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Mon, 13 Jul 2026

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 The secretive crypto firm backed by Farage's biggest donor

Tether is a giant in crytocurrency, an industry that Nigel Farage believes the UK should be embracing.
Key points:
* £15m in donations from Harborne, a 13% shareholder in Tether
* Donations coincide with changes in global regulation of stablecoins
* Reform party is preparing for government and will choose the next governor of the Bank of England
* Sir Charlie Bean, former deputy governor at the Bank of England, says there is a clear potential conflict of interest here
* Transparency is seen as one solution to address these concerns