Leading UK Prime Minister candidate Farage buys stake in Bitcoin Treasury company

Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK and currently the leading candidate for UK prime minister in recent polls, has acquired a 6.31% stake in Stack BTC Plc (STAK), a London-listed company building a Bitcoin treasury

Farage invested £215,000 through his vehicle Thorn In The Side Ltd, purchasing 4.3 million shares at 5 pence each in a £260,000 equity fundraising round. The proceeds will support Stack's mergers and acquisitions strategy to acquire profitable UK businesses, initiate and grow its Bitcoin holdings, and fund working capital needs.

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng serves as executive chairman of Stack BTC, adding political and economic expertise to the venture. The company, listed on the Aquis exchange, employs a "dual-engine" model to boost Bitcoin per share through operational profits and capital markets activity.

In a statement on the investment, Farage said: “I have long been one of the UK’s few political advocates for Bitcoin, recognizing the role digital currencies will play in the future of business and finance. We can and should be a major global hub for the crypto industry.”

According to the latest data from bitcointreasuries.net, Stack BTC holds 21 BTC, with a market value of $1.43 million. The average acquisition cost stands at $71,592 per BTC, resulting in a current profit/loss of -5.16%.

Farage's move reinforces his longstanding support for Bitcoin and his vision for the UK as a global hub for digital assets and crypto innovation. It aligns with Reform UK's efforts to attract support from the crypto community.

This announcement arrives as Reform UK maintains strong momentum. Per POLITICO's Europe Poll of Polls (last updated March 2, 2026), if an election were held today, Reform UK secures 25% of the vote—leading ahead of the Conservatives (17%), Labour (16%), Liberal Democrats (13%), and Greens (16%). Recent individual polls.

Farage's investment underscores the rising convergence of prominent political figures with Bitcoin treasury strategies, mirroring global trends among public companies adopting digital assets for balance sheet resilience.