Nigel Farage has a simple message for anyone asking questions about the £5 million ($6.7 million) personal gift he received from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne: mind your own business.
The Reform UK leader confirmed the payment, made in June 2024, was “unconditional” and that he can spend it however he likes. Cars, houses, whatever. The problem is that Parliamentary rules generally require MPs to declare gifts of this size, and Farage didn’t do that until the story broke nearly two years later.
The gift, the donor, and the timeline
Christopher Harborne is a British-Thai billionaire who owns approximately 12% of Tether Limited, the company behind USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin. He’s also been the single most important financial backer of Reform UK, having contributed over £22 million to the party. That includes a record £9 million single donation in 2025.
The £5 million transfer to Farage personally, separate from any party donations, took place in June 2024. It didn’t become public knowledge until a Guardian investigation published on April 29, 2026, surfaced the payment.
