つける勇気をください。En: She touched the water and made a heartfelt wish.Ja: 」大樹は、桜の横で微笑みます。En: "Please grant me the courage to find my own path."Ja: 「桜、君はもう決めているんじゃないかな？En: Taiki smiled beside her.Ja: ただ、それを信じるだけだよ。En: "Sakura, haven't you already made your decision?Ja: 」その言葉に、桜ははっとしました。En: You just need to believe in it."Ja: 自分の胸の内に答えがあることに気づいたのです。En: Sakura was taken aback by those words.Ja: 彼女は息を吸って、決意を新たにします。En: She realized that the answer was within her own heart.Ja: 「そうだね。En: She took a breath and renewed her resolve.Ja: ありがとう、大樹。En: "You're right.Ja: 」帰り道、桜は心が軽くなっているのを感じます。En: Thank you, Taiki."Ja: 伝統か、それとも夢か。En: On the way back, Sakura felt her heart lighten.Ja: それはもう迷いではなく、自分自身で立ち向かうべき道と感じていました。En: Traditional path or dream?Ja: 「芸術の道を選ぶよ。En: It was no longer a dilemma, but a path she felt she had to face herself.Ja: 」桜は静かに、大樹に言いました。En: "I choose the path of art," Sakura quietly said to Taiki.Ja: 大樹の笑顔が、彼女の決意を強く支えました。En: Taiki's smile strongly supported her determination.Ja: その日、清水寺の帰り道で、桜は人生の新しいスタートラインに立ちました。En: That day, on the way back from Kiyomizu Temple, Sakura stood at a new starting line in life.Ja: 未知の道かもしれませんが、彼女の心は確かにそれを選びました。En: It might be an unknown path, but she had surely chosen it.Ja: 彼女はその決断の力強さを感じ、自分の選択に自信を持ったのでした。En: She felt the strength of that decision and was confident in her choice. Vocabulary Words:breeze: 風vibrant: 色鮮やかdecorating: 彩っていますequinox: 秋分sacred: 神聖harbored: 抱えていますpath: 道drawn: 引かれていますpondered: 考えますcheerful: 明るくbustling: 賑わいscenery: 景色calms: 穏やかになるsolemn: 神妙dilemma: 迷いhesitated: 躊躇heartfelt: 心からcourage: 勇気resolve: 決意aback: はっとdetermination: 決意unknown: 未知confident: 自信renewed: 新たにdestination: 居場所gazed: 眺めますline: 列echoed: 響きますbreathtaking: 素晴らしいstanding: 立ちました

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series!Taiki discovers this week what it's like to have an innocent girl's heart in his hands…literally! Can he find the strength to give her hope or will the Animamates claim another victim?In this episode, we discuss charity and charitable giving in Japan. We also talk about expensive fruit salad, sex danger, Hospital High School, Somy TV, putting octopus weiners in your mouth, confirming contemporaneity, sipping indolently, Arthur fist, sad giants, being "Crystal long", cartoon foreigners, the scent of liberal democracy, Eric Idle's bloody arm, Kansai dogs, trivia, and the blast and the bubble!RIP James, John, and Emi!We're on iTunes and your listening platform of choice! Please subscribe and give us a rating and a review! Arigato gozaimasu!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sailor-noob/id1486204787Leave us a comment on Spotify!Listen to our new podcast, Mona Lisa Overpod!https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mona-lisa-overpod--6195851Become a patron of the show and get access to our live-action PGSM, Animedification, Utena, Ghibli, and Evangelion podcasts!http://www.patreon.com/sailornoobPut Sailor Noob merch on your body!http://justenoughtrope.threadless.comSailor Noob is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord!http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailorhttp://www.justenoughtrope.comhttp://www.instagram.com/noob_sailorhttps://discord.gg/49bzqdpBpxBuy us a coffee on Ko-Fi!https://ko-fi.com/justenoughtrope

It's another Lads only week, as Justin and Taiki get ready to meet up with Jordi in Singapore for TOKEN2049! We dive deep into the way the election and macro are effecting crypto, check-in on "Wartime Vitalik", and discuss if there's a problem with Alts or if we're in a DeFi Renaissance. Steady Drinks w/ Steady Lads: https://lu.ma/wu2407ao In Episode #60 we cover: 00:00 A Messgae from The Lads… 00:40 The Debate/Rate Cuts/Polymarket Odds 6:26 Is Trump or Kamala Better For Our Bags? 9:48 Checking The Charts 19:58 The Problem with Alts 31:27 Wartime Vitalik 41:32 Pasta of the Week

For episode 23 of Crypto Market Wizards, we have Arthur0x from DeFiance Capital to discuss his bull case for DeFi. Both Arthur and I have been calling for a "DeFi Renaissance," but that doesn't mean we are bullish on all of DeFi. We discuss the major coins in each DeFi sector such as lending, spot & perp DEXes, LST/LRT's, and stablecoin projects. I hope you enjoy the episode. This was recorded on August 28th. Crypto Market Wizards is an ad-free and sponsor-free podcast. Guest's Twitter: https://x.com/Arthur_0x Taiki's AAVE thesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmVZPGO1t0c Join the Humble Farmer Army: https://whop.com/humble-farmer-army Free Newsletter: https://hfaresearch.substack.com/ Free Telegram: https://t.me/+3LgpNxIgJ4IzY2Fh Taiki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaikiMaeda2 Humble Farmer Army Twitter: https://twitter.com/HFAresearch Taiki's AAVE thesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmVZPGO1t0c PODCASTS: Crypto Market Wizards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6bwqqJO_txgGQySGK5-HSuTPp0LjeGqA Steady Lads: https://www.youtube.com/@0xSteadyLads Taiki is the founder of Humble Farmer Army, a community-driven research company founded in 2021 with a mission to create high-quality, digestible content that helps separate signal from noise for DeFi enthusiasts. Timestamps: 0:00 Why we are bullish DeFi 7:16 Money Markets (AAVE vs Competitors) 11:43 "DeFi coins don't pump" Argument 16:30 LST and LRT's (LDO & LRT's) 25:58 Spot DEXes (Uniswap vs Competitors) 35:28 "Decentralized" Stablecoins (MKR vs Others) 41:18 Rate Cuts and Effects on DeFi 43:26 Perp DEXes (Hyperliquid vs others) 50:29 Vitalik's Stance on DeFi 54:27 Solana DeFi (Jupiter, JTO) 1:00:32 Final Questions & Summary MY VALUES: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY A lot of content creators are incentivized to pump out content for ad revenue. Taiki has never run YouTube ads on his channel because he believes in creating quality content, not monetizing your eyeballs via ads. On top of not running any YouTube ads, Taiki has never participated in a paid promotion, a channel sponsorship, or even a DEX/CEX ref-link. PREMIUM RESEARCH HFAResearch offers a Premium subscription. This is not meant to be a "copy trading" service or a “pump and dump” signal group. Taiki publishes two premium videos and an AMA livestream every week. Think of Taiki as your personal research analyst that keeps you on top of the markets so you can focus on what you do best. You also gain access to a private discord with the largest premium DeFi community. There, Taiki also gives frequent updates as well as real-time analysis on current events in crypto.

Taiki and Chinatsu melt over each other's affection, Akane is grateful for Shiguma guiding her away from a path of revenge, and thank you for an amazing series, Horikoshi-sensei!   2:38 - My Hero Academia 430 35:29 - Undead Unluck 217 47:48 - Blue Box 160 57:09 - Black Clover 372-373 1:12:50 / 72:50 - Chainsaw Man 173 1:16:32 / 76:32 - Astro Royale 16 1:23:25 / 83:25 - Hima-Ten! 5 1:37:21 / 97:21 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 7 1:41:47 / 101:47 - Marriagetoxin 97 1:50:00 / 110:00 - Nue's Exorcist 61 1:57:38 / 117:38 - Akane-banashi 121 2:04:09 / 124:09 - One Piece 1122 2:13:59 / 133:59 - Favorite Series and MVP

Boruto has to keep people from being turned into trees, Taiki gets into a heated contest with Kishi, and Chainsaw Man eats a Devil!   3:34 - My Hero Academia 428 21:10 - Undead Unluck 215 44:21 - Blue Box 158 58:34 - Boruto: Two Blue Vortex 12 1:11:43 / 71:43 - Chainsaw Man 172 1:17:09 / 77:09 - Spy x Family 102 1:30:56 / 90:56 - Kaiju No. 8 111 1:36:29 / 96:29 - Astro Royale 14 1:45:11 / 105:11 - Hima-Ten! 3 1:55:19 / 115:19 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 5 1:59:19 / 119:19 - Marriagetoxin 95 2:04:22 / 124:22 - Nue's Exorcist 59 2:10:16 / 130:16 - Akane-banashi 119 2:18:47 / 138:47 - One Piece 1121 2:31:19 / 151:19 - Favorite Series and MVP

In this episode I talk to Taiki Maeda aka The Humble Farmer about all things crypto. Including his thoughts on this cycle, where we are, and where we might be headed next. ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP

Denji reaches a breaking point, the fire clan leader has an Ace Attorney meltdown, and there must -always- be someone standing in the way of Taiki and Chinatsu spending time together in Blue Box!   5:38 - Undead Unluck 214 22:12 - Blue Box 157 37:35 - Chainsaw Man 171 44:28 - Astro Royale 13 57:17 - Hima-Ten! 2 1:13:47 / 73:47 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 4 1:25:45 / 85:45 - Marriagetoxin 94 1:37:51 / 97:51 - Nue's Exorcist 58 1:44:31 / 104:31 - Akane-banashi 118 2:01:15 / 121:15 - One Piece 1120 2:17:15 / 137:15 - Favorite Series and MVP

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series!This week, trouble is a-bakin' as the Sailor Senshi face a delicious and deadly foe! Makoto and Usagi are invited on a cooking show, but can they convince Taiki to help them before Shadow Galactica cooks their goose?In this episode, we discuss the history of Iron Chef. We also talk about weird chips, coffee Blake, Tetsuro and Canada, eating brown goo, Sailor WikiFeet, surf terms, sparkly star destroyers, keeping Edward and Bella apart, swallow snot, gaming the Iron Chef, evil cake, Sick rose!, Sailor Trash, and our first Jim Jarmusch reference!Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall!We're on iTunes and your listening platform of choice! Please subscribe and give us a rating and a review! Arigato gozaimasu!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sailor-noob/id1486204787Answer this week's show question on Spotify!Listen to our new podcast, Mona Lisa Overpod!https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mona-lisa-overpod--6195851Become a patron of the show and get access to our live-action PGSM, Animedification, Utena, Ghibli, and Evangelion podcasts!http://www.patreon.com/sailornoobPut Sailor Noob merch on your body!http://justenoughtrope.threadless.comSailor Noob is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord!http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailorhttp://www.justenoughtrope.comhttp://www.instagram.com/noob_sailorhttps://discord.gg/49bzqdpBpxBuy us a coffee on Ko-Fi!https://ko-fi.com/justenoughtrope

Barem sits down for some lunch, Taiki's run at nationals ends early, and Edens Zero -finally- comes to an end!   5:04 - Undead Unluck 211 16:21 - Blue Box 154 23:53 - Chainsaw Man 169 32:40 - Spy x Family 100 45:53 - Edens Zero 293 (END) 1:08:40 / 68:40 - Astro Royale 10 1:15:29 / 75:29 - Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi 1 1:36:51 / 96:51 - Yokai Buster Murakami 2 1:38:47 / 98:47 - Marriagetoxin 92 1:46:34 / 106:34 - Nue's Exorcist 55 1:54:01 / 114:01 - Akane-banashi 115 1:59:37 / 119:37 - One Piece 1118 2:06:58 / 126:58 - Favorite Series and MVP

You can level up so much just from one conversation. The key to success it to not just study what people do, but how people THINK. Here's how I think about success, regrets, friendships, and more! I gained 100K subscribers in less than 4 months and my approach is just one of the thought-provoking things Taiki and I discuss. 00:00 - Intro 03:23 - Friendships & evolving goals 13:34 - Discovering your creative side 16:45 - Ideation & execution 22:10 - Cultivating introspection 34:00 - Shiny object syndrome 39:36 - The hedonic treadmill, paving your own unique path 45:19 - Visualizing regrets 47:40 - Making the most of what you currently have 50:00 - Lessons from high school 57:55 - Transform weaknesses into strengths 1:00:36 - Pursue consulting after college? 1:18:50 - Owning your work 1:19:31 - Amy's approach to YouTube 1:30:01 - Growth mindset & plans for 2024 1:37:18 - Life visions 1:50:12 - Overcoming insecurities 2:25:45 - Outro Filmed: 2024 01 05

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series!Taiki is a man who believes in science and not sentiment. But when Ami's favorite teacher becomes the target of Sailor Iron Mouse, their lives will be in Sailor Star Maker's hands!In this episode, we discuss Japanese astronomy. We also talk about anime scientists, Francois Hardy, howling like a dog, being ruined by SuperS, bored Rei, CCR couplets, edible lab coats, Sailor Moon: No Stars, lying with your Tindr pic, poker coffee cups, Kingshippers, The Diggin' Stars, Contacto, planet sonograms, and comets don't care about your feelings!Don't put it up in the air!We're on iTunes and your listening platform of choice! Please subscribe and give us a rating and a review! Arigato gozaimasu!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sailor-noob/id1486204787Answer this week's show question on Spotify!Listen to our new podcast, Mona Lisa Overpod!https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mona-lisa-overpod--6195851Become a patron of the show and get access to our live-action PGSM, Animedification, Utena, Ghibli, and Evangelion podcasts!http://www.patreon.com/sailornoobPut Sailor Noob merch on your body!http://justenoughtrope.threadless.comSailor Noob is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord!http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailorhttp://www.justenoughtrope.comhttp://www.instagram.com/noob_sailorhttps://discord.gg/49bzqdpBpxBuy us a coffee on Ko-Fi!https://ko-fi.com/justenoughtrope

Taiki has a match with Haryu, Fuuko learns to fight with her soul, and Denji loses his legs!   8:04 - My Hero Academia 415 20:07 - Undead Unluck 196 32:22 - Blue Box 138 44:34 - Chainsaw Man 156 54:15 - Edens Zero 277 1:06:17 / 66:17 - Dear Anemone 2 1:15:48 / 75:48 - Green Green Greens 12 1:26:29 / 86:29 - Nue's Exorcist 39 1:35:19 / 95:19 - Super Psychic Policeman Chojo 3 1:44:54 / 104:54 - Two on Ice 21 1:54:05 / 114:05 - The Elusive Samurai 146 2:00:41 / 120:41 - Akane-banashi 99 2:06:01 / 126:01 - One Piece 1108 2:17:41 / 137:41 - Favorite Series and MVP