Control Loop

Dariia Porechna

EternaX's Dariia Porechna and Parthh Birla discuss crypto, web3, finance, AI challenges, news and solutions.

Season 1

  1. EPISODE 25

    3,200 BANKS Want STABLECOIN YIELD BANNED | Coinbase Walks Away

    Guest Mansi Birla: Legal and regulatory expert who converts Senate bill language into concrete compliance outcomes, risk boundaries, and what teams must change in architecture and go-to-market.If you hold stablecoins, trade DeFi, or care about tokenized stocks, this is the highest-stakes U.S. crypto fight of 2026.Coinbase pulled support. Banks show 3,200+ signatures to ban rewards. A “day-one commodity” clause could split crypto into two tiers overnight.In this 20-minute, crypto-wide legal breakdown, Mansi (Crypto Legal Expert) explains what the Senate “crypto market structure” draft is trying to do, why Coinbase says it is worse than the status quo, and how the most controversial provisions could reshape stablecoin yield, DeFi compliance, tokenized equities, and token classification.This episode is not “pro-Coinbase.” It is about what happens to users, builders, exchanges, and protocols if Congress hard-codes the wrong defaults.What we cover (high-signal, no fluff)Coinbase walks back support: the concrete deal-breakers, in plain EnglishStablecoin yield ban mechanics: “interest for holding” vs activity-based incentivesBank lobbying pressure: the 3,200+ banks number and what it signals politicallyDeFi compliance perimeter: the “control person” and KYC/AML chess matchTokenized equities: why the draft can function like a practical freeze on crypto railsAmendment flood risk: why one late change can flip entire product categories overnight“Day-one commodities”: why ETP/ETF status can create a fast lane for some tokens and a slow lane for everyone elseForward scenarios: compromise pass, slip, or “bad clarity” that exports innovation offshore

    15 min
  2. EPISODE 28

    Ethereum PQ by 2029. Stablecoins Can’t Wait: Mint PQ-Native Day One

    “Migrate later” is not a stablecoin plan. It is a liquidity fracture event.This episode explains why post-quantum (PQ) is a coordination race, why Ethereum targets PQ upgrades by 2029 (as stated in the transcript you shared), and why stablecoins must be PQ-native day one to avoid a forced perimeter migration under stress.Dariia answers issuer-grade questions from Parthh. The episode is grounded in the transcript you provided featuring Justin Drake and Chris Peikert (hosted by Laura Shin), including their most issuer-relevant points: systemic cryptographic risk, timeline uncertainty, quiet attack dynamics, and the throughput cliff created by PQ signature size.Key takeaways (facts + issuer translation)What quantum breaks (systemic): elliptic-curve cryptography used across transaction signing and other chain layers.Timelines are uncertain, migration is not: multi-year upgrades must start before certainty arrives.Ethereum’s stated roadmap target: PQ upgrades by 2029 (per the transcript you shared).Quiet attacks are real: keys can be derived privately once public keys are exposed, then funds move suddenly.The PQ throughput cliff: signatures go from ECDSA ~64 bytes to Falcon-class ~666 bytes (as discussed). If blockspace is scarce, throughput can drop by ~10x without redesign.Stablecoin horror scenario: rushed perimeter migrations split integrations across exchanges, custodians, and payment rails. Deposits/withdrawals pause, liquidity fragments, and “rail reliability” becomes a solvency narrative.Issuer wedge: PQ-native day one increases acceptance and distribution because it removes the future “emergency migration” overhang.

    23 min

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EternaX's Dariia Porechna and Parthh Birla discuss crypto, web3, finance, AI challenges, news and solutions.