TableofContents UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION Washington,D.C.20549FORM20-F (MarkOne) ☐REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(B)OR(G)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☒ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(D)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedJune30,2023OR ☐TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(D)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☐SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(D)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 Dateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreport ForthetransitionperiodfromtoCommissionfilenumber:001-38857 BitOriginLtd (ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter)(TranslationofRegistrant'snameintoEnglish) CaymanIslands (Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization) 27F,SamsungHub 3ChurchStreetSingapore049483 (Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices) LucasWang,ChiefExecutiveOfficer 347-556-4747 ir@bitorigin.io27F,SamsungHub 3ChurchStreetSingapore049483 (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson)SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: TitleofeachclassTradingsymbol(s) Nameofeachexchangeonwhichregistered Ordinaryshares,parvalue$0.30pershare BTOGTheNasdaqStockMarketLLC SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct:None SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct:None Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport:3,381,092ordinarysharesissuedandoutstandingasofJune30,2023. Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct. ☐Yes☒No TableofContents Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934. ☐Yes☒No Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13 or15(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(15U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☐ IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements.☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant'sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto§240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAP☒InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsas issued Other☐ bytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard☐ If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow. ☐Item17☐Item18 Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct). ☐Yes☒No TableofContents Page PARTI ITEM1. IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISERS 5 ITEM2. OFFERSTATISTICSANDEXPECTEDTIMETABLE 5 ITEM3. KEYINFORMATION 5 ITEM4. INFORMATIONONTHECOMPANY 34 ITEM4A. UNRESOLVEDSTAFFCOMMENTS 49 ITEM5. OPERATINGANDFINANCIALREVIEWANDPROSPECTS 50 ITEM6. DIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDEMPLOYEES 59 ITEM7. MAJORSHAREHOLDERSANDRELATEDPARTYTRANSACTIONS 68 ITEM8. FINANCIALINFORMATION 69 ITEM9. THEOFFERANDLISTING 70 ITEM10. ADDITIONALINFORMATION 71 ITEM11. QUANTITATIVEANDQUALITATIVEDISCLOSURESABOUTMARKETRISK 85 ITEM12. DESCRIPTIONOFSECURITIESOTHERTHANEQUITYSECURITIES 85 PARTII ITEM13. DEFAULTS,DIVIDENDARRE