[2026-07-24] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

A Polymarket account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who has bankrolled Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, took in $8.8 million in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources in 2024 and used it to bet on Donald Trump's election victory, the Financial Times reported. The account, registered as "GCottrell93," was filled in late October 2024 from two crypto exchanges—$7 million from OKX, sent in five tranches, and $1.83 million routed through ChangeNOW, the FT said, citing public...