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Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires

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Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, donated almost $50 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, matched a day later by Christopher Harborne.

Directly affected

  • CRCW Crypto

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • BITW BITWISE 10 CRYPTO INDEX ETF SHS REPSTG UNIT BEN INT

    GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BLOX NICHOLAS CRYPTO INCOME ETF

    GA selected BLOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • EZPZ FRANKLIN CRYPTO INDEX ETF

    GA selected EZPZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FDIG FIDELITY CRYPTO INDUSTRY AND DIGITAL PAYMENTS ETF

    GA selected FDIG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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CRCW———————
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
BITW———————
BLOX———————
EZPZ———————
FDIG———————

Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires,” Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) is +6.52%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.77% over the same days, a +5.75% difference versus the market.

BITW
SPY

Who is named in “Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires”

Companies tied to this story

  • BITW Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF

    For “Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires,” Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income Etf

    In “Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires,” Nicholas Crypto Income Etf (BLOX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BLOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • EZPZ Franklin Crypto Trust

    In “Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires,” Franklin Crypto Trust (EZPZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EZPZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FDIG Fidelity Crypto Industry And Digital Payments Etf

    For “Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires,” Fidelity Crypto Industry And Digital Payments Etf (FDIG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FDIG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GDLC Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF

    For “Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires,” Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF (GDLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GDLC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires” reaches Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

“Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires” (12 Sep 2026) reaches Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) through this story.

Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) is on the page because GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Nicholas Crypto Income Etf (BLOX): GA selected BLOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

BITW traded between 51.43 and 56.92 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 52.47. BLOX traded between 11.35 and 15.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 11.52. EZPZ traded between 20.36 and 21.94 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 20.59.

What the saved facts support for Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

83 out of 100

“Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires” scores 83 out of 100. The score uses 5 linked companies.