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<p><img src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4D0BAQGBc3KzyqgZpQ/company-logo_100_100/0/1630682957789/bsvblockchain_logo?e&#61;1708560000&amp;v&#61;beta&amp;t&#61;ckiF4tmL6HRiga2FIJib3moPqZFTsZqKBmnp7m-tSMM" /></p><h2 id="header-0"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bsvblockchain/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BSV Blockchain</a></h2><p>November 16, 2023</p><p>Rep. Sean Casten&#39;s amendment to H.R. 6322, aiming to disclose Hamas&#39;s digital asset funding, was rejected during a House Committee markup, with Chair Patrick McHenry deeming it premature. While &#34;Mutant Ape Planet&#34; NFT developer, Aurelien Michel, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting to conspiring and agreeing to pay $1.4 million in restitution.</p><p>The BSV Blockchain Gazette is presented by Bryan Daugherty, Public Affairs Director of Americas for BSV Blockchain, featuring:</p><ul><li>Rep. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/seancasten/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Sean Casten</a> (D-IL)</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/house-financial-services-democrats/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">House Financial Services Committee</a> Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC)</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/secgov/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SEC</a></li><li>Aurelien Michel (Founder Mutant Ape NFT)</li><li>US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thedebtbox/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Debt Box </a></li></ul><h3 id="rep-sean-casten-39-s-amendment-to-anti-terrorism-bill-rejected-amid-house-committee-markup">Rep. Sean Casten&#39;s Amendment to Anti-Terrorism Bill Rejected Amid House Committee Markup</h3><p>Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) introduced an amendment to H.R. 6322, the End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act, during a House Financial Services Committee markup of bills targeting Iran and Hamas. The amendment would require the Treasury Department to include in its report the total amount Hamas receives in digital assets. The amendment was rejected, and Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) called it premature.</p><h3 id="sec-reports-robust-enforcement-actions-in-fy-2023-targets-crypto-fraud-and-unregistered-offerings">SEC Reports Robust Enforcement Actions in FY 2023, Targets Crypto Fraud and Unregistered Offerings</h3><p>The SEC released its enforcement results for FY 2023, with the agency filing 784 total enforcement actions. In the crypto asset space, the SEC highlighted enforcement actions related to fraud schemes, unregistered crypto asset offerings, platforms, and intermediaries, and illegal celebrity touting.</p><h3 id="mutant-ape-planet-nft-developer-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-agrees-to-1-4-million-restitution">“Mutant Ape Planet” NFT Developer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Agrees to $1.4 Million Restitution</h3><p>The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that “Mutant Ape Planet” NFT developer Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and agreed to pay $1.4 million in restitution.</p><h3 id="sec-presses-on-in-case-against-crypto-project-debt-box-alleging-false-statements-on-securities">SEC Presses On in Case Against Crypto Project Debt Box, Alleging False Statements on Securities</h3><p>The SEC told a Utah federal judge that its case against the entities behind crypto project Debt Box should remain in play, since the agency’s claims show how the business allegedly made false statements surrounding assets that meet the characteristics of securities.</p>

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