Crypto Billionaire's £36 Million Donation to Reform

Guto Hari talks about the implications of these large ‘gifts’.

Farage Lands Record £36m Donation

THE TELEGRAPH: Cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo says he wants to ensure Reform has a ‘level playing field’ at the polls

Screenshot taken from this Telegraph article. | Ben Delo, 42, the co-founder of cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX, is said to have made his first billion in 2014 Credit: Paul Grover for The Telegraph
Reform UK has received a record £36m donation in a major boost to Nigel Farage’s hopes of winning the next general election.

Ben Delo, a cryptocurrency billionaire, said he had given the money to ensure “a fair fight” at the polls. It also signals his vote of confidence in Mr Farage after a difficult summer for the Reform leader.

The game-changing gift from Mr Delo, who was already the party’s second-largest donor, means Reform has raised five times as much as the Conservatives this year and more than six times as much as Labour.

Both parties have raised considerably more than Reform in the eight years since it was founded.

Writing for The Telegraph, Mr Delo says that only a massive injection of cash can enable Reform to compete with the “entrenched advantages” enjoyed by its rivals. » | Gordon Rayner | Associate editor | Friday, September 11, 2026