‘He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage

The Reform UK leader is courting the crypto community in the hope it could become a campaign funding base

It is a grey morning in Shadwell, east London. But inside the old shell of Tobacco Dock, the gloom gives way to pulsating neon lights, flashy cars and cryptocurrency chatter.

Evangelists for Web3, a vision for the next era of the internet, have descended on the old trading dock to network for two days. For many, the main event is one man: Nigel Farage.