Anthony Scaramucci is publicly endorsing Michael Saylor’s high‑yield Bitcoin play — and doing it while teasing a potential 2028 presidential bid in a viral April Fools’ clip, blurring his roles as crypto evangelist and political provocateur.
On a recent All Things Markets podcast, SkyBridge Capital founder Scaramucci and Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz dissected MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR)’s use of high‑yield perpetual securities. Scaramucci highlighted the product’s appeal to Bitcoin bulls, noting it can produce “four quarterly dividend payments equivalent to a yield of approximately 11.5%.” He also disclosed SkyBridge’s exposure: “I’m a big fan of Saylor, and obviously SkyBridge owns a lot of Bitcoin. We don’t hold any of those assets, but I just wanted to disclose that to people.”
Novogratz cautioned that the eye‑popping yield is essentially leverage on MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy. He said Saylor currently benefits from a “big margin of safety” because of his large BTC holdings, but warned a sharp sell‑off in Bitcoin — he cited a hypothetical crash to around $30,000 — would quickly erode that buffer. In that scenario, perpetual investors could face principal losses: dividends can be halted by the issuer, and the securities would likely trade at a steep discount if payments stop.
Scaramucci’s comments landed hours before a brief, tongue‑in‑cheek X video in which he donned a “Mooch 2028” cap and declared, “I’m running for President of the United States in 2028… Join me and help me heal America.” Posted on April Fools’ Day, the clip was widely framed as a prank by outlets such as Benzinga and Breitbart — but observers see it as a possible test balloon. Scaramucci referenced his short 11‑day tenure in the Trump White House and insisted he could “help guide this country in the right direction.”
On policy, Scaramucci warned that Washington’s flagship crypto bill, the CLARITY Act, faces steep political hurdles. In a BeInCrypto interview (reported by BloomingBit) he called passage “not an easy situation,” saying that in the current climate “securing 60 votes in the Senate is almost impossible.” He has also argued — to Coinness — that partisan backlash over a memecoin tied to former President Trump, which Scaramucci said raised roughly $600–$700 million, has further poisoned bipartisan prospects for crypto legislation.
On price outlook, Scaramucci remains bullish. In February he told Benzinga that Bitcoin “doesn’t reward being early, but being patient,” at a time when BTC traded near $70,981 (about 7.2% lower on the day). He has also floated long‑term scenarios of $2 million to $3 million per coin over the next decade.
The takeaway from Scaramucci’s mixed signal: the structure behind MicroStrategy’s high yield can boost returns, but it’s leverage layered on a Bitcoin bet — and the bigger wager is that Bitcoin itself outlasts U.S. political turmoil.
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