According to The Block, Tether shareholder Christopher Harborne gave Nigel Farage about £5 million for security costs, and the previously undisclosed gift has intensified scrutiny of Reform UK funding and crypto-linked political transparency.
According to The Block, Tether shareholder Christopher Harborne gave Nigel Farage about £5 million in 2024 for security costs, in a donation described as previously undisclosed. Public filings cited in the report also show Harborne had previously donated about £12 million to Reform UK. The disclosure has added to scrutiny around Reform UK’s funding and political transparency, and it emerged weeks before the UK banned political donations in cryptocurrency, adding a regulatory dimension to concerns about crypto-linked money in British politics.