Reform UK party will accept crypto donations — Nigel Farage

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Is This the Future of Politics? Bitcoin Donations Are Here! 🚀💰

In a stunning twist that could only be rivaled by a particularly bizarre episode of a sci-fi sitcom, the illustrious leader of the Reform UK political party, Nigel Farage, has declared that they are now accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from those brave enough to donate. Yes, you heard that right! The party is diving headfirst into the digital currency pool, and it seems they forgot to check if there are any floaties available.

At the Bitcoin 2025 conference in the dazzling neon wonderland of Las Vegas on May 29, Farage proudly proclaimed that the party had taken the plunge into the crypto waters. A blog post from the crypto payments provider Radom, which sounds suspiciously like a character from a low-budget sci-fi film, confirmed that Reform would be using their platform to facilitate these donations. This makes them the first major political group to do so, leaving the Conservative and Labour parties looking like they just discovered dial-up internet.

“As of now, we are the first political party in Britain who can accept donations in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies,” Farage announced, with all the enthusiasm of a kid who just found out that candy is now a legal currency. “We’re way behind you in America, but as of now, people with Bitcoin can give us money provided they’re eligible.” Because, of course, eligibility is the real hurdle here, not the fact that we’re talking about digital coins that exist in a realm of ones and zeroes.

Farage at Bitcoin Conference

Farage, in a moment that can only be described as a political stand-up routine, shared his tales of being debanked in the UK in 2023. He also laid out Reform’s ambitious plans to introduce a “Cryptoassets and Digital Finance Bill” if they manage to snag control of the government in the next general election, which is expected to occur sometime before the next ice age—specifically, before August 2029. Currently, Reform UK holds a mere five seats in the House of Commons, a staggering gap compared to Labour’s 403 and the Conservatives’ 120. Talk about being the underdog!

Plans for a UK Bitcoin Reserve

Among Farage’s other dazzling proposals at the event was the establishment of a Bitcoin (BTC) reserve at the Bank of England. Yes, because nothing says “trust us with your money” like a reserve of digital coins that can vanish faster than your last good idea. He also expressed his opposition to any plans for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the UK, because who needs regulation when you can have chaos?

In a moment of sheer brilliance, Farage noted, “Seven million people in Britain have got crypto assets, one in four people under 30 have got crypto assets.” Clearly, he’s been doing his homework—or perhaps just reading the latest crypto memes.

In May, the UK’s Labour government proposed rules to position the country as a “safe harbor” for innovation like crypto assets. Because nothing says “we’re serious about innovation” like a bunch of politicians trying to figure out how to use their smartphones.

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2025-05-30 02:17