A cross‑party UK committee has urged an immediate ban on 'high‑risk' cryptocurrency donations, warning they open fresh channels for foreign interference and are hard to verify under current rules. The move pressures regulators and lawmakers to act quickly to close gaps in political finance oversight.
Senior Labour backbenchers are pressing Prime Minister Keir Starmer to prohibit cryptocurrency donations to political parties, warning digital assets and AI lower costs and make foreign interference harder to trace. The move adds pressure for clearer rules on campaign finance and crypto oversight.