{"id":77333,"date":"2023-04-17T14:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=77333"},"modified":"2025-09-10T22:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:43:04","slug":"anthony-scaramucci-slams-sec-chief-and-calls-bitcoin-a-commodity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/anthony-scaramucci-slams-sec-chief-and-calls-bitcoin-a-commodity\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Scaramucci slams SEC chief and calls Bitcoin a commodity"},"content":{"rendered":"

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said in a Decrypt<\/a> podcast that he has not lost enthusiasm for Bitcoin. The investor added that he is more optimistic about the first cryptocurrency than ever.<\/p>\n

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“I’m not a cold figure in this space. I’m not an evangelist. I’m not one of those religious figures who will chant Bitcoin-ETF<\/a>, regardless of what life throws at you. So I want to state this, and then say that I am now more optimistic than ever,” said Scaramucci.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He also criticized the head of SEC<\/span> Gary Gensler for the “mess” in the agency. The SkyBridge Capital CEO added that Senator Elizabeth Warren behaves as if she is the “shadow president of Washington for financial services”.<\/p>\n

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“You know, our allegedly socialist northern neighbours [Canada] have two or three Bitcoin-ETF<\/a>. We have Gary Gensler and Elizabeth Warren,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Scaramucci argues that Bitcoin should be classified as a commodity and not be subject to regulation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n

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“I think of it as money and as a commodity. I think that income-producing things or positions in staking<\/a> that yield more than anything else, anything with an earnings mechanism, are probably securities,” he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Earlier in January, Scaramucci forecasted a Bitcoin revival<\/a> in 2023. He believes the Fed will pause its federal funds rate<\/a>-hike campaign until inflation reaches the 2% target.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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