Fun Coffee (GCM Project)
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Fun Coffee, also marketed as the GCM Project, was a purported Vietnam-based coffee technology investment scheme that operated a cryptocurrency deposit and multi-level-commission structure promising annual returns of 197% to 278%. The scheme entered the Hong Kong market in late 2025, was placed on the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's suspicious investment product alert list on July 13, 2026, and collapsed on approximately July 20, 2026, when its mobile app, withdrawals, and customer support went offline simultaneously. A joint Hong Kong–Macau police operation in August 2026 resulted in eight arrests; a ninth arrest followed in Singapore. Confirmed police-reported losses stand at approximately HK$104 million (US$13.3 million) across more than 255 complaints as of early August 2026, while investors in a roughly 4,000-member chat group allege combined losses exceeding HK$1 billion (US$127 million).
Connected Entities
2 entities · 60 linked investigations- Fun Coffee (GCM Project)→mentioned with→Tether(60%)
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- □Fun Coffee (GCM Project)organization
Timeline(13 events)
July 2025
Alleged early recruitment in Hong Kong begins; individuals paid HK$400 per promotional video shoot.
South China Morning PostOctober 2025
Fun Coffee USDT investment platform formally launched according to reporting citing scheme timeline.
South China Morning PostDecember 2025
Fun Coffee hosts running event in West Kowloon with TVB entertainer Louis Yuen Siu-cheung attending as a paid host; leaflets distributed in Hong Kong.
South China Morning PostMay 2026
Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security warns via state television that Fun Coffee bears hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
South China Morning Post13 July 2026
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission places Fun Coffee GCM Projects on its Suspicious Investment Products alert list, warning investors they risk total loss of principal.
SFC Hong Kong20 July 2026
Fun Coffee mobile application goes offline; withdrawals are frozen; customer support channels cease responding; physical offices in Hong Kong are vacated.
crypto.news21 July 2026
Singapore investors confirm they are unable to withdraw funds, consistent with collapse date.
Mothership.sg31 July 2026
Hong Kong Police confirm receipt of 115 reports; case referred to Commercial Crime Bureau deception investigation team. Fun Coffee outlets reported empty across Hong Kong.
Dim Sum DailyAugust 2026
Joint Hong Kong Police Force and Macao Judiciary Police operation begins; two women detained in Macao on aggravated fraud charges.
The Standard4 August 2026
Six individuals arrested in Hong Kong (one man, five women aged 51-64) on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud; roles include company directors, shareholders, secretary, and core promoters. Total Hong Kong complaints at 225 with HK$94 million in reported losses.
South China Morning Post5 August 2026
Hong Kong police update reported losses to HK$104 million across 255 complaints. Six Hong Kong suspects released on bail pending further investigation.
crypto.news6 August 2026
Singapore Police Force arrests a 49-year-old woman for allegedly promoting or participating in a pyramid selling scheme under the Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act 1973.
Mothership.sg10 August 2026
Investigation ongoing; legislator Johnny Ng estimates more than 1,000 victims; investor chat group of roughly 4,000 members alleges combined losses exceeding HK$1 billion.
South China Morning PostDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 events). 17 of 17 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 8/10/2026, 5:15:08 PM
last updated: 8/25/2026, 7:00:24 PM
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