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Over $100 million in crypto money flows to Reform UK
Original: Crypto’s efforts to buy politicians are spreading outside the US. In the UK, over $100 million in crypto money has flowe
Over $100 million in cryptocurrency-linked funding has flowed into Nigel Farage's Reform UK party in the UK, according to commentary spreading online. The money is attributed to Tether-linked billionaire Christopher Harborne and BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo, who was pardoned by Donald Trump. Observers describe it as part of a wider pattern of crypto industry political spending spreading beyond the United States.
Why now: Concerns about crypto-funded political influence abroad, echoing debates over US campaign donations
Reform UKNigel FarageChristopher HarborneBen DeloTether
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- Crypto’s efforts to buy politicians are spreading outside the US. In the UK, over $100 million in crypto money has flowed into Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform UK party, courtesy of Tether-linked billionaire Christopher Harborne and BitMEX’s Ben Delo (pardoned by Trump last… · molly0xfff@hachyderm.io · 62
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