Ben Delo
United Kingdom
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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 15, 2026
Lean Left
Crypto billionaire who donated £36m to Reform UK, one of the largest political donations in British history.
Labour critics argue his huge donation exposes loopholes allowing ultra-wealthy individuals to distort democracy and demands transparency on his motives.
Sep 14, 2026
Far Left
The cryptocurrency billionaire donated £36m to Reform UK, one of the largest political donations in British history.
The left sees Delo's massive donation as a stark example of how cryptocurrency wealth is being used to push a hard-right agenda in the UK, bypassing traditional democratic accountability.
Sep 13, 2026
Center
The British cryptocurrency billionaire has given Reform UK a record £36m donation, the largest single donation to a UK political party on record.
Lib Dems see this as a glaring example of why donation caps and tighter electoral finance rules are needed, given Delo's crypto fortune and past regulatory scrutiny.
Sep 13, 2026
Center
The crypto billionaire gave Reform UK a record 36 million pound donation, the largest single political donation in British history.
The sum spotlights how crypto money is buying political influence across the Atlantic, a trend centrists view warily as another channel for concentrated wealth to distort democratic competition.
Sep 12, 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 12, 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 12, 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.