Reform UK starts accepting donations in crypto
- Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, started accepting cryptocurrency donations in May 2025, making it the first European party to do so.
- Following his commitment to enact crypto-supportive reforms, Farage plans to implement a 10% capital gains tax on digital assets and create a government-backed bitcoin fund within the Bank of England.
- Farage unveiled his proposals during a cryptocurrency event in Las Vegas, stressing the need to prevent banks from cutting off crypto customers and declaring his intention to spearhead a crypto-focused transformation.
- Research shows about 12% of UK adults have owned cryptoassets, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently proposed regulations to make the UK a global crypto leader.
- Reform UK's acceptance of crypto donations could increase innovation and support but raises concerns over transparency and potential misuse in political funding.
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United Kingdom: Far Right Leader Nigel Farage Says He Accepts Crypto Donations for His Party
Nigel Farage announced that his Reform UK party would now accept donations in cryptocurrency. It is a first in the UK, but it raises questions about the transparency of these transactions.


Reform UK to accept crypto donations, Farage says
Reform UK will start accepting donations in cryptocurrency, making it the "first" British party to do so, its leader Nigel Farage has said - but the move has sparked concern from some experts.
Farage goes all in on Bitcoin
Nigel Farage has had a paradoxical week. On Tuesday, he hit Labour from the left by calling for the two-child benefit cap to go. Forty-eight hours later, he flew to Las Vegas for a conference with Bitcoin magnates to tout his plans to lower taxes on cryptocurrency. All of which poses a question: is Farage for benefits or billionaires? The Reform leader was more at home in Vegas than you might expect. One pundit – wearing bulky headphones like a …
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