About Anthony Scaramucci
Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, has been a frequent commentator on financial markets, cryptocurrency, and U.S. politics. He has expressed a bullish outlook on Bitcoin, stating that it is in a "self-fulfilling prophecy zone" as a store of value and predicting a rally through its all-time high by the end of 2026. Scaramucci described the current crypto bear market as cyclical and consistent with Bitcoin's four-year halving cycle, and he said he continues to buy Bitcoin monthly regardless of price. He has also discussed the potential for tokenization in capital markets and criticized the Trump administration's "Trumpcoin" meme coin, saying it left a "poor taste" and damaged the political prospects for crypto legislation.
Scaramucci has been sharply critical of President Donald Trump and his administration. He described Trump's disclosure of over 3,700 trades as "disgusting" and "probably legal," and accused the president of insider trading. He predicted that Trump will "end up destroying the careers" of Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance, and characterized Trump as a "Shakespearean elderly, tragic figure." Scaramucci has also commented on the broader political landscape, stating that the Trump era is ending and that the country needs "transformational leaders" to address economic anxiety and political corruption. He expressed support for California Governor Gavin Newsom and predicted Democratic electoral success in the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
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Scott0:00
In the market, let's bring in another voice into this conversation now, Anthony Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital joining us. Anthony, good to see you.
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Anthony Scaramucci0:07
Good to be here, Scott. An incredible week. Certainly, we've heard from a number of important voices on our program this week. I know that you've talked to a number in your own right. What's your big takeaway?
Well, listen, I mean, it was bound to happen. You have a full-on decentralization and democratization of trading. The trader now, through the smartphone, is getting all the same information as, say, a Goldman Sachs prop trader in the mid to late 90s. And so this was bound to happen. These people are smarter than people think. I do believe that Leon Cooperman is going to be right, though, that it ends in tears for many people. Because ultimately, as you know, what's happening, and this is what got Robinhood in trouble yesterday, is the pyramid scheme on the way up in terms of the leveraged buying of those names that everyone on your show and most Wall Street professionals know that those names are likely fundamentally impaired. And so what I would say to people is, we're in the age of decentralization. Somebody like a Point72, a Steve Cohen, let's say, I would never bet against him. He's adapting right now to this new reality. And so, as you know, SkyBridge has a lot of money with Point72, but on the same side, we've taken a barbell approach where we've got money in Bitcoin, which I think is the epicenter of this democratization and this decentralization of finance. So, I would say we have a leg on both sides, if you will.
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Scott1:37
I know why you're talking Bitcoin. It's your new product. I know you want to talk about that. We'll get to that in a second. You, in your own right, helped democratize a part of the market, that being the hedge fund business, right? I mean, that's essentially what the fund of funds industry did. It allowed more, you know, average Joes, if you will, who don't have quite the amount of capital to get into a hedge fund itself per se, to at least have access to some of the better and most well-known managers out there. So how do you think that industry changes, if at all, as a result of what we've witnessed this week?
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Anthony Scaramucci2:21
Well, I think it's definitely going to change. The best players in that space, whether it's the Steve Cohens or the Dan Loeb, the Josh Friedmans of that space, they adapt and they pivot to the new reality of what they're dealing with. So will their short exposures change? Will they look at their risk management tools differently? Will they make assumptions differently about these sort of bee swarms that could potentially attack their positions? Sure, all of that stuff is going to happen. But you know, at the end of the day, the hedge fund industry is alive and well and thriving, 3.6 trillion dollars and counting. When I came on the show last year and we were talking about the debacle during the pandemic, I predicted those adaptations, and look how the hedge fund industry did at the back half of the year. And so for SkyBridge Capital, in the fund that you're referencing, Series G, we have a $25,000 minimum to $50,000 minimum depending on the platform, and that gives people an access point, and then they can get exposure to some of these fantastic money managers. And so that industry's not going away, Scott. If anything, this type of activity will make that industry more needed for people that are looking for a source of increasing returns and reducing long-term volatility.
