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Parliament Launches Probe Into Harborne’s £5M Farage Donation

8/23/2026

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Parliament opened a probe into crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne’s undeclared £5 million donation to Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader.
Reform UK has received £20 million in crypto donations since 2024, including £15 million from Harborne.
BitMex founder Ben Peter Delo gave two £2 million payments and crypto donor Maria Rost contributed nine payments totalling £125,000.
Reform UK drafted a Cryptoassets and Digital Finance Bill to cut crypto taxes, then removed it from its website.

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Parliament opened a probe into crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne’s undeclared £5 million donation to Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader.
Reform UK has received £20 million in crypto donations since 2024, including £15 million from Harborne.
BitMex founder Ben Peter Delo gave two £2 million payments and crypto donor Maria Rost contributed nine payments totalling £125,000.
Reform UK drafted a Cryptoassets and Digital Finance Bill to cut crypto taxes, then removed it from its website.