PANews September 17 news, on-chain detective ZachXBT tweeted that OpenVPP ($OVPP) claimed this week to be collaborating with the U.S. government to promote energy tokenization. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce subsequently replied, stating that she has not collaborated with or endorsed any private crypto projects. The OpenVPP team later hid that reply. Several opinion leaders in the crypto field participated in promoting the project, and the related accounts have been questioned as part of the usual "internet celebrity" camp.

Golden Finance reported that a segment of U.S. President Trump's interview with Fox News showed that when asked "Do you think the Iranian regime hid some enriched uranium before launching an attack on the U.S.?" Trump denied it, stating that he believes it is very difficult to do and extremely dangerous, and that Iran only knew about the U.S. military's impending action at the time of the attack.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 12 young suspects involved in a $263 million Crypto Assets fraud and Money Laundering case. The criminal gang stole crypto assets through hacking and social engineering, with one victim losing approximately 4,100 Bits. The suspects hid the proceeds in toys for shipping, mainly including Malone Lam, Marlon Ferro, and Conor Flansburg. They were arrested after spending lavishly, with some still fleeing to Dubai.

In his recent speech, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler quoted the first chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Joseph G. Words by Joseph P. Kennedy. In his speech, Gensler touted the words of the former SEC chairman as a model of ethical behavior for the agency as a government regulator. "We are not prosecutors of honest business, nor are we defenders of misconduct," Gensler said. We are partners in honest business and prosecutors of dishonest behavior. We don't prejudge, but we do investigate. Ripple's chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, lashed out on social media for a speech by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Alderoty said the SEC lost the case in court, was criticized by judges for bad behavior, reprimanded by government internal auditors, hid information about meetings with felons, and became irrelevant in the international arena. Alderoty pointed to the Hinman filings as another counter-example of Gensler's claim that the SEC acted honestly: Gensler prejudged cryptocurrencies and filed lawsuits against others without investigation.