{
  "id": 273981,
  "title": "Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/reform-uk-chair-calls-for-probe-into-sbf-linked-donation-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T17:03:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/reform-uk-probe-ftx-sam-bankman-fried-donation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Reform UK chair Lee Anderson has called for an investigation into a $50,000 political donation linked to former FTX CEO Sam \"SBF\" Bankman-Fried, as the Reform party leader prepares to face voters amid his own crypto-related scandal. The donation reportedly came from a think tank called Labour for the Long Term, which founder David Lawrence claimed received the funds from a donor other than Bankman-Fried. Reform leader Nigel Farage, who is set to face voters in a by-election triggered by his resignation as an MP, received $6.7 million in donations from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne and convicted fraudster George Cottrell. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently upheld Bankman-Fried's 25-year prison sentence, leaving him with limited legal options for early release.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}