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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto

Farage pulls a face and holds his hands out in a still from the promotional video for Stack BTC
The promotional video has drawn attention to Farage’s relationship with Stack BTC. Photograph: X/Stack BTC

A thumping electronic beat provides the soundtrack to the video as Nigel Farage appears in front of a bank of screens.

At first glance, it could be yet another of the Reform UK leader’s “second jobs” – whether promoting gold as a pension fallback or recording Cameo videos. And in a sense, it is: Farage is promoting a £2m cryptocurrency purchase by a company in which he has £215,000 invested, Stack BTC.

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