According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Forbes, the bankruptcy estate of FTX has initiated 23 new lawsuits against institutions such as Binance, Anthony Scaramucci, SkyBridge Capital, Crypto.com, and even the lobbying group Fwd.us supported by Mark Zuckerberg, in an attempt to recover funds for creditors.These lawsuits allege that the funds transferred to these organizations were part of a larger "influence-buying campaign" orchestrated by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. According to the legal documents, Bankman-Fried funneled money into political and traditional financial sectors through sponsorships, investments, and donations to enhance his reputation while concealing FTX's increasingly severe financial instability.The lawsuits claim that these expenditures provided "little to no benefit" to FTX or its creditors, primarily serving to maintain the illusion of financial stability as the company struggled with a significant gap in its balance sheet.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the FTX bankruptcy group is seeking to recover over $100 million from SkyBridge Capital and founder Anthony Scaramucci to reclaim funds spent by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) on sponsorship and investment agreements made with Scaramucci and SkyBridge since 2022.According to legal documents dated November 8, before FTX's collapse, Bankman-Fried engaged in a series of investments and partnerships with SkyBridge Capital and Scaramucci—first providing a $12 million sponsorship for Scaramucci's SALT conference in January 2022.Shortly thereafter, in March 2022, SBF directed Alameda Research to invest $10 million in the SkyBridge Coin Fund. Later, in September 2022, FTX acquired a 30% stake in the operating company managing SkyBridge investment vehicles for $45 million. FTX's lawyers argue that this investment lacked financial prudence—believing that "the FTX group could have easily purchased a basket of cryptocurrencies for a significantly lower cost than the majority of the $45 million investment."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, kyBridge Capital CEO Anthony Scaramucci expressed an optimistic prediction for Bitcoin, stating that regardless of who becomes president, Bitcoin will rise.Considering the market's potential reaction to the victory of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, if Trump wins, Bitcoin may rise in the short term, as he is generally seen as a deregulator who could overturn many of the Biden administration's policies, but Harris has also expressed support for blockchain and Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci stated in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph that presidential candidate Kamala Harris may lose the U.S. election due to her failure to attract cryptocurrency-supporting voters.Scaramucci believes that even if there are only 25 million cryptocurrency holders in the U.S., 5% of single-issue voters could influence the election results in swing states.As the former White House Communications Director under the Trump administration, Scaramucci acknowledged that the Democratic Party's stance on the crypto industry is a "disaster." However, despite the fact that most of the crypto community seems to support Trump due to his pro-crypto position, Scaramucci believes that Trump is not the ideal candidate for the crypto space.He stated that Trump is someone who is extremely transactional, supporting crypto today but potentially not supporting it tomorrow. Scaramucci believes that Trump's goal is to create an "oligopoly," which would undermine the U.S. capital markets and its position in the world.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, SkyBridge Capital founder and CEO, former White House Communications Director under the Trump administration, Anthony Scaramucci, stated in an interview that if Trump is elected, the new government will create a supportive environment for the cryptocurrency industry. "They will appoint an SEC commissioner who supports the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, supports cryptocurrency, and supports digital assets," he said. "The whole discussion about what constitutes a security, what constitutes a token, and all these things will be set aside."Scaramucci indicated that the Democrats' failure to introduce cryptocurrency legislation has harmed their prospects in the upcoming presidential election. Although he supports Trump's stance on cryptocurrency and reaching consensus on clear crypto legislation, he will not be voting for the former president in November.

ChainCatcher news, Skybridge Capital founder and managing partner Anthony Scaramucci stated on the X platform that President Biden's stance on cryptocurrency issues could cost him dearly. Vetoing the SAB 121 bill is a very wrong decision, especially at this critical moment.

ChainCatcher message, Skybridge Capital founder and managing partner Anthony Scaramucci stated on social media: "We will be ready for the SOL ETF."

ChainCatcher news, SkyBridge Capital founder and managing partner Anthony Scaramucci discussed institutional adoption of Bitcoin in an interview with CNBC, emphasizing that large institutions are accelerating their adoption of BTC.Additionally, Scaramucci stated: "If you're not long on Bitcoin, then in a sense, you might be shorting Bitcoin. Because if you believe that Bitcoin will become part of institutional investors' long-term tactical asset allocation strategies, then at some point, you have to be long on Bitcoin. Therefore, many smart institutions are saying, 'Let me go long before it becomes part of the overall tactical asset allocation index.' I think that situation is starting to happen now, which is very favorable for Bitcoin."He also emphasized: "I believe that early adoption of Bitcoin is worthwhile, and I think we are still in the early stages of Bitcoin."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Parcl ecosystem, based on the decentralized real estate trading platform Parcl Protocol, has announced a strategic partnership with global alternative investment firm SkyBridge Capital.SkyBridge Capital founder and managing partner Anthony Scaramucci stated, "The Parcl ecosystem has developed an innovative decentralized financial infrastructure that democratizes global real estate investment. The transparent blockchain ledger is revolutionizing the financial industry, and we look forward to helping Parcl grow and expand its reach."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci suggested during a panel discussion at the Bitcoin Investor Day conference on Friday that Bitcoin investors should adopt a "do or die" attitude towards Bitcoin and not sell. "Don't do anything with it." He explained that while SkyBridge's clients appreciate incorporating Bitcoin into their portfolios, the significant volatility in BTC prices is concerning. "Scaramucci emphasized, 'They don't like this volatility.' The hardest thing for anyone in the room to do is to do nothing."In an interview, Scaramucci reiterated that the spot ETF has driven enormous demand for Bitcoin. He stated, "Institutions feel secure because they can purchase SEC-approved ETFs. Moreover, the halving event is approaching. If demand increases rapidly, prices will rise significantly."

ChainCatcher news, Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci has made a bullish prediction about the potential trend of Bitcoin. Based on historical data, he believes that Bitcoin's "conservative" increase in the coming months will exceed 300%, potentially reaching a peak of $170,000 after the halving in April.Anthony Scaramucci also predicts that in the long term, the price of Bitcoin could reach $400,000, with the possibility of its market value growing tenfold, approaching half of gold's market value.According to his experience and analysis, the peak price of Bitcoin is expected to occur about 18 months after the halving event. He predicts that Bitcoin's "cycle top" could be equivalent to four times the price at the time of the halving.Scaramucci conservatively estimates the price of Bitcoin at the time of the halving to be $35,000 and outlines potential scenarios: if Bitcoin reaches $50,000 in April, it could then rise to $200,000; if it reaches $60,000 in April, it could soar to $240,000.

ChainCatcher news, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci stated that after the approval and launch of the spot Bitcoin ETF, the price of Bitcoin has declined, and part of the drop has been driven by the sale of GBTC. In an interview, Anthony Scaramucci said, "It seems that many people are selling GBTC."

ChainCatcher news, SkyBridge Capital founder and CEO Anthony Scaramucci stated in an interview with CNBC, "Plans to purchase a U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF. The approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should be seen as a watershed moment for Bitcoin. Bitcoin could reach an all-time high by the end of this year and may break that record this time next year."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coin Edition, Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci stated in an interview that despite the Federal Reserve performing well, the system operated by the Federal Reserve has fundamentally collapsed. He cited concerns over the devaluation of fiat currency and noted that the U.S. government's spending exceeds its income.He explained that this situation is dangerous because borrowed money must be repaid with more dollars, which could lead to a severe economic recession. Therefore, he concluded that the Federal Reserve will ultimately find itself in trouble due to the system's collapse.As a solution, he proposed an alternative in the form of immutable assets with clear scarcity, essentially a transparent transaction ledger. He pointed out that no asset possesses such characteristics other than Bitcoin, which he believes is evolving into a store of value that could be more valuable than gold.He predicted that in the event of a collapse of the U.S. financial system, Bitcoin's market capitalization would reach $15 trillion.

ChainCatcher news, Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, stated on his social platform that SkyBridge Capital has written to the SEC, hoping for the prompt approval of the Bitcoin spot ETF. SkyBridge Capital believes that the supervisory sharing agreement executed in cooperation with Coinbase adequately addresses concerns about market manipulation, and therefore hopes the SEC will approve the Bitcoin spot ETF soon.In addition, the letter also rejected Grayscale's statement that "all Bitcoin spot ETF applications should be approved simultaneously," indicating that approvals should be granted in the order of submission.

ChainCatcher news, March 2, according to CoinDesk, SkyBridge Capital and the holding company of the Al Maskari family announced that they will provide strategic support for the blockchain software company Casper Labs, which focuses on enterprises and governments, including business development, investor relations, and marketing services. SkyBridge Capital is purchasing warrants to become a shareholder of Casper Labs. Previously, Casper Labs announced at the end of February that it would expand its partnership with Google Cloud. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Bloomberg citing informed sources, due to erroneous bets on cryptocurrencies and some investments related to FTX, the largest fund under the well-known asset management company SkyBridge Capital lost 39% last year. SkyBridge's largest fund had $1.3 billion in assets at the end of the third quarter last year, but after FTX filed for bankruptcy protection in November, the fund's net value significantly shrank. Among them, cryptocurrency assets accounted for 28% of the fund, while shares of FTX and other crypto companies accounted for 14%.The decline in stock prices triggered a massive redemption of funds by investors, who demanded to redeem 60% of the company's capital before the September 30 deadline. According to a document from January, only 10% of the funds have currently been returned to investors. SkyBridge had previously offered investors four redemption periods and promised to return at least 25% of cash each quarter, but the redemption periods have now been reduced to two. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci stated that he will invest his own money in the cryptocurrency company founded by former FTX US president Brett Harrison. Harrison said, "Since I joined the crypto industry two years ago, Anthony has been a true mentor and friend to me. I am honored that he can become an investment partner." It is reported that Harrison worked at FTX US for about 17 months and left in September last year.In December last year, two people familiar with the matter revealed that former FTX US president Brett Harrison was trying to raise funds for a new crypto startup. This startup could make it easier for large investors to trade digital assets on platforms including centralized exchanges and decentralized protocols. Harrison has contacted at least one venture capital firm and intends to raise $6 million at a $60 million valuation, but specific details may still change.Brett Harrison previously tweeted that during his tenure at FTX US, he worked with the "emotionally unstable" SBF, and his relationship with SBF and his deputies has completely deteriorated, with disputes over FTX's management approach lasting for months. (Bloomberg)

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci stated that it may take several months to buy back shares from FTX. Currently, they are waiting for approval from bankruptcy administrators, lawyers, and investment bankers to determine what and when they will buy back, which may not be completed until the end of the first half of this year. FTX announced in September 2022 that it would acquire a 30% stake in SkyBridge Capital. (Source link)

Chain Catcher news, the blockchain game studio Vulcan Forged has announced the completion of an $8 million Series A funding round, led by SkyBridge Capital. Vulcan Forged is launching its patented Metaverse engine MetaScapes, which allows users to design and build their own Metaverse land and store that data in NFTs.It is reported that, in addition to game development, Vulcan Forged is also involved in DApp incubation and cross-chain NFT markets, with 15 games and DApps under its belt, including VulcanVerse, Forge Arena, and Berserk, and has over 200,000 users in the community. (Source link)