That seems like a huge disadvantage. If people are doing what the crypto community likes to call "tethering", they're probably going to lean toward a decentralized smart contract token. Tether has not always been a favorite due to auditing concerns, so I see the need for something more reliable. But it doesn't seem like being able to freeze tokens is an attractive quality even if Coinbase is more "trusted" and releases frequent audits.

Does anyone have the token contract address? I am assuming the blacklist is part of the smart contract based on the above wording, though haven't had a chance to look at the code. If it's not part of the code and only exists on exchange wallets then I see what Coinbase is doing as more reasonable.