Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires

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What happened

Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, donated almost $50 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, matched a day later by Christopher Harborne.

Key facts

  • Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, donated almost $50 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, matched a day later by Christopher Harborne.
  • Reported by Cointelegraph and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:50:14 UTC.

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