Definition and scope
Global Freeze vs. Individual Trust-Line Freeze addresses a distinct part of issued tokens and trust lines. Compare issuer controls that restrict all token movement or a specific holder relationship.
Unlike native XRP, most fungible assets on XRPL represent obligations issued by an account. This category explains the trust relationships, flags, controls, and accounting conventions that make issued currencies and newer Multi-Purpose Tokens work. Issued assets depend on their issuer and must not be described as native XRP. Issuer controls apply only to eligible issued balances.
How it works
Global Freeze is an issuer account setting affecting most movement of its issued tokens, while individual freeze is applied to one trust line. Deep Freeze can impose stronger restrictions where the relevant amendment and flags apply.
- Global Freeze: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- individual freeze: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- Deep Freeze: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- TrustSet: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
Comparison at a glance
Use these dimensions to choose between the concepts without treating their names as interchangeable.
| Dimension | Global Freeze | Individual Freeze |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Most holders of the issuer's currencies | One trust line |
| Configured on | Issuer AccountRoot | RippleState trust line |
| Typical use | Issuer-wide emergency control | Account-specific restriction |
| Affects native XRP | No | No |
Practical example and checks
An issuer responding to a compromised account can freeze that holder's trust line without freezing every holder, then record the validated state and follow a documented resolution process.
For production use, preserve the exact signed or queried data, record the network and validated ledger reference, and compare the result with the current primary documentation before changing off-ledger state.
Open the related live demo or evidence lab →Limits, risks, and common confusion
Freeze controls do not freeze XRP and do not erase balances. Some transfers involving the issuer can remain possible, so applications must follow the exact protocol rules rather than a label.
Issued assets depend on their issuer and must not be described as native XRP. Issuer controls apply only to eligible issued balances.
Current network status
Enabled on XRPL Mainnet. The underlying protocol capability is available on XRPL Mainnet. Individual services can still impose additional rules, limits, or trust assumptions.
Status reviewed 2026-08-23. Amendment-dependent behavior must be rechecked against the network's live feature state before operational use.