"Bitcoin Should Be $300K Right Now" - Anthony Scaramucci on Crypto, AI & the $33 Trillion Debt Crisis It was a great pleasure to have @scaramucci on The Starting Block! The full interview covers a lot of ground, from his 11-day tenure as White House Communications Director to becoming a Bitcoin evangelist and author, Scaramucci offers unfiltered insights into why America is fractured, why crypto adoption is inevitable, and where Bitcoin is really headed. Chapters: 0:50 - Prediction Markets: Why the NFL's resistance is futile and how these markets outperform polls 5:00 - "All the Wrong Moves": Scaramucci unpacks the three forces that created left and right-wing populism—China's WTO entry, two decades of war with tax cuts, and the 2008 bank bailout that sparked Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party, and MAGA 10:20 - Crypto Regulation post Trump: Inside look at the Clarity Act, Paul Atkins at the SEC, and why the next two years are critical for codifying crypto rules before potential regulatory reversals 15:00 The $33 Trillion Problem: How deficit spending has exploded from $5.8 trillion (Washington to Clinton) to $33 trillion today, and why Bitcoin is the answer 19:00 AI Boom: How Scaramucci uses AI for research, analytics, and content creation—and why he's optimistic (not apocalyptic) about artificial intelligence 21:50 - Michael Saylor & Bitcoin Treasuries: Why MicroStrategy's fortress balance sheet and the rise of Bitcoin treasury companies (STRC, Strive) represent a fundamental shift in how corporations store value 25:20 - 2027 Outlook: Geopolitical uncertainty, interest rates as "the physical gravity of financial assets," and why tokenization will explode next year 28:30 - Katie Zacharia & LIFE LESSONS: Scaramucci reflects on his short tenure as White House press secretary and advice he gave to Zacharia after she was ousted in her first week on the job. @theblockco | @SkyBridge | @SALTConference