In the first quarter of 2026, two cryptocurrency industry investors, Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, and Christopher Harborne, linked to Tether and Bitfinex, collectively donated £7 million to Reform UK, representing 75% of the party’s private donations. Ben Delo contributed £4 million across two payments, and Christopher Harborne added £3 million on January 23. These donations account for roughly 28% of all reported political donations to UK parties during that period, all made in fiat currency. Christopher Harborne has emerged as the party’s most significant financial backer with cumulative contributions estimated between £12 million and £15 million from late 2025 to early 2026. Under Nigel Farage’s leadership, Reform UK has positioned itself as the most crypto-friendly major political party in the United Kingdom.
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