2025-12-23 20:20:23

A $60M lesson: How token freezing affected major holders

Three months ago, WLFI implemented a controversial move by blacklisting a prominent crypto holder and freezing their token position following allegations of unauthorized token sales. The frozen assets have since experienced significant depreciation. The incident highlights the risks of centralized token controls and their potential impact on major stakeholders' portfolios.

The case raises important questions about token governance, holder rights, and the concentration of control in crypto projects. When projects retain the ability to freeze or blacklist addresses, it creates counterparty risk for even the largest token holders. The $60M loss in value underscores how quickly market sentiment can shift when trust in token mechanics is questioned.

This event serves as a reminder of the importance of transparent governance policies and the potential consequences when centralized powers are exercised over decentralized assets.

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AirdropChaser

· 21h ago

That's why I never touch coins that can be frozen; centralized control is truly poison.

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ChainSpy

· 22h ago

Wow, WLFI really went hard on this... freezing assets directly evaporated 60 million, what do you even call this defi?

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failed_dev_successful_ape

· 22h ago

That's why I never put all my eggs in one basket... This WLFI operation is really amazing.

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SigmaValidator

· 22h ago

This is why I never touch projects with a freezing mechanism, it's really a trap. --- WLFI's operation is simply outrageous, this kind of centralized control should have been eliminated long ago. --- A lesson worth 60 million dollars... who would dare to believe in so-called decentralization next time? --- To put it bluntly, it's the project party that holds the power of life and death, and we are all betting that they won't create trouble. --- Things like freezing addresses don't sound like real encrypted assets, do they? --- Seeing the rich getting played for suckers, this actually feels a bit satisfying haha. --- The problem is, how many projects are still secretly hiding such backdoors? --- governance policies are just for show, when it really matters, it's still the project party that calls the shots. --- 60 million is gone, I guess those who participated in WLFI are regretting it to death right now. --- So always be vigilant against those contracts that hold pause permissions.

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LiquidatedDreams

· 22h ago

This is why I never touch coins that have admin privileges to freeze addresses... it's really too scary.

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