The Truth About Bitcoin’s Regulatory Win | Anthony Scaramucci
The Pomp Podcast
Anthony Pompliano
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital and a longtime macro investor at the intersection of traditional finance, crypto, and politics. This conversation was recorded live at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation, Scaramucci shares his candid views on Trump, crypto regulation, why the Clarity Act is critical for the industry, SkyBridge’s shift toward bitcoin, his early role in the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF, and why progress in Washington requires compromise. He also explains how demographics, regulation, and capital allocation shape bitcoin’s long-term future.
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- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:20 - Trump, politics & crypto context
- 4:12 - Why crypto regulation will pass
- 7:45 - Inside the BlackRock bitcoin ETF origin story
- 11:52 - SkyBridge’s pivot to bitcoin
- 18:17 - Biggest risk to bitcoin: demographics & old money
- 20:38 - Scaramucci’s politics podcast & final thoughts
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