[UK Crypto Industry Seeks Collaboration with Reform Party to Drive Growth] October 9 – The UK cryptocurrency industry is strengthening its ties with the far-right political party, the 'Reform UK Party.' In July of this year, executives from several global digital asset companies met with Zia Yusuf, the Reform Party's Head of Policy, in London to discuss the future of cryptocurrency in the UK financial sector. Yusuf criticized current regulations for hindering industry development and pledged that the Reform Party would create a more favorable environment for the crypto industry. The industry has expressed disappointment with the current Labour government's slow progress on crypto regulation, and this move may signal a shift in the industry's political strategy.