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Reform's internal instability mirrors the broader fragmentation of Western party politics, but crypto markets are currently trading on liquidity, BTC dominance (high, weighing on alts), and macro rate expectations — not UK devolved politics. With BTC at $82,015 and total market cap down 2.32% on the day, the tape is risk-off regardless of Holyrood arithmetic.

Amanda Bland, a Reform MSP, quit the party to sit as an independent, reducing Reform to the third-largest group at Holyrood with one member fewer than Labour.

Reform MSP Amanda Bland Quits Party, Drops Group to Third at Holyrood

Reform's Holyrood fracture is a leading indicator of UK political instability that will paradoxically strengthen the 'hard money' narrative for Bitcoin among British institutional allocators.