UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION Washington,D.C.20549 FORM20-F (MarkOne) ☐REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR12(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☐ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2023OR TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 Dateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreport Forthetransitionperiodfromto Commissionfilenumber:001-39001 BlueHatInteractiveEntertainmentTechnology (ExactNameofRegistrantasSpecifiedinItsCharter) N/A (TranslationofRegistrant’sNameIntoEnglish) CaymanIslands (JurisdictionofIncorporationorOrganization) 7thFloor,BuildingC,No.1010AnlingRoadHuliDistrict,Xiamen,China361009 (AddressofPrincipalExecutiveOffices) XiaodongChenChiefExecutiveOfficer 7thFloor,BuildingC,No.1010AnlingRoad,HuliDistrict,Xiamen,China361009People’sRepublicofChina E-mail:ir@bluehatgroup.netTelephone:+86-592-228-0081 (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson) TitleofeachclassTradingsymbol(s)Nameofeachexchangeonwhichregistered OrdinaryShares,parvalue$0.01pershareBHATTheNasdaqStockMarketLLC SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct: None (TitleofClass) SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct: None (TitleofClass) Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorordinarysharesasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport: AsofDecember31,2023,therewere58,398,281ordinarysharesissuedandoutstanding,parvalue$0.01perordinaryshare. Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct. Yes☐No☐ Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934. Yes☐No☐ Note-CheckingtheboxabovewillnotrelieveanyregistrantrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934fromtheirobligationsunderthoseSections. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days. ☐Yes☐No IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles). ☐Yes☐No Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seedefinitionof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. Largeacceleratedfiler☐Acceleratedfiler☐Non-acceleratedfiler☐Emerginggrowthcompany☐ IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.☐ †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15 U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☐ IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements.☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAP ☐ InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard☐ Other ☐ If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow. ☐Item17☐Item18 Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct). ☐Yes☐No INTRODUCTIONii FORWARD-LOOKINGSTATEMENTSiv PARTI1 ITEM1.IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISERS1 TABLEOFCONTENTS ITEM3.KEYINFORMATION1 ITEM2.OFFERSTATISTICSANDEXPECTEDTIMETABLE1 ITEM4A.UNRESOLVEDSTAFFCOMMENTS59 ITEM4.INFORMATIONONTHECOMPANY36 ITEM6.DIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDEMPLOYEES72 ITEM5.OPERATINGANDFINANCIALREVIEWANDPRO