Whale: The individual investor's greatest structural advantage is in "no need to explain," able to profit from volatility and time

February 10: Changpeng Zhao (CZ) responded to the claim “Crypto exchanges should stop listing meme coins nonstop to make the industry appear more legitimate” in a post on X. He stated: “Listing all tokens is a positive for decentralized exchanges (DEXs), but doing the same for centralized exchanges (CEXs) is viewed negatively. Exchanges should offer access to all tokens. Some aren’t listed because every exchange has its own listing review framework—one that can also evolve over time.”

February 10 The U.S.—fresh off a 43-day federal shutdown last fall—faced another brief 4-day shutdown just a week ago. Now, another shutdown looms again, driven by ongoing partisan divides over potential reforms to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies. The Jan. 31-Feb. 3 shutdown ended after a bipartisan spending agreement that extended ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) funding for two weeks while negotiations continue. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stopgap funding expires Friday, meaning a partial shutdown could start early Saturday local time. With no breakthrough in talks, Washington is bracing for another partial shutdown—this time only affecting DHS. Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket put the odds of a U.S. shutdown this weekend at 65% and 74%, respectively. (Jinse)

Per The Block (Feb. 10), Ledger Wallet users will soon be able to swap cryptocurrencies directly via OKX DEX without giving up control of their private keys. The hardware wallet provider is expanding secure access to decentralized exchanges (DEXs) within its ecosystem. Ledger will let users trade tokens on-chain through OKX DEX while signing every transaction with their Ledger device. The team notes this approach ensures users retain full custody of their tokens and aligns with the firm’s focus on hardware-level security.

On February 10, official sources confirm that Binance Wallet has rolled out its Alpha Blind Box Airdrop, introducing a new format that aggregates multiple projects. Through the airdrop’s blind boxes, users stand a chance to claim a token from one of the participating projects.

Feb 10 — Per Nansen’s monitoring, YZI Labs has transferred 134 million ID tokens to Binance, with the tokens valued at roughly $6.63 million. Link: https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/2021146267628585254 ### Notes on U.S. English adaptation: 1. **Date format**: Used "Feb 10" (common shorthand for U.S. casual/breaking news, vs. formal "February 10") 2. **Conciseness**: Replaced "according to Nansen monitoring" with "per Nansen’s monitoring" (natural for financial/crypto updates) 3. **Value phrasing**: Swapped "worth about" for "valued at roughly" (more precise for asset reporting) 4. **Flow**: Structured to lead with the core action (transfer) before context (source/value) — aligns with U.S. news brevity norms 5. **Link labeling**: Clear "Link:" tag (standard for linking to source material in quick updates)

Per Onchain Lens data (Feb 10), whale wallet 0x6c8 has again deposited 26.3 million USDC, further ramping up its ETH short position. The wallet currently sits on a floating loss of ~$1.19 million and holds a short position of 38,999 ETH (valued at ~$78.48 million).