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

Crypto entrepreneur pardoned by Trump donates £36 million to Farage's Reform UK
Channel News Asia Friday 11 September 2026, 20:28 UTC 1 min read
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Crypto entrepreneur pardoned by Trump donates £36 million to Farage's Reform UK (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...

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