John Gillen left BlackRock to launch his own crypto fund — but this episode goes way beyond markets.

We talked about the political shift around crypto, why it shouldn’t be a partisan issue, and whether Bitcoin could realistically hit a $50 trillion market cap.

John also opened up about his personal philosophy — on time, consciousness, free will, and the emotional complexity of modern relationships.

We also explored:

 — The Christian model for forgiveness

 — How betrayal fractures trust and identity

 — The role of emotional intelligence in both connection and conflict

 — Why good friends can change how you love

 — Whether time is a real phenomenon — or just a perceptual bias

A wide-ranging, thought-provoking episode that blends crypto, consciousness, and self-awareness.

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TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 – Welcome John Gillen To Failing Up? 

2:00- Working at Blackjack versus being an entrepreneurship in crypto

6:00 – Is what the Trump administration for crypto permanent or reversible?

8:00 – Why John thinks crypto should not be a “partisan issue”

11:00 – Crypto/Blockchain uses in real time

13:00 – Bitcoin market cap predicition: 50 trillion (is this viable)?

16:00 – Time is real but it is a cognitive perceptual bias

21:30 – Consciousness and how other religious teachings can be applied towards consciousness

26:00 – the Christian Model for forgiveness

29:27 – Betrayal trauma is like your head getting smashed into glass because the wounds go in all different parts of yourself

35:18 – It takes a lot of violence to be this gentle

41:00 – How to maintaining integrity while dating

45:00 – Where John thinks emotional intelligence comes from

46:30 – Good friends show you how you should be treated in a relationship

49:00 – Two people look at a painting, one cries, one asks “what time is lunch?”

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