2020 summary

2020 was a year of upheaval and relocation for Daniel. His roughly two-year marriage to Chihiro ended, and he moved from Japan to Seoul in February, to his mother's home in England in March, to Germany from July and to the Netherlands by autumn. He returned to England at year's end.

The relationship with Mila recurred through the year. They met in March, had a confrontation and reconciliation in April, separated in May and he removed videos featuring her. By autumn he lived near her in the Netherlands, and she ended the relationship on Boxing Day, leaving him angry and humiliated.

Income shifted away from YouTube. Views and earnings declined, OnlyFans became a major income source, and YouTube was about 30 percent of income by December. In December he decided to pause efforts at growth and take a break from videos.

Investing grew from dividend stocks, an ISA and about £15,000 of inheritance-funded investments in October to active trading of NIO, XPeng, Tesla, Palantir and crypto. He deposited £20,000 into Freetrade in December.

Game, VR and gadget reviews recurred all year and were mostly harsh, alongside lighter content such as cooking streams.

Several accounts remain unresolved or unverified. Daniel said some storylines were fabricated for content, the reason for the Airbnb ban is inconsistent, and allegations involving Chihiro and others remain disputed.

Housing and location: Airbnbs, cheap rooms, a capsule hotel, a faulty rental, Netherlands neighbors, Brexit, Tier 4 travel rules and visa status.

Sponsor disputes: Nordgreen demanded removal of a video with legal threats, and a WeNative video was set private after a demand.

Stock and crypto trading on eToro, Freetrade and Trading 212, and YouTube strategy including fabricated drama, demonetization, audience hostility and stepping back.

Relationships, breakups, the past marriage, dating and life in Japan, and the US election with a lost Trump bet.

Health mentions, appearance insecurities, cooking, Christmas, Japan memories and household routines.

Late January to February 2020 (catalog dates): the marriage to Chihiro ended by agreement, Daniel moved to an Airbnb, left Japan for South Korea and settled in Seoul. A photo of divorce papers submitted February 12 arrived and he cut his spouse visa cards on camera.

March 2020: Daniel left Korea for England and lived with his mother during lockdown. He met Mila in London and she stayed with him. The Sweden trip was cancelled and donors offered a 67.1% partial refund.

April to May 2020: a livestream confrontation with Mila was followed by reconciliation, and she left for the Netherlands around April 12. The Netherlands trip was reinstated, then a ban extension and ticket booking followed, and Mila canceled around May 27-29. Daniel unfollowed her and removed videos featuring her.

May to July 2020: OnlyFans launched at $10 per month and reported over $1,300 and 96 subscribers in about eight days. A garden hole was dug in June and a Berlin Airbnb booked. In July Daniel moved to Germany, reporting about $5,500 in OnlyFans earnings.

August to September 2020: Daniel began therapy, accepted a quality-check job at a German sandwich factory and had a Nordgreen sponsorship dispute. In September he was asked to leave an Airbnb, moved through several lodgings, and Airbnb disabled his account around Sept 30.

October 2020: Daniel moved into a Rotterdam-area rental whose heating and hot water faults were fixed by a pump repair. The roadside attack on moving day is only his account.

November 2020: Daniel canceled an iPhone 12 order and cited an early loss of about £1,000 on £20,000 allocated to investing. He bet £200 on Trump and lost, later clarifying it was not an endorsement. He told viewers who found his secret channel to leave and banned commenters after a Reddit leak raised subscribers to 106.

Mid-to-late November 2020: Daniel added £2,000 to NIO after a Citron Research report, bought Bitcoin and Ethereum, then PayPal and American Airlines, and sold XPeng at $42 after buying near $28. He received a dividend, planned a finance pivot, appointed a moderator, moved crypto into eToro copy portfolios and faced a €60 Dutch supermarket debt notice.

December 2020: on 12-17 Daniel decided to stop pursuing YouTube growth and take a break from videos. On 12-19 he bought 12.7 Tesla shares at $407, and sell orders were cancelled and rejected. His reviews gave a blue iPhone 12 mini top marks and rated Cyberpunk 2077, AirPods Max, PS5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 very low.

Late December 2020: Christmas was recorded at Mila's house on 12-25, and Mila ended the relationship on 12-26. Daniel sent hostile messages, blocked her, canceled a ticket without refund and packed her belongings. On 12-29 police used a battering ram on the upstairs neighbor's door. On 12-31 he cleaned and left the Rotterdam apartment and flew home to a ten-day self-isolation.

Which past storylines (job, therapy, girlfriend) were fabricated is unclear. The Airbnb ban is linked to OnlyFans in one recording, called a faked claim in another, and the real notice cited an unspecified terms violation.

The October moving-day attack rests on Daniel's account only. Allegations involving Chihiro, leaks, Chris Broad, doxxing, a tax claim and immigration reports are unverified, and a Shell inspection job was later called a troll.

Mila's reasons for ending the relationship are unclear and Daniel's account is his own allegation. His self-questioning about depression or narcissism is not a diagnosis, and symptoms are of undetermined cause.

The Nordgreen outcome conflicts: one source says videos were removed after incentives, others show refusal.

Long-term location, visa status after Brexit and Tier 4, and whether the February divorce documents meant a finalized divorce are unclear.

Whether volatile positions will be held or sold, whether gains reflect skill or luck, and whether NIO is legitimate or fraudulent are unresolved. Fraud claims are commentary, not fact.

The cause of the channel's decline and whether the YouTube break is temporary or permanent are unknown.

Unclear who was at the neighbor's door, why it was broken in and what prompted the raid. Daniel attributed disruptive messages to an impersonator, but their actual source remains unresolved. Dutch payment problems and other incidents remain unresolved. The claim about Japanese women seeking foreign partners is an allegation.