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Witnesses tell House Agriculture a federal digital-asset framework could help farmers, speed payments and boost rural inclusion
Summary
At a House Agriculture hearing on the Clarity Act, tech and policy witnesses described blockchain use cases for agriculture — faster payments, tokenized loans and provenance — and stressed broadband and education are needed for rural adoption.
Witnesses at the House Committee on Agriculture hearing argued that a federal digital-asset framework could deliver tangible benefits to farmers and rural businesses by making payments faster, improving access to finance and supporting traceable supply‑chain records.
Avery Ching, CEO and cofounder of Aptos Labs, told the committee blockchain is already being applied in agriculture use cases such as cattle tracking, data lineage and tokenized lending. "Blockchain is one of those…
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