UK Urged to Ban Crypto Donations as US and Others Seek Influence

British lawmakers are pushing the government to legislate against crypto currency donations to political parties, amid growing concerns about the influence of foreign states including the US.

The UK government should impose an immediate ban until better rules can be put in place, Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy said in a report published Wednesday.

It said it could “no longer rule out the possibility of foreign states mounting a serious effort to influence political processes,” adding, “there is also deepening uncertainty about the trajectory of the current US administration, which has stated ambitions to shape the political ...