Degrees of Satoshi

Original research / Crypto controls

EDITION 1.0.0 · ACCEPTED RESEARCH · DEPLOYMENT-SPECIFIC · BLOCK AND SOURCE VERSION ON EVERY RECORD

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Compare the powers built into specific deployed contracts. Inspect account freezes, pauses, upgrades and administrators at recorded blocks. A token name alone is not a deployment.

37registered deployments
36pinned code reviews
11freeze power present
22upgrade power present

Compare deployed controls

Select two or three deployments. “Present” describes a capability, not its current use. “Absent” applies only to the reviewed contract scope.

Chain-specific deployment controls
SelectDeploymentFreezePauseUpgradeEvidence
USDC · ethereum
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
USDC · arbitrum
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
USDC · optimism
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
USDC · base
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
EURC · ethereum
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
EURC · base
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
USDT · ethereum
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
DAI · ethereum
Native protocol token
absentabsentabsentcode verified
USDS · ethereum
Native protocol token
unknownunknownpresentcode verified
PYUSD · ethereum
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
USDe · ethereum
Native protocol token
absentabsentabsentcode verified
GHO · ethereum
Ethereum token listed in the Aave deployment registry
absentabsentabsentcode verified
crvUSD · ethereum
Ethereum token listed in the Aave deployment registry
absentabsentabsentcode verified
LUSD · ethereum
Native protocol token
absentabsentabsentcode verified
Aave V3 · ethereum
Core lending-market pool
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
Compound III · ethereum
USDC lending-market deployment
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
USDC · arbitrum
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
presentpresentpresentcode verified
USDT · arbitrum
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
unknownunknownpresentcode verified
DAI · arbitrum
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
unknownunknownunknowncode verified
GHO · arbitrum
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
unknownunknownpresentcode verified
LUSD · arbitrum
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
unknownunknownunknowncode verified
Aave V3 · arbitrum
Core lending-market pool
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
Compound III · arbitrum
USDC lending-market deployment
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
USDC · optimism
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
presentpresentunknowncode verified
USDT · optimism
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
unknownunknownunknowncode verified
DAI · optimism
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
unknownunknownunknowncode verified
LUSD · optimism
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
unknownunknownunknowncode verified
Aave V3 · optimism
Core lending-market pool
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
Compound III · optimism
USDC lending-market deployment
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
GHO · base
Aave-listed chain deployment; representation must be inspected
unknownunknownunknowncode verified
Aave V3 · base
Core lending-market pool
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
Compound III · base
USDC lending-market deployment
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
PYUSD · arbitrum
Native issuer-listed token
presentpresentpresentcode verified
LUSD · base
Officially documented bridged representation
unknownunknownunknowncode verified
stETH · ethereum
Ethereum liquid-staking contract
unknownpresentpresentcode verified
wstETH · ethereum
Ethereum liquid-staking contract
absentabsentabsentcode verified
USDT · tron
Native issuer-listed token
unknownunknownunknownincomplete
Unavailable family/chain combinations
Unavailable does not mean nonexistent
ChainFamilyCoverage
arbitrumEURCNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
arbitrumUSDSNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
arbitrumUSDeNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
arbitrumcrvUSDNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
optimismEURCNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
optimismUSDSNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
optimismPYUSDNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
optimismUSDeNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
optimismGHONo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
optimismcrvUSDNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
baseUSDTNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
baseDAINo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
baseUSDSNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
basePYUSDNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
baseUSDeNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
basecrvUSDNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
tronUSDCNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
tronEURCNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
tronDAINo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
tronUSDSNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
tronPYUSDNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
tronUSDeNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
tronGHONo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
troncrvUSDNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.
tronLUSDNo deployment established in the consulted official registries; this is not a claim that none exists.

What this study can establish

  1. Each result belongs to a chain, contract, deployed code and recorded observation. Token families can have several native or bridged deployments.
  2. Verified EVM source is compared with the deployed runtime at a finalized block. Resolved proxy implementations are checked separately.
  3. Unknown is distinct from absent. An observed signature threshold or delay alone does not establish the full authorization path or exclude bypasses.
  4. Token-level absence statements do not extend to dependent bridges, issuers, collateral, lending protocols or redemption services.
  5. No reserve audit, issuer solvency conclusion or universal safety score is inferred. Unavailable chain-family combinations mean not established in the consulted registries.

Cite: Degrees of Satoshi editorial project, “Who Can Freeze Your Crypto?,” edition 1.0.0. Include the dataset SHA-256 and observation cutoff from the manifest. Download the independent reference calculation (Node 22; save the four data.json files as their product names beside the script). Aggregate calculations and code are reproducible; third-party sources retain their original rights.

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