Second Crypto Billionaire Gives Record $49m to UK's Reform Party
A crypto billionaire's $49m donation brings total pledges to Reform UK to $98m since Friday, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
A second crypto billionaire has donated a record $49m to Reform UK, a British political party, according to a report published by Al Jazeera on September 12.
The donation is the latest in a series of large contributions to the party, which the report said has now received a combined $98m in pledges since Friday from two separate crypto billionaires.
Al Jazeera's report described Reform UK as a far-right party, though the identities of the donors and further details of the donations were not fully specified in the available excerpt of the report.
The scale of the pledges marks a significant increase in financial backing for the party within a short period, according to the report.
Further details regarding the donors, the purpose of the funds, and any regulatory scrutiny of the donations were not immediately available.
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- Second crypto billionaire donates record $49m to far-right Reform UK — Al Jazeera — All
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