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Reform UK receives record £36m donation from crypto billionaire

Reform UK has secured a record-breaking £36 million donation from British crypto entrepreneur James Delingpole. The contribution marks the largest single gift to the party to date.

11 Sept, 20:28 — 11 Sept, 23:27
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BBCHigh35m ago

Reform receives record £36m donation from crypto billionaire

Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.

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bloombergHigh1h ago

Billionaire Delo Gives Record £36 Million to Farage’s Reform UK

BitMEX founder Ben Delo pledged £36 million ($48.7 million) to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, a record donation designed to help the insurgent party fend off its critics while turbo-charging its attempts to gain power at the next general election.

By Alex Morales

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FTVery High2h ago

Reform UK receives record £36mn donation

The gift from crypto billionaire Ben Delo is the largest donation in British political history

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The GuardianMostly Factual2h ago

Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire

Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump Reform has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls. The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing the £15m contribution to Reform UK from Thailand-based donor Christopher Harborne. ...

By Rowena Mason

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The IndependentMostly Factual2h ago

Reform secures record-breaking £36m donation from crypto entrepreneur

The huge sum comes as the party and leader Nigel Farage face intense scrutiny over its funding

By Harriette Boucher

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual3h ago

Crypto entrepreneur pardoned by Trump donates £36 million to Farage's Reform UK

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