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Second crypto billionaire donates record $49m to far-right Reform UK

The two donations increase the total sum of money pledged to Reform since Friday to $97m. Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.

4 reports4 sourcesSep 12, 2026, 8:43 PM
FilterAl Jazeera
Clustered coverageAl Jazeera, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, The Straits Times
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Al JazeeraSep 12, 2026, 8:43 PM

Second crypto billionaire donates record $49m to far-right Reform UK

The two donations increase the total sum of money pledged to Reform since Friday to $97m.

The Globe and MailSep 12, 2026, 3:21 PM

Reform UK lands $97-million from crypto billionaires amid scrutiny of party finances

Other political parties are warning that unlimited donations from billionaire businessmen risk corrupting elections

The Straits TimesSep 12, 2026, 6:00 AM

Billionaire Delo gives record £36 million to Farage’s Reform UK

He said he is front-loading financing to bypass changes Labour might seek to make in funding rules.

The GuardianSep 12, 2026, 7:23 AM

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 UK 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 Christopher Harborne. Continue reading...

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