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

A protest placard depicting leader of Reform UK party Nigel Farage and questioning party donations is displayed near the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

12 Sep 2026 04:28AM

(Updated: 12 Sep 2026 04:30AM)

(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)

Source: Reuters