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Public dataset · reviewed 2026-08-19

Digital Asset Control Atlas

The Atlas records who can freeze each asset, who controls its redemption, and who can upgrade each chain or order its transactions. An advisor can check control here before weighing return or suitability.

93assets graded
28chains graded
112deep control profiles

A control grade records whether a named party can change, block, redeem, administer, or order this layer. It does not recommend the asset.

Method

Four control grades

No freeze key
No issuer or administrator can freeze an address at this layer.
Governed, no freeze
On-chain collateral and governance set the terms, but no issuer blocklist exists.
Mixed control
On-chain mechanisms sit beside custodians, real-world assets, a central transaction orderer, or other parties a court or regulator can compel.
Issuer can freeze
A named organization or administrator controls issuance, transfers, reserves, redemption, or address restrictions.

We grade conservatively. The weakest of a position’s four layers (asset, protocol, chain, and custody) sets its control. A tokenized security is expected to carry “Issuer can freeze”; the grade describes how it operates and does not condemn it.

Asset layer

Asset controls

AssetControl gradeControl finding
BTC
Deep profile
No freeze keyBitcoin has no issuer and no freeze function. A coin moves only with a signature from the private key that holds it, so whoever holds that key controls it: the client, an exchange, a custodian or an ETF’s trust.
ETH
Deep profile
No freeze keyETH has no issuer, and no party can freeze or seize it on chain.
WETH
Deep profile
No freeze keyWETH is wrapped ETH. Its contract is immutable and has no admin key and no blocklist.
STETH
Deep profile
No freeze keystETH is ETH staked through Lido. It has no blocklist, but withdrawals depend on Lido governance and on how validators behave.
WSTETH
Deep profile
No freeze keywstETH is wrapped stETH, with the same controls as stETH.
WBTC
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeWBTC tracks Bitcoin, but it is a custodial claim: BitGo holds the underlying BTC and can be compelled to act on it. Unlike BTC, it depends on an issuer.
CBBTC
Deep profile
Issuer can freezecbBTC is a Bitcoin wrapper that Coinbase issues. Coinbase holds the underlying BTC and can freeze the token.
RSETH
Deep profile
No freeze keyrsETH is ETH restaked through Kelp, and no issuer can freeze it. On 2026-04-18 an attacker used its LayerZero bridge to mint about 116,500 unbacked tokens. The bridge failed, and the staking did not. Ketju does not approve the protocol.
SOL
Deep profile
No freeze keySOL is Solana’s native asset. It has no issuer and no freeze, but Solana’s history of network halts differs materially from Ethereum’s.
RETH
Deep profile
No freeze keyrETH is ETH staked through Rocket Pool. More than 3,000 independent operators run its validators, and anyone can join, which makes it the most decentralized liquid staking option. The token earns rewards by rising in value: the balance stays the same while its ETH value grows.
WEETH
Deep profile
No freeze keyweETH is ETH restaked through ether.fi, and no issuer can freeze it. The stake is pledged again to EigenLayer services (AVSs) that can slash it, which adds a new risk. Ketju does not approve the protocol; see its memo.
WBETH
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeWBETH is staked ETH that Binance issues. Binance holds the underlying stake and controls the token; only the token itself is on chain.
LSETHNo freeze keylsETH is ETH staked through Liquid Collective. The token has no blocklist, but withdrawals and validator operations depend on its set of approved operators.
METHNo freeze keymETH is ETH staked through Mantle on Ethereum. The token has no blocklist, and Mantle governance controls the staking protocol.
STEAKUSDC
Deep profile
Issuer can freezesteakUSDC is a share in a Morpho USDC vault that Steakhouse curates. Circle can freeze the underlying USDC, and the curator chooses the markets. See the Morpho memo.
SYRUPUSDC
Deep profile
Issuer can freezesyrupUSDC wraps Maple’s undercollateralized loans. The yield pays lenders for the risk that borrowers default; Maple lenders lost about 80% in the 2022 Orthogonal default. Ketju does not approve Maple, including through this wrapper.
SYRUPUSDT
Deep profile
Issuer can freezesyrupUSDT carries the same Maple loan exposure as syrupUSDC. Ketju does not approve it.
LUSD
Deep profile
No freeze keyLUSD is Liquity’s stablecoin. Its contracts are immutable, with no governance, no admin key and no blocklist, which makes it the most censorship-resistant stablecoin in existence. Its supply has fallen from a peak of about $1.5B to roughly $30M, so a client position of normal size could not be sold or redeemed.
MSOL
Deep profile
No freeze keymSOL is SOL staked through Marinade. An algorithm spreads its stake across more than 400 validators, the strongest guard against concentration among Solana staking strategies.
JITOSOL
Deep profile
No freeze keyJitoSOL is SOL staked through Jito. It pays the highest yield, from MEV capture, and has the deepest liquidity. It delegates mostly to validators running the Jito client, which already runs on more than 95% of Solana stake.
INF
Deep profile
No freeze keyINF is Sanctum Infinity, a basket of Solana liquid staking tokens. A holder bears the risk of the weakest token in the basket instead of choosing the strongest.
GHO
Deep profile
Governed, no freezeGHO is backed by on-chain collateral. Aave governance can change its parameters, but it cannot freeze an address.
SGHO
Deep profile
Governed, no freezesGHO is staked GHO. It has the same backing as GHO and earns the Aave savings rate.
CRVUSD
Deep profile
Governed, no freezecrvUSD is Curve’s own stablecoin, overcollateralized by on-chain assets. Governance manages it, and it has no blocklist.
DAI
Deep profile
Mixed controlDAI began as a crypto-backed stablecoin. Real-world assets and USDC held with custodians now back much of it, so it is materially easier to censor than it once was.
SDAI
Deep profile
Mixed controlsDAI is savings DAI. It carries DAI’s backing, including the real-world assets.
USDS
Deep profile
Mixed controlSky, formerly Maker, issues USDS as the successor to DAI. Its reserves include real-world assets held by custodians that authorities can compel to act.
SUSDS
Deep profile
Mixed controlsUSDS is savings USDS, with the same reserves as USDS.
SFRXUSDIssuer can freezesfrxUSD is savings frxUSD. It has frxUSD’s reserves and governance, with a yield-bearing vault on top.
USDC
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeCircle issues USDC and backs it with bank deposits and T-bills. Circle can freeze addresses, and does so when law enforcement asks.
USDT
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeTether issues USDT and has frozen addresses on request. Its reserves are attested less transparently than USDC’s.
USDT0
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeUSDT0 is USDT that moves across chains, and Tether keeps the same issuer control over it.
PYUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezePayPal issues PYUSD and Paxos administers it. The issuer can freeze it.
USDG
Deep profile
Issuer can freezePaxos issues the Global Dollar, USDG, and can freeze it.
RLUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeRipple issues RLUSD and can freeze it.
EURC
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeCircle issues EURC, a euro stablecoin, and can freeze it as it can freeze USDC.
FRXUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeFrax issues frxUSD. Reserves back it, and some parts of the system are centralized.
BUIDL
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeBUIDL is the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, which holds short-term Treasuries. Holders redeem through BlackRock and Securitize. Only approved holders may own it, and the issuer can freeze it.
USYC
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeCircle issues USYC, a tokenized Treasury fund. Circle has the same control over it as over USDC, and the fund adds its own redemption terms.
OUSG
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeOUSG is Ondo’s Short-Term US Government Treasuries token. Only approved holders may transfer it, and holders redeem through Ondo.
USTB
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeUSTB is a short-term Treasury fund from Superstate and Invesco. A registered transfer agent controls the list of holders.
USCC
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeUSCC is a Bitwise cash-and-carry fund in token form. It runs a basis trade held at centralized venues.
STCUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezestcUSD is a tokenized dollar yield product from Cap, and the issuer redeems it.
VBILL
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeVBILL is VanEck’s tokenized T-bill fund. Only approved holders may own it.
JAAA
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeJAAA is tokenized exposure to Janus Henderson’s AAA CLO fund. It carries credit risk and issuer control, and despite its rating it is not a cash equivalent.
JTRSY
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeJTRSY is tokenized Treasury exposure from Centrifuge.
MGLOBAL
Deep profile
Issuer can freezemGLOBAL is a tokenized global credit fund. Only approved holders may own it, and the issuer redeems it.
STACIssuer can freezeSTAC is a tokenized AAA CLO fund from Securitize. It holds structured credit for approved holders only and is not a Treasury fund.
TBILLIssuer can freezeOpenEden TBILL is a BVI professional fund that holds Treasury bills. A KYC manager must approve every wallet, operators can burn and reissue tokens, and the owner can upgrade the contract.
MTBILLIssuer can freezeMidas mTBILL is a secured note under Liechtenstein law that tracks short U.S. Treasury bills. It is not offered to U.S. persons. A blacklist role can freeze a holder, operators can pause and burn, and the contract is upgradeable.
USTBLIssuer can freezeSpiko US T-Bills Money Market Fund is an AMF-authorized UCITS sub-fund. It is not offered to U.S. persons. Operators can pause and burn, and a super-admin multisig can upgrade the contract.
EUTBLIssuer can freezeSpiko EU T-Bills Money Market Fund is an AMF-authorized UCITS sub-fund that holds euro-area bills. It uses the same contract and controls as USTBL.
WTGXXIssuer can freezeWisdomTree Government Money Market Digital Fund is a registered mutual fund. The transfer agent keeps the Official Record, and role holders can freeze, claw back and pause the token.
XAUT
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeTether Gold is a claim on vaulted bullion. Tether holds the metal and controls the token.
PAXG
Deep profile
Issuer can freezePaxos Gold is a claim on allocated London bullion that Paxos holds. Paxos can freeze the token.
USDE
Deep profile
Mixed controlUSDe is Ethena’s synthetic dollar, backed by short perpetual-futures positions held at centralized exchanges. Those exchanges, rather than an issuer, can freeze or seize the backing.
SUSDE
Deep profile
Mixed controlsUSDe is staked USDe, with the same exposure to the exchanges.
USD1
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeBitGo issues USD1 for World Liberty Financial, holds the reserve, and can freeze, seize, destroy, or upgrade tokens under the USD1 Terms.
USDY
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeOndo administers this yield-bearing note, including its upgradeable token, allowlist, blocklist, sanctions checks, reserve custody, and redemption process.
USDD
Deep profile
Governed, no freezeUSDD 2.0 is overcollateralized on-chain and has no conventional holder blocklist, but TRON-linked governance selects collateral, parameters, and supported deployments.
U
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeUnited Stables Limited controls eligible reserves, direct minting and redemption, and may satisfy redemptions in cash or stablecoins at its discretion; secondary holders have no direct redemption right.
USDGO
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeAnchorage Digital Bank issues and redeems USDGO while OSL distributes it; holders depend on the bank-managed reserve and the issuer's compliance controls.
USDf
Deep profile
Mixed controlFalcon manages USDf collateral and runs active yield strategies with it. Falcon applies a seven-day redemption cooldown and can screen or refuse redemptions.
YLDS
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeFigure Certificate Company issues YLDS as an SEC-registered, yield-bearing security; the legal issuer, prospectus, transfer controls, and $1 redemption framework govern the claim.
USD0
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeUsual DAO controls an upgradeable and pausable token with blacklist checks. Tokenized government debt backs it, and the issuers and custodians of that debt are further controllers.
USX
Deep profile
Mixed controlSolstice USX is a managed synthetic dollar whose reserves and basis strategies sit under protocol and custody control; redemption and direct access are subject to Solstice operations and terms.
TUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeTechteryx controls TUSD issuance, redemption, contract replacement, fork selection, and freezes; only verified customers have access to the primary redemption channel.
pUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezePolymarket pUSD is an administrator-pausable Polygon wrapper around bridged USDC, so it inherits both Polymarket on/off-ramp control and Circle and bridge control over the backing asset.
rwaUSDi
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeMultipli controls collateral eligibility, haircuts, mint limits, liquidity classes, and redemption routing for a token backed by structurally illiquid private-market assets.
USDtb
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeEthena controls an upgradeable USDtb token whose administrator can change transfer state, blacklist addresses, and forcibly redistribute balances; BUIDL and USDC supply the backing.
FDUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeFD121 (BVI) Limited issues FDUSD and First Digital Trust custodies segregated reserves; direct minting and redemption require approved professional counterparties and exclude U.S. persons.
GUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeGate controls this exchange-issued, yield-bearing asset and its 1:1 conversion into USDT, USDC or USD1. Its backing and redemption depend on Gate accounts, selected RWAs and exchange operations.
SOFID
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeSoFi Bank, N.A. issues and redeems SOFID and controls its high-quality liquid reserve. SoFi states that the token is not a bank deposit and is not FDIC-insured.
apxUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeApyx and its custody partners manage off-chain preferred-share collateral; only whitelisted participants can mint or redeem, while other holders depend on secondary liquidity.
M
Deep profile
Mixed controlM0 separates an immutable on-chain token from off-chain collateral, approved minters, validators, and governance-set collateral rules; no single conventional issuer owns the whole stack.
AUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeAgora controls AUSD minting, burning, upgrades, and asset freezing; its reserve fund holds cash, short-term Treasuries, and overnight repo instruments.
BUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeThis profile covers Binance-Peg BUSD, a BNB Chain wrapper that Binance administers. Its value and redemption depend on Binance custody and its published backing address, in addition to the retired Paxos token.
HUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeHUSD is a legacy token that Stable Universal issued. It has no dependable channel for issuing or redeeming today, and the remaining on-chain supply is only a claim on the issuer.
reUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeRe Protocol controls a yield-accruing token backed through custody wallets, trust accounts and reinsurance-capital structures. KYC and actuarial liquidity limits govern direct redemption.
USAT
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeAnchorage Digital Bank issues and redeems USAT for bank clients, administers a segregated reserve trust, and may delay, restrict, or refuse transactions for law, risk, or operations.
USDai
Deep profile
Mixed controlUSD.AI uses on-chain redemption logic and liquid stablecoin buffers, but the broader system depends on M0 backing, protocol governance, and infrastructure-credit assets with periodic liquidity.
FLEXUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeflexUSD is a legacy CoinFLEX liability. CoinFLEX halted withdrawals during its 2022 insolvency, and a holder cannot redeem a remaining balance at par.
FRAX
Deep profile
Mixed controlLegacy FRAX is a governance-managed stablecoin with mixed on-chain and centralized collateral; it is a separate balance sheet from the current reserve-backed frxUSD product.
satUSD
Deep profile
Governed, no freezeRiver satUSD is redeemable against the least-collateralized borrower positions when system collateral exceeds its threshold; governance, oracles, bridges, and collateral quality remain material.
MUST
Deep profile
Governed, no freezeMustang MUST is a Liquity V2-style, crypto-collateralized debt token without a conventional issuer blocklist, but a disclosed 2-of-3 governance Safe controls protocol parameters.
USDA
Deep profile
Governed, no freezeAvalon USDa is minted as overcollateralized debt against approved crypto collateral; governance, custody routes, price oracles, and cross-chain deployments still control the system around it.
avUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeAvant avUSD is a protocol-issued receipt backed 1:1 by freezable USDC; redemption can take up to seven days and bridged versions add Chainlink CCIP control.
CASH
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeBridge issues CASH with Phantom branding, manages the dollar reserve and redemption framework, and retains the compliance and contract powers of a centrally administered payment stablecoin.
MOVEUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeCFX Labs issues MoveUSD for approved commercial and institutional users; dollar deposits sit in a bank beneficiary account and primary redemption runs through CFX.
USDF
Deep profile
Mixed controlAstherus USDF combines USDT with centrally managed delta-neutral positions and delayed redemption, inheriting Tether freeze risk plus venue, custody, and operator control.
USDV
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeValtorum permission-controls who may hold, transfer, mint, or redeem USDV and manages its reserve, even though its published token design omits a unilateral freeze or clawback function.
DOLA
Deep profile
Governed, no freezeDOLA is debt-backed through FiRM collateral and a USDS peg module; its immutable token has no blocklist, while DAO governance and operational multisigs control minting Feds and risk parameters.
UUSD
Deep profile
Issuer can freezeAnything Labs controls an upgradeable UUSD contract with minter, account-freeze, and global-pause roles; direct minting and redemption are limited to institutional OTC access.
Chain layer

Chain controls

ChainControl assessmentControl gradeTransaction ordering
Ethereum
Deep profile
ApprovedNo freeze keyNone: permissionless proposer set
Arbitrum One
Deep profile
Approved with limitsMixed controlCentralised: a single sequencer orders more than 99% of transactions
Base
Deep profile
Approved with limitsMixed controlCentralised: Coinbase, a single regulated US company, operates it
Solana
Deep profile
Approved with limitsGoverned, no freezeLeader schedule across the validator set; no single operator
Tron
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freeze27 elected Super Representatives (dPoS), rotating every 3 seconds
Hyperliquid / HyperEVM
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezePermissioned validator set: 21 validators as of March 2026 (16 at launch)
Avalanche
Deep profile
Approved with limitsGoverned, no freeze599 Primary Network validators, top validator 1.72% of stake; no single operator
Sui
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezeAbout 110 to 125 validators. The Foundation’s delegation program seats validators and rebalances stake each month.
Stellar
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezeAt this review, seven Tier 1 organizations (21 validators) ran consensus in practice and could tolerate the failure of two. Three more organizations were due to join by mid-August 2026.
Cronos
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezeSmall validator set closely associated with Crypto.com
Mantle
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezeCentralised, as at every major L2.
opBNB
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezeCentralised, Binance-operated
BNB Smart Chain
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezeA small validator set, permissioned in practice and aligned with Binance
Bitcoin
Deep profile
ApprovedNo freeze keyPermissionless proof-of-work miners choose and order the valid transactions in each block; full nodes independently enforce the consensus rules.
Provenance Blockchain
Deep profile
Approved with limitsGoverned, no freezePublic CometBFT proof-of-stake validator set; the official staking API returned 100 bonded validators at review.
Monad
Deep profile
Approved with limitsGoverned, no freezeMonadBFT proof-of-stake with an active set capped at 200 validators; validator entry requires 100,000 MON self-delegation and 10 million MON total stake.
Polygon PoS
Deep profile
Not approvedMixed controlUp to 105 proof-of-stake validators run Heimdall v2 consensus and Bor execution; two-thirds of voting power finalizes milestones.
Plasma
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezePlasmaBFT validator committee launched as a small, trusted set; the documentation says broader consensus-node access and permissionless validation are future phases.
OP Mainnet
Deep profile
Not approvedMixed controlA single Optimism Foundation-operated block producer orders ordinary transactions.
Starknet
Deep profile
Approved with limitsMixed controlA small permissioned cluster of distributed sequencers orders transactions while staking validators attest. Fully permissionless sequencing is not yet live.
Ink
Deep profile
Not approvedMixed controlA single permissioned operator sequences Kraken's OP Stack chain.
X Layer
Deep profile
Not approvedIssuer can freezeA centralized upstream sequencer orders transactions; the validity system has one whitelisted proposer and one whitelisted challenger.
Flare
Deep profile
Approved with limitsGoverned, no freezePermissionless Snowman++ proof-of-stake validators select blocks through stake-weighted proposing; a validator self-bonds 1 million FLR.
NEAR Protocol
Deep profile
Not approvedMixed controlProof-of-stake with a seat auction: the top 100 stake-weighted validators produce blocks and chunks; further seats (418 active at review, capped at 500) only validate chunks. Seat price is set by the 300th largest proposal.
PulseChain
Deep profile
Not approvedGoverned, no freezeEthereum-style proof-of-stake validators enter through a 32 million PLS deposit; official node instructions support two execution and two consensus client families.
Gnosis Chain
Deep profile
Approved with limitsGoverned, no freezePermissionless Ethereum-style proof-of-stake with a 1 GNO validator deposit and multiple execution and consensus clients.
Robinhood Chain
Deep profile
Not approvedMixed controlA single sequencer operated by Offchain Labs on Robinhood's behalf orders the normal transaction path; fraud-proof validation is limited to two permissioned validators.
Anubis Chain
Deep profile
Not approvedGoverned, no freezeA 45-member Proof-of-Staked-Authority set orders blocks: the top 21 stake-ranked Cabinet validators produce most blocks and 24 Candidates receive a smaller share.