Nigel Farage’s Reform UK lands $97 million donations from two crypto billionaires in 24 hours

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What happened

The combined haul equals the largest individual political donations in U.K. history, sharply scaling up crypto industry backing.

Key facts

  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:51:04 UTC.

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

  2. Crypto Billionaires Hand Reform UK $97M in Record Donations

  3. XRP’s 30% monthly rebound meets a $4.6 million liquidity trial inside XRPL’s $1.1 billion stablecoin boom

  4. Crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donate £36 million to Farage’s Reform UK

  5. Deep in Mexico’s Jungle, Police Found 300 Crypto Miners Humming

  6. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK lands $97 million donations from two crypto billionaires in 24 hours

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