Crypto Billionaire

• Reform-Leader änderte seine Meinung über eine Kandidatur als MP nach einem Geschenk des in Thailand ansässigen Krypto-Tycoons Christopher Harborne • Nigel Farage erhielt kurz vor der Bekanntgabe seiner Kandidatur bei der britischen Generalwahl 2024 eine Summe von 5 Mio. £ vom Krypto-Milliardär Christopher Harborne, wie der Guardian enthüllen kann. • Farage hatte bereits erklärt, nicht beabsichtige, als Abgeordneter zu kandidieren, vollzog jedoch wenige Wochen nach Erhalt des persönlichen Geschenks des in Thailand ansässigen Geschäftsmanns eine Kehrtwende.

Delo, pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, describes himself as champion of free speechA British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money-laundering controls in his cryptocurrency business has given £4m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.Ben Delo, 42, who is now based in Hong Kong, wrote in the Telegraph that he had made the donation since the start of the year, before the government’s cap on donations to political parties by British citizens living abroad. Continue reading...

Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortionA British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate money-laundering controls on his cryptocurrency business is funding a political base in the heart of Westminster used by “anti-woke” and rightwing activists.Ben Delo, 42, who was pardoned by Donald Trump last year, has given support in kind to Rupert Lowe, the anti-migration MP challenging Nigel Farage from the right – while also connecting with mainstream figures including the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and former cabinet minister Michael Gove. Continue reading...