**[Tether Major Investor Donates Over £12 Million to UK Reform Party, Supporting Crypto-Friendly Policies]** BlockBeats News, March 7: According to the latest documents disclosed by the UK Electoral Commission, Thames-based investor Christopher Harborne has provided further donation support to the UK Reform Party. Harborne is estimated to hold approximately 12% of shares in Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer. The disclosed documents show that following a £9 million donation revealed last year, Harborne made an additional £3 million donation in November last year. Under the leadership of Nigel Farage, the Reform Party has positioned digital assets as a core component of its economic agenda, pledging to make the UK the "primary hub" for digital assets and proposing to reduce the capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies from the current rate of approximately 18% to 10%. In 2025, the Reform Party became the first UK political party to accept digital asset donations, allowing supporters to donate using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. This move has sparked concerns among some Members of Parliament. In January this year, seven parliamentary committee chairs urged the government to ban political donations made in cryptocurrencies, arguing that digital assets could obscure the sources of funds and expose the electoral system to risks of foreign interference.