Nasdaq has announced the upcoming release of the “world’s first full-stack cryptocurrency ecosystem”. Crypto startup Bcause LLC, which uses Nasdaq’s trading, clearing and market surveillance technology, expects to launch its spot cryptocurrency market in the first half of 2019. Its application for a derivatives exchange is pending approval with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Paul McKeown, Nasdaq’s senior vice president and head of marketplace operators says, “Bcause has methodically built a unique ecosystem that gives investors, partners and market players a holistic experience in tapping the ... (full story)