Ben Delo
Ben Delo is a British entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and former executive of BitMEX. In 2022, Delo pleaded guilty to a United States Bank Secrecy Act violation and received a 30-month probation sentence. In 2025, Delo was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
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Sep 11, 2026
Far Left
The British cryptocurrency billionaire gave Reform UK a record £36m donation, despite a US conviction for failing to implement anti-money laundering controls and a pardon from Donald Trump.
The Green and radical left view Delo as a symbol of how unaccountable tech wealth is bankrolling the far right to dismantle regulation and workers' rights.
Sep 11, 2026
Lean Left
The BitMEX founder pledged a record 36 million pounds to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party.
The left reads this as crypto billionaire money buying a far-right insurgency abroad, a warning sign about unregulated political spending.
Sep 11, 2026
Far Left
BitMEX founder donated £36 million to Farage's Reform UK.
The far left sees Delo as a crypto billionaire using his wealth to influence politics, a perfect example of how the ultra-rich buy elections and undermine democracy, similar to US billionaires like Musk.