
Nigel Farage aide George Cottrell bets US war will last four more months
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Nigel Farage aide George Cottrell bet $41K that a US-Iran ceasefire won’t happen until late June, contradicting Reform UK’s current stance.
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headline, Nigel Farage-Aid George Cottrell bets US War will last four more months. Published at 6.55 pm, March 10, 2026, Nigel Farage-Aid George Cottrell is betting $41,000 that the US War with Iran will last for another four months, despite Reformed UK calling for an end to the conflict. When Israel and the US attacked Iran in February, Farage criticized UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer for not allowing the US access to its military bases. Reformed maintained its position that the US-led war should be backed by the UK before the party you turned this week. Indeed, Reformed politician Robert Generick called for the war to end as soon as possible, because of its potential negative impact on the UK economy. Farage added today that the UK should stay out of the war, but only because of perceived shortcomings in the country's defensive
capabilities following a drone attack in Cyprus. However, despite this change in direction from the party, Cottrell was betting between March 7 and 9 that a ceasefire between the US and Iran wouldn't happen before June 30, 2026. Crypto-investigator Zach XBT claimed with high confidence that Cottrell is the owner of the account G-Cottrell 9-3. Read more. Reformed UK insider George Cottrell tied to Trump Polymarket Betts worth millions. The Polymarket Betts stands to win $123,000 if the US keeps up its war against Iran for another four months. The Betts market, however, doesn't seem to agree, and his wager faces a current unrealized loss of minus $6,240. Nigel Farage says Cottrell is like a son to me.
Cottrell, who has reportedly been Farage's right-hand man for years, was convicted of wire fraud in March 2017 after he was caught agreeing to launder drug trafficking proceeds. The financier lived in Montenegro, where he was accused of illegal political financing and was investigated over a crypto ATM's usage. An avid gambler, he reportedly lost 20 million euros, $23 million, in a single poker game while in the country. However, Cottrell's recent Polymarket Betts, including on Starmer's departure, US strikes against Iran, and the vote share of New York's newly elected mayor, Zoran Mamdani, have lost over $800,000. Read more. Nigel Farage milkshaked while touring with shady crypto ally. Despite this, his losses pale in comparison to his previous $13.2 million win on Donald Trump's election in 2024.
Crypto billionaire funded Farage's Trump lobbying efforts. Cottrell is just one strand in Farage's web of crypto connections, which now includes the UK's former chancellor quasi-quarteng and his Bitcoin holdings firm in which Farage just invested 215,000 pounds, $289,000. One of Reform's biggest backers is Tether Shareholder Christopher Harborn. Last week, he took his donations to Farage's Reform UK to over 22 million pounds, $29.6 million. The Guardian has also linked Harborn to a private jet that was used to fly Farage to the Chagos Islands in late February. Read more. Tether Shareholder was Boris Johnson's advisor in Ukraine report. The trip was meant to reinforce Reform's position against the UK government's deal to transfer sovereignty of the island to Mauritius, while continuing to lease a military base there for
another 99 years. Farage was flown to the Maldives, but failed to reach the Chagos Islands after the UK military turned him away. He then attempted to talk with Trump about the deal at his Mar-a-Lago Mansion last week. However, the two never actually met. Beyond Harborn's investments in Tether, he's also the largest shareholder of military firm Kinetq. Kinetq's US arm has secured multiple US Army contracts over the last year. It was awarded part of a $4 billion contract for military surveillance systems, given $41 million to develop counter drone technology, and contracted to develop new target acquisition systems. The firm also secured million-pound contracts from the UK under Boris Johnson's government. Despite the contracts earlier this year, Reuters reported that
the firm is restructuring its US division due to operational and profitability challenges stemming from geopolitical uncertainty and shifting procurement cycles. Got a tip? Send us an email securely via Proto's leaks. For more informed news and investigations, follow us on X, Blue Sky, and Google News, or subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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