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Who signs the contracts when the CEO is an algorithm?

In Episode 5 of The Control Loop, crypto legal strategist Mansi Birla joins hosts Parthh and Dariia to unpack the hardest question in Web3-AI:

Hosted by:
Dariia Porechna – Co founder - EternaX - Protocol Architect - follow - https://x.com/FutureDies
Parthh (ex-Polygon, Subspace) – Co founder - EternaX - Business Lead - follow - https://x.com/parthweb34ai
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Can an autonomous agent legally own, operate, and monetize a business?
🔥 What you’ll learn

Status quo: Why no jurisdiction today grants AI legal personhood (Wyoming/Vermont DAO LLCs, EU AI Liability Directive).

Proxy playbook: LLC wrappers, custodian foundations & “pseudo-sovereign” automation (38 % of DeFi agents per Outlier Ventures).

Control vs. liability: CFTC 2024 guidance—asset custody ✚ decision power ✚ economic gain = human accountability.

Road to personhood: UAE, Singapore & Estonia pilots; OECD projects 1.2 M scripts managing capital by 2026.

GENIUS Act 2025: Section 5.3 green-lights machine-triggered stablecoin flows—agents can now comply as well as execute.

Capital flywheel: Ark Invest Q1 2025—autonomous treasuries beat retail traders 3-to-1.


⏱ Chapters
0:00 Intro & stakes
0:30 Current law: no AI personhood
2:30 How wrappers work — DAO LLCs & custodian models
4:30 Defining “control” in court
6:30 Personhood horizons & sandbox regimes
8:30 Live use-cases: DeFi vaults, NFT royalties, on-chain lawyers
10:30 GENIUS Act impact on payments & compliance
12:30 Should agents own capital? Economic vs. legal lens
14:00 Close & call-to-action

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