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by chrisco255 921 days ago
Tokens are fully programmable, so you can encode whatever logic you want in them, including freezing if you want that functionality. This is mainly done in dollar-backed stable coins.

The base level assets, like ETH and BTC, cannot be frozen like this, although centralized exchanges will often blacklist addresses (and the chain of custody) involved in major exploits.