Reform UK candidate founded crypto ‘Ponzi,’ but denies involvement
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has denied that one of its candidates has any involvement in the “management, decision making or any financials” of a crypto marketing firm described as a ‘Dubai-based Ponzi scheme’ despite him previously claiming to have founded it. An investigation by Hope Not Hate (HNH) found that Councillor David White (a.k.a. the Crypto King of Barnsley), appears to hold executive roles at BuddyX alongside co- found er Mahesh Sharma. Indeed, at a BuddyX conference in Thailand in August 2023, White was introduced as the firm’s co-founder and presented himself as BuddyX’s Head of Business in the UK and EU. In the video, he describes the firm as legitimate while claiming his government position wouldn’t allow him to endorse any scam. He said, “It’s incredibly important to myself that everything is as clean as possible. Because believe it or not, UK politicians have to be straight guys — and girls.” He later pointed to the backdr...