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Anthony Scaramucci

Donald Trump

Wall Street’s Iran “Bear Trap”

Markets are pricing in a wide range of Iran war scenarios, from a quick bounceback to a prolonged global recession. Even professional contrarians warn that investors may be sucked into a bear trap if Trump abruptly changes course. But as the Mooch observes, hubris is one hell of a drug.
William D. Cohan • March 22, 2026
William D. Cohan • March 9, 2025
Bloods & Crypto Bros
Michael Saylor
The crypto faithful believe the new consensus in Washington—a $Trump-empowered, zero-regulation, free-for-all—will make all their dreams come true, starting with a plan to create a Bitcoin Fort Knox.
The Editors • November 18, 2024
Puck’s 2024 Guide to Mirth & Merriment
The fourth annual edition of our definitive, nondenominational holiday gift guide, featuring a handful of surprise V.I.P. guests…
“I’m looking at an overmedicated young man“ said The Mooch. “It’s almost Shakespearean.”
William D. Cohan • October 18, 2023
The Mooch’s Remembrance of S.B.F.’s Past
Candid reflections on the past, present, and future of the former crypto boy king, from a brief, one-time wingman.
Sam Bankman-Fried seemed like a classic Michael Lewis character.
William D. Cohan • October 15, 2023
“Infinite” Jest
Thoughts on S.B.F. and the Michael Lewis of it all.
Anthony Scaramucci first met S.B.F. over Zoom, in and around March 2021, at the suggestion of a mutual friend.
William D. Cohan • April 19, 2023
S.B.F. & The Mooch’s Arabian Nights
What could possibly go wrong on a heavy-duty fundraising trip to the Middle East (with cameos from M.B.S., Jared, and Schwarzman) with FTX secretly on the brink of collapse?
sam bankman-fried
William D. Cohan • January 18, 2023
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 5: The Mysteries of Stanford
Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried, the parents of disgraced crypto prince S.B.F., remain calm and defiant and completely supportive of their son, despite the mounting legal storm, according to a person who spoke with them recently. This is the fifth in a series.
sbf
William D. Cohan • December 21, 2022
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 1: The Bridge Loan to Nowhere
A voyage to the Middle East with Anthony Scaramucci in search of $1 billion led to a meeting with M.B.S.—followed by a peculiar call from S.B.F.’s dad. This piece is the first in a series focused on early S.B.F. warning signs.
Sam Bankman-Fried
William D. Cohan • November 13, 2022
Was FTX a Lehman or an Enron?
Wall Street comes to terms with a generational financial tragedy.
the mooch & SBF
William D. Cohan • September 21, 2022
The Odd Couple: S.B.F., The Mooch & A Crypto Love Story
The financial feel-good tale about how The Mooch, aka Anthony Scaramucci, turned the prospect of a dreaded day on a Caribbean cruise into lunch with S.B.F., aka the billionaire crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried, and walked away with an opportunistic and timely multi-million-dollar investment into SkyBridge Capital.