Reform UK pulled in £9.3 million in donations during the first quarter of 2026, making it the top-funded political party in the UK for the third consecutive quarter. The kicker: roughly £7 million of that, about 75% of the total, came from just two cryptocurrency entrepreneurs.

Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, both prominent British figures in the digital asset world, collectively wrote the checks that keep Nigel Farage’s party financially dominant. Delo contributed upwards of £4 million, while Harborne chipped in more than £3 million, according to Electoral Commission data published on June 4, 2026.

The crypto fundraising machine

Reform UK made a deliberate strategic move in 2025 to become the first major…