Who is Ben Delo and how much is he worth? Crypto billionaire who gave £36m to Reform

Nigel Farage's Reform UK received the two largest donations in British political history over the weekend.

Crypto billionaires Ben Delo donated Reform £36 million, before Christopher Harborne matched the amount the following day, to dramatically reshape the landscape of political funding in Britain.

The combined £72 million is more than the total received by all UK political parties last year, and it means that Reform has now raked in around £86 million in 2026, compared to around £7 million raised by both Labour and the Conservatives.

But who is Ben Delo, and how much is he worth?

Who is Ben Delo?

Ben Delo, 42, was born in Sheffield, and was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome as a child.

He graduated with a double first-class honours degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Oxford in 2005.

Initially working as a software engineer at IBM in London, he then moved into financial services, relocating to Hong Kong for his role at JPMorgan, where he first started experimenting with Bitcoin.

In 2014, he co-founded cryptocurrency platform BitMEX, and in 2018, The Times reported he was the UK's youngest self-made billionaire.

Reform deputy leader Richard Tice confirmed to Sky News that Mr Delo has "moved back or is literally moving back" to the UK from Hong Kong.