British businessman and BitMEX co-founder convicted of Bank Secrecy Act violation, later pardoned.
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via NewsBen Delo, a crypto billionaire and BitMEX co-founder, is trending after donating £36 million to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, the largest single political donation in British history.
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Ben Delo donated £36 million to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, the largest single political donation in British history, drawing attention to his background as a crypto billionaire and BitMEX co-founder who was convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls before being pardoned by Trump. Combined with a matching £36 million gift from Christopher Harborne, the two donations total £72 million, making them the largest in British political history overall.
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- telegraph.co.ukNigel Farage lands record £36m donation for Reform
Cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo says he wants to ensure Reform has a 'level playing field' at the polls.
- theguardian.comReform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire
Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump.
- reuters.comCrypto investor pardoned by Trump donates £36 million to Farage's Reform UK
Crypto investor Ben Delo said on Friday he would donate a record £36 million ($48.7 million), or £1 million a month before the next national election,...
- newscord.orgBen Delo gave Reform UK £44 million. He also funds the Westminster hub where mass deportation gets drafted.
Ben Delo is the biggest political donor in British history. Most people have never heard of him. This is who he is, what his money buys, and what he pleaded...
- ft.comReform UK receives two record £36mn donations
The combined £72mn gifts from crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne are the largest donations in British political history.
- thetimes.comWho is Ben Delo? The ‘nerd’ pardoned by Trump who gave Reform £36m
When Ben Delo was a student at Worcester College, Oxford, he turned up to formal hall one evening in a wetsuit. The rules were clear — male students had to...
- theblock.coCrypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donate £36 million to Farage's Reform UK
Meanwhile, the House of Lords is considering a bill which would halt crypto donations and cap overseas giving at £100000 a year.
- news.sky.comReform UK given record £36m donation from crypto billionaire Ben Delo
Mr Delo said he was making the donation to create "a level playing field" with other parties and ensure that Reform is given a "fair fight" at the polls in...
- bbc.co.ukBen Delo: Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaire
Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.
- timesofindia.indiatimes.comWho is Ben Delo? British crypto billionaire pardoned by Trump donates £36m to Reform UK
UK News: Ben Delo, a British crypto entrepreneur and BitMEX co-founder, pledges £36 million to Reform UK, marking the largest political donation in British...