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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