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Nigel Farage was paid £50,000 in personal speaking fees by two cryptocurrency businesses in October 2025 in the same month he told Reuters he was “not aware” of crypto businesses funding his party, Byline Times can reveal.

The Reform UK leader received £30,000 from Blockworks Inc on 13 October and a further £20,000 from Zebu Group Limited on 22 October, according to the UK Parliament Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Both payments were for keynote appearances at the companies’ crypto-industry conferences in London.

The interview with Reuters was on 22 October at Zebu…