The spike triggered a series of liquidations on the exchange. Author: Oliver Knight

The BRC-20 standard sounds like the popular ERC-20, but the two are different, with the former lacking the ability to interact with smart contracts. Author: Omkar Godbole

PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eying the East for tech-embracing governments and fresh opportunities. A West-East partnership may be crypto’s model for the future, the co-founder of Taipei-based Woo Network, Jack Tan, writes. Author: James Rubin, Sam Reynolds

BTC’s price had dropped from well above $29,000 since Sunday evening. Investors await Wednesday’s FOMC decision. Author: Jocelyn Yang

The fundraise was led by C Squared Ventures and Goat Capital, the firm co-founded by Twitch founder Justin Kan. Author: Brandy Betz