Crypto entrepreneur pardoned by Trump donates £36 million to Farage’s Reform UK
A protest placard depicting leader of Reform UK party Nigel Farage and questioning party donations is displayed near the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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(Corrects first paragraph to say Friday, not Thursday)
Sept 11 : Crypto investor Ben Delo said on Friday he is donating a record £36 million ($48.7 million) to Britain’s populist Reform UK party, handing Nigel Farage’s party a major financial boost as it seeks to challenge Britain’s two main parties at the next election.
Delo, the co-founder of crypto trading platform BitMEX, was convicted of a banking secrecy violation in the U.S. and pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, was already Reform UK’s largest donor last quarter after a £4 million contribution.
($1 = 0.7394 pounds)
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