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Angela Rayner suggests Labour could toughen up ban on huge donations to political parties after crypto-billionaires hand Reform record £72million
Angela Rayner has raised the prospect of Labour toughening its cap on political donations after Reform UK received a record £72million from two crypto-billionaires living abroad. The Deputy Prime Minister told Sky News that party funding was a “live issue”, arguing that billionaires who “don’t pay taxes” and “don’t live here” should not be able…
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Reform’s £72m crypto windfall and Burnham’s Starmer split lead a turbulent day for Labour and BBC’s Today
Farage hails record Reform UK donations as new PM Andy Burnham reportedly plans a break from Starmer’s legacy; elsewhere, Emma Barnett quits Radio 4’s Today, a Saudi pipeline shuts after Houthi drone strikes, and Arsenal’s Arteta slams a “unacceptable” penalty call.
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Reform’s £72m windfall and Trump’s Ireland remarks stir controversy amid oil supply fears
Burnham reportedly plans to break from Starmer’s legacy while Reform banks record crypto donations; Trump’s reunification comments unsettle Dublin and London; Houthi strikes shut a key Saudi pipeline; OpenAI faces RubyGems attack claims; Arsenal stay unbeaten.
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Nigel Farage celebrates £72million donations from crypto-billionaire backers as he declares war chest will ready Reform for No10
Nigel Farage has hailed a record-breaking £72million in donations to Reform UK from two crypto-billionaire backers, describing the money as an “investment in democratic renewal” that will professionalise the party ahead of the next general election. The funds, given upfront reportedly to avoid any future Labour cap on political donations, are intended to fund campaign…
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Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Christopher Harborne has donated £36m to Reform UK, matching an identical sum given by fellow billionaire Ben Delo, handing the party £72m in a single day. The gifts are jointly the largest donations ever made to a UK political party and have reignited calls from opposition parties and transparency campaigners for a…
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Reform secures ANOTHER £36million donation – meaning Nigel Farage’s party has been given £72m in 24 hours after handouts from two billionaires
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received two donations of £36million each within 24 hours, an unprecedented £72million windfall that the party says will fund campaign infrastructure ahead of the next general election. The gifts, from cryptocurrency entrepreneur Ben Delo and long-standing backer Christopher Harborne, take Reform’s total fundraising this year to almost £90million, dwarfing the…
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Reform’s £36m donor Ben Delo: Oxford-educated crypto king who was thrown out of three primary schools, pardoned by Trump and became UK’s youngest self-made billionaire
Reform UK donor Ben Delo, a British crypto billionaire, has given the party a record £36million, matched by a similar sum from fellow crypto investor Christopher Harborne, in what is intended to build a “war chest” for Nigel Farage ahead of the next general election. Delo, 42, moved back to the UK earlier this year…
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Crypto entrepreneur makes record £36million donation to Reform UK
Crypto entrepreneur Ben Delo has made a record £36million donation to Reform UK, the largest single gift to a British political party, as he seeks to give Nigel Farage’s party a “fair fight” at the next general election. Delo, co-founder of the trading platform BitMEX, said the donation follows a difficult summer for Reform, arguing…
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Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm
A Coinbase software engineer named Alex Wormuth has built “Stonkfly”, a simulated fruit fly brain hooked up to $100 and told to trade bitcoin, with the insect’s neural activity determining buy and sell decisions. It follows a March project by researchers at Eon Systems, who connected a simulated fly brain to a virtual body in…
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Trezor, BitBox users targeted in newsletter phishing spree
Trezor has warned customers that a third-party email provider used for its newsletters was breached, resulting in phishing messages being sent to subscribers under the guise of the genuine “[email protected]” address. The emails falsely claim a “hardware factory defect” leaves wallet seeds vulnerable due to insufficient entropy, and urge recipients to submit their wallet backups,…