HyperCapital Ponzi Scheme

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HyperCapital

The HyperCapital was a multi-level marketing scheme without any product or service. The scheme ultimately collapsed in mid-2020 and was replaced with HyperFund. It is unknown how much money was invested and lost in the scheme.

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

About HyperCapital

"HyperCapital was introduced as founded by giants in the crypto industry. Ryan Xu, founder of HyperCapital, is the CEO of HyperCapital and a mentor on the HCash team."

"HyperCapital’s website provides no information about who owns or runs the company." "Ryan Xu is the founder and is the only executive mentioned."

"A HyperCapital marketing presentation claims the company is “founded by crypto industry giants”. Ryan Xu, founder of HyperCapital, is the only HyperCapital executive named."

"[I]nside of the HyperTech group that belongs to HyperCapital you will see Blockchain Global, HCash (HyperCash), CollinStar and Digital X."

"HyperCapital [has] no retail products or services, but the ability to become an affiliate."

"HyperCapital has affiliate invest 1000 USDT on the promise of a 3500 USDT ROI." "HyperCapital pays their residual commissions through a unilevel compensation plan structure."

"HyperCapital holds 20% of earned commissions not including ROI’s."

"HyperCapital collapsed in mid 2020, prompting HyperTech to launch HyperFund."

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

The background of the exchange platform, service, or individuals involved, as it would have been seen or understood at the time of the events.

Include:

Known history of when and how the service was started.
What problems does the company or service claim to solve?
What marketing materials were used by the firm or business?
Audits performed, and excerpts that may have been included.
Business registration documents shown (fake or legitimate).
How were people recruited to participate?
Public warnings and announcements prior to the event.

Don't Include:

Any wording which directly states or implies that the business is/was illegitimate, or that a vulnerability existed.
Anything that wasn't reasonably knowable at the time of the event.

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The Reality

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When the service was actually started (if different than the "official story").
Who actually ran a service and their own personal history.
How the service was structured behind the scenes. (For example, there was no "trading bot".)
Details of what audits reported and how vulnerabilities were missed during auditing.

What Happened

The specific events of the loss and how it came about. What actually happened to cause the loss and some of the events leading up to it.

Key Event Timeline - HyperCapital Ponzi Scheme
Date	Event	Description
June 11th, 2020 12:00:00 AM	First Event	This is an expanded description of what happened and the impact. If multiple lines are necessary, add them here.

Total Amount Lost

The total amount lost is unknown.

How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?

Immediate Reactions

How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed?