According to ZachXBT, George Cottrell, a key advisor to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, is the mysterious "big spender" behind several key Donald Trump-related Polymarket bets. Cottrell was previously convicted of wire fraud in the United States. Farage's team calls him an "unpaid volunteer," but Cottrell frequently accompanies Farage to various campaign events. Farage previously described Cottrell as "like a son to me." An account linked to Cottrell reportedly placed bets on Polymarket betting on Trump winning the election; this account is currently hoping to profit from the "Trump shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping for 6 to 10 seconds" incident. Furthermore, Farage's increasingly accepting attitude towards cryptocurrencies has led him to claim that the Reform UK is the "only hope" for the cryptocurrency industry.