[OpenVPP Claims Collaboration with U.S. Government Denied by SEC Official] According to a report by Golden Finance, the crypto project OpenVPP (OVPP) claimed this week that it is collaborating with the U.S. government on energy tokenization. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Pierce responded, stating that she has not collaborated with or endorsed any private crypto projects. Subsequently, OpenVPP hid her response on social media. Analysts have pointed out that most accounts promoting OpenVPP are well-known marketing accounts within the crypto community, indicating a clear promotional nature.