Foreign money funding Reform UK.
Another 7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires - £4m from Hong Kong-based billionaire, £3m from Thailand.
Tax exiles shaping UK politics. Modern equivalent of representation without taxation. What have they been promised?
Must ban political donations.
Another 7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires - £4m from Hong Kong-based billionaire, £3m from Thailand.
Tax exiles shaping UK politics. Modern equivalent of representation without taxation. What have they been promised?
Must ban political donations.
Crypto billionaires help Reform cement fundraising lead
The party received £7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires earlier this year, figures show
www.bbc.co.uk
June 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Foreign money funding Reform UK.
Another 7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires - £4m from Hong Kong-based billionaire, £3m from Thailand.
Tax exiles shaping UK politics. Modern equivalent of representation without taxation. What have they been promised?
Must ban political donations.
Another 7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires - £4m from Hong Kong-based billionaire, £3m from Thailand.
Tax exiles shaping UK politics. Modern equivalent of representation without taxation. What have they been promised?
Must ban political donations.
Tim Miller went OFF on Trump's big crypto dinner
Trump’s Crypto Bribe Dinner: Tim Miller Exposes It All
Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace and Michele Norris to unpack Donald Trump’s shocking crypto fundraising scandal—accusing the former president of hosting a bribe-filled dinner with foreign investors, including a Chinese national once under DOJ investigation.
www.thebulwark.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Tim Miller went OFF on Trump's big crypto dinner
Crypto rewarding their Democratic pets for their votes tonight (Selkis is a fairly big name in crypto policy and fundraising)
May 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Crypto rewarding their Democratic pets for their votes tonight (Selkis is a fairly big name in crypto policy and fundraising)
"LONG-READ: Inside Tommy Robinson’s empire of dodgy fundraising and questionable crypto schemes that fund his luxury lifestyle in Spain"
'Our reporters found him luxuriating at a stunning €1.5 million villa in L’Albir, near Benidorm ...'
www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2...
'Our reporters found him luxuriating at a stunning €1.5 million villa in L’Albir, near Benidorm ...'
www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2...
LONG-READ: Inside Tommy Robinson’s empire of dodgy fundraising and questionable crypto schemes that fund his luxury lifestyle in Spain
HE'S one of Britain's most controversial figures and a borderline enemy of the state. A firebrand who claims he's going to stoke a revolution. That's why
www.theolivepress.es
September 28, 2026 at 8:07 AM
"LONG-READ: Inside Tommy Robinson’s empire of dodgy fundraising and questionable crypto schemes that fund his luxury lifestyle in Spain"
'Our reporters found him luxuriating at a stunning €1.5 million villa in L’Albir, near Benidorm ...'
www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2...
'Our reporters found him luxuriating at a stunning €1.5 million villa in L’Albir, near Benidorm ...'
www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2...
So glad to see George Cottrell being named in parliament yesterday. He was Farage’s head of fundraising when he convicted of an offence related to money laundering & is still close to & funding Farage. Crypto is an urgent democratic threat to the UK
I am deeply suspicious of parties which court cryptocurrency donations, given the potential for money laundering, by organised criminal gangs and malign foreign governments.
Yesterday in Parliament, I rang the alarm bell at Farage's continuing closeness to wire fraud convict George Cottrell.
Yesterday in Parliament, I rang the alarm bell at Farage's continuing closeness to wire fraud convict George Cottrell.
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
So glad to see George Cottrell being named in parliament yesterday. He was Farage’s head of fundraising when he convicted of an offence related to money laundering & is still close to & funding Farage. Crypto is an urgent democratic threat to the UK
Another clear and knowable downstream consequence of letting scammers get rich off crypto was that that money would boomerang back into politics in ways that were highly likely to try to skirt around fundraising laws and distort policy incentives.
September 13, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Another clear and knowable downstream consequence of letting scammers get rich off crypto was that that money would boomerang back into politics in ways that were highly likely to try to skirt around fundraising laws and distort policy incentives.
All about the framing. Same people who were losing their minds about Starmer's *declared* small donations, screeching "WHAT INFLUENCE WAS LABOUR PEER BUYING IN EXCHANGE FOR A SUIT AND SOME EYEGLASSES???", now present Farage accepting millions of dodgy foreign crypto like some sort of achievement.
June 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
All about the framing. Same people who were losing their minds about Starmer's *declared* small donations, screeching "WHAT INFLUENCE WAS LABOUR PEER BUYING IN EXCHANGE FOR A SUIT AND SOME EYEGLASSES???", now present Farage accepting millions of dodgy foreign crypto like some sort of achievement.
Many of your Democratic colleagues just voted to allow him to do criminal fraud in the name of advancing crypto so is anyone actually going to stop this or is it just a good fundraising opportunity for you guys?
Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified.
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
June 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Many of your Democratic colleagues just voted to allow him to do criminal fraud in the name of advancing crypto so is anyone actually going to stop this or is it just a good fundraising opportunity for you guys?
The crypto industry gave Trump millions of dollars through campaign donations, super PACs, inauguration fundraising, & more.
Now, Trump wants to create a crypto “strategic reserve." (1/2)
Now, Trump wants to create a crypto “strategic reserve." (1/2)
Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve, White House crypto czar says
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve, White House crypto czar David Sacks said in a post on X.
www.reuters.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The crypto industry gave Trump millions of dollars through campaign donations, super PACs, inauguration fundraising, & more.
Now, Trump wants to create a crypto “strategic reserve." (1/2)
Now, Trump wants to create a crypto “strategic reserve." (1/2)
@davidhogg.bsky.social: "In conversations about congressional races... the three most common questions I hear... is what is AIPAC doing, what is crypto doing and what was our last quarter fundraising... people like Hakeem Jeffries are terrified to talk about that... because they have tons of money."
August 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
@davidhogg.bsky.social: "In conversations about congressional races... the three most common questions I hear... is what is AIPAC doing, what is crypto doing and what was our last quarter fundraising... people like Hakeem Jeffries are terrified to talk about that... because they have tons of money."
I think another question is what happens to the crypto/fundraising infrastructure -- and how much Stella runs.
When Assange was pulled out of the Ecuadorean Embassy and put in a UK jail in 2019, one enormous question was whether WikiLeaks could continue to exist without him. Now the big question will be whether Assange can exist as a free person without running/relaunching WikiLeaks.
June 25, 2024 at 5:01 PM
I think another question is what happens to the crypto/fundraising infrastructure -- and how much Stella runs.
She was doing fundraising events with crypto billionaires what the fuck are we doing here.
March 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
She was doing fundraising events with crypto billionaires what the fuck are we doing here.
RS asked @gallego.senate.gov if it “was appropriate to hold a fundraising retreat w/one of the major funders of a pro-crypto Super PAC while also serving as ranking member on the Senate subcommittee overseeing the industry; the senator declined to comment.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Dem Overseeing 'Digital Assets' to Hold Luxury Retreat With Crypto Kingpin
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, who’s overseeing a “digital assets” committee, is set to hold a luxury weekend donor retreat with a crypto kingpin.
www.rollingstone.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
RS asked @gallego.senate.gov if it “was appropriate to hold a fundraising retreat w/one of the major funders of a pro-crypto Super PAC while also serving as ranking member on the Senate subcommittee overseeing the industry; the senator declined to comment.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
No I was very upset to learn Chuck hosted a fundraising call with the crypto community
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
No I was very upset to learn Chuck hosted a fundraising call with the crypto community
Just gonna start responding to democratic fundraising texts with “do you take crypto money?”
June 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Just gonna start responding to democratic fundraising texts with “do you take crypto money?”
“The donations underscore how Reform remains extremely.. reliant on a handful of billionaire donors who are helping it significantly outstrip the fundraising efforts of Labour and [Tories]”
Farage owes his ‘success’ to his sponsors. Our democracy is being bought.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Farage owes his ‘success’ to his sponsors. Our democracy is being bought.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Reform UK given another £3mn by crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne
Latest data underscores how Farage’s party remains reliant on a handful of rich donors
giftarticle.ft.com
June 5, 2026 at 6:36 AM
“The donations underscore how Reform remains extremely.. reliant on a handful of billionaire donors who are helping it significantly outstrip the fundraising efforts of Labour and [Tories]”
Farage owes his ‘success’ to his sponsors. Our democracy is being bought.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Farage owes his ‘success’ to his sponsors. Our democracy is being bought.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Their last $100m fundraising round was led by Bain Capital. Brock Pierce's crypto VC firm was an early investor. This is not a virtuous bunch.
Same graph, but with the time series expanded to three years.
Honestly, it's a minor miracle that a social media company not backed by oligarchs or the state, with no attempt at establishing a revenue stream, and with multiple established competitors, had so much growth in such short time
Honestly, it's a minor miracle that a social media company not backed by oligarchs or the state, with no attempt at establishing a revenue stream, and with multiple established competitors, had so much growth in such short time
April 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Their last $100m fundraising round was led by Bain Capital. Brock Pierce's crypto VC firm was an early investor. This is not a virtuous bunch.
If he sponsors a crypto-friendly bill all bets are off, but if I was him I would be lying to their faces just to see how much money I can get. Important to remember that this was explicitly a fundraising call for crypto guys.
August 15, 2024 at 2:39 AM
If he sponsors a crypto-friendly bill all bets are off, but if I was him I would be lying to their faces just to see how much money I can get. Important to remember that this was explicitly a fundraising call for crypto guys.
Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage’s fundraising – cartoon
Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage’s fundraising – cartoon
Reform UK pulled in a record £72m in donations from two crypto billionaires, both of whom have previously been based outside the UK
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage’s fundraising – cartoon
It’s inevitable that a new platform would attract the same romance, crypto, charity/fundraising, 419 scammers etc.. It’s fascinating, the lengths people will go to exploit one another. A microcosm of malfeasances seething away under the microscope, unaware they’re being studied.
November 28, 2024 at 2:11 PM
It’s inevitable that a new platform would attract the same romance, crypto, charity/fundraising, 419 scammers etc.. It’s fascinating, the lengths people will go to exploit one another. A microcosm of malfeasances seething away under the microscope, unaware they’re being studied.
Cottrell, a convicted fraudster and longtime ally of F£r£ge, is under HMRC investigation over tax residency, business affairs, and crypto dealings via Tether.bet and GT Holding. Could the probe also reach F£r£ge’s fundraising, political financing, and links to Cottrell’s activities?
October 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Cottrell, a convicted fraudster and longtime ally of F£r£ge, is under HMRC investigation over tax residency, business affairs, and crypto dealings via Tether.bet and GT Holding. Could the probe also reach F£r£ge’s fundraising, political financing, and links to Cottrell’s activities?
Trump now dreams of erecting the “Arc de Trump” to celebrate 250 years of America. During a fundraising dinner, in front of 130 guests from Big Tech and the crypto world, he displayed his models, like an emperor in search of kitschy glory and media distractions.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump now dreams of erecting the “Arc de Trump” to celebrate 250 years of America. During a fundraising dinner, in front of 130 guests from Big Tech and the crypto world, he displayed his models, like an emperor in search of kitschy glory and media distractions.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
Q for my followers: my phone number is compromised, getting GOP fundraising and crypto scam texts about every 30 minutes
is there a solution on Android to filter/block messages? i.e., if it comes from an unknown number, contains a URL, mark it as spam?
i.e. filter texts the way i would emails...
is there a solution on Android to filter/block messages? i.e., if it comes from an unknown number, contains a URL, mark it as spam?
i.e. filter texts the way i would emails...
February 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Q for my followers: my phone number is compromised, getting GOP fundraising and crypto scam texts about every 30 minutes
is there a solution on Android to filter/block messages? i.e., if it comes from an unknown number, contains a URL, mark it as spam?
i.e. filter texts the way i would emails...
is there a solution on Android to filter/block messages? i.e., if it comes from an unknown number, contains a URL, mark it as spam?
i.e. filter texts the way i would emails...
“Cements” is an absolutely wild word choice here. It presents the situation as a competition win instead of corruption.
June 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“Cements” is an absolutely wild word choice here. It presents the situation as a competition win instead of corruption.