Reform UK has removed cryptocurrency firms from the sponsor list for its annual conference in Birmingham next week, elevating diplomatic guests and mainstream manufacturers days after British police disclosed a major Bitcoin forfeiture. Digital payments firm Zebec was a key backer last year, but no crypto company appears on this year’s roster, and perks such as free tickets and access to senior figures have been cut. The move comes as a parliamentary probe examines whether Nigel Farage should have declared £5 million from Thailand-based crypto investor Christopher Harborne, with Farage’s crypto lobbying under separate scrutiny. Honorary treasurer Nick Candy said expected envoys from India, Italy, Poland, the UAE and the US, plus French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella, show how seriously Reform is being taken internationally. More than 600 tickets sold for the business day, drawing JCB, TikTok and Heathrow. Reform holds eight of 650 Commons seats and remains competitive in polling ahead of the election due by 2029, yet has announced no digital-asset policy changes, limiting the retreat to sponsors and access. Separately, Avon and Somerset Police forfeited 20.21 BTC plus other crypto and bank funds worth £1,032,487.86 linked to darknet markets active from 2016 to 2019, the force’s largest crypto recovery since wallet freezing orders began in April 2024.