SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci expects Bitcoin to rise above $100,000 as the next halving approaches, despite current trading around $64,000. Bitcoin briefly hit $65,000 on Tuesday, with the next halving projected for April 2028 at block 1,050,000. Scaramucci previously predicted $170,000 after the last halving, but the cycle’s reliability is now questioned by analysts. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act faces a Senate cloture vote on September 15, potentially influencing short-term price catalysts.
SkyBridge Capital founder and managing partner Anthony Scaramucci told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday that Bitcoin will climb back over $100,000 as the halving cycle tightens prices. Bitcoin briefly hit $65,000 on Tuesday, according to CoinGecko. The next halving falls at block 1,050,000, which countdown trackers place around April 2028, and the network stood at block 963,063 on Tuesday.
Halvings arrive every 210,000 blocks, and the block subsidy will drop to 1.5625 BTC from 3.125 BTC. Coin Metrics puts Bitcoin at $64,908 on April 20, 2024, the day of the last halving. The cycle that followed peaked at over $126,000 on October 6, 2025. The asset last closed at or above six figures on November 13, 2025, at $100,035, then fell to $86,505 by December 1, $76,911 on February 1, and $65,734 on March 1. Its 2026 low was at under $58,000 on July 1.
Scaramucci made a similar argument before the last halving, expecting Bitcoin to reach $170,000 after the April 2024 halving, based on a pattern he described as multiplying the halving-day price by four roughly 18 months later. BTC traded near $43,000 when he made that call. The four-year pattern is now disputed, as analysts including Scott Melker and Arthur Hayes are questioning whether the cycle still holds. Melker noted Bitcoin ran 1,080 days from its last major low against a historical peak window of 1,060 to 1,070 days, and PlanB placed a possible top anywhere between 2026 and 2028.
Some catalysts for a price surge could be the impact of the Clarity Act and the state of crypto among topics covered across the eight-minute interview. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, filed as H.R. 3633, is scheduled for a Senate cloture vote on September 15 at 2:15 PM ET. As reported, Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture shortly before the August recess after Democrats declined to back a procedural vote. The bill’s odds of becoming law this year have fallen, according to experts and prediction platforms. The motion needs 60 votes, and senators will not be voting on the legislation itself that day.
