Crypto Billionaire Ben Delo Donates £36 Million to Reform UK
Ben Delo, a 42-year-old British crypto billionaire and free speech philanthropist, has made history by donating £36 million to Reform UK, quadrupling the previous record for a single donation from a living person. This staggering amount is intended to swell Reform's coffers by £1 million per month in the run-up to the last possible date for a General Election.
Delo grew up in Oxford, where he was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and later attended Worcester College, an elite institution whose alumni include Rupert Murdoch, Harry Potter star Emma Watson, and the Queen's son. He graduated with a double first in maths and computer science in 2005 and went on to co-found the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange platform BitMEX.
Delo became a Bitcoin billionaire by 2018 and was charged by the US government with failing to introduce anti-money laundering controls, although he pleaded guilty and paid a $10 million fine two years later. Trump revoked Delo's conviction as part of a loosening of regulations that its founders believed unfairly stifled the industry.