Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: August 20, 2018
(World News Russia)

General News US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to trial blockchain technology to verify North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) certificates. CBP Division of Business Transformation and Innovation head Vincent Annunziato said the agency was beginning a `live fire testing` of a blockchain platform to certify that imported products originated where they claim during CBP`s 2018 Trade Symposium in Atlanta, according to the American Shipper. The new system, which will launch in September, can be used to authenticate trademarks and check on an item`s physical properties. In other news, The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...