Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say

<p>Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin</p><p>A cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine, British investigators say.</p><p>The National Crime Agency has spent four years trying to crack a multibillion-dollar scheme that exchanges cash from drug and gun sales in the UK for crypto, digital tokens that are designed to hide their users’ identities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/21/cryptocurrency-farage-donor-used-for-russian-war-effort">Continue reading...</a>