Bitfunded vs Kraken Prop rules, prices and codes side by side

Where they differ

Cheapest challenge

Bitfunded$39 ($5K 1-Step Express)

Kraken Prop$20 ($5K Advanced)

Daily loss limit

Bitfunded3% to 5%

Kraken Prop3%, or none on some

Maximum loss

Bitfunded3% to 10% static

Kraken Prop3% to 6% static or trailing

Profit split

Bitfunded60% to 80%

Kraken Prop80%

Bitcoin leverage

Bitfunded5x

Kraken Prop10x

Account sizes

Bitfunded$2.5K to $150K

Kraken Prop$5K to $200K

Sizes only this firm sells

Bitfunded$2.5K, $15K, $150K

Kraken Prop$200K

Steps

BitfundedInstant, 1-step and 2-step

Kraken Prop1-step

Challenges

Bitfunded24

Kraken Prop18

Country

BitfundedUnited Arab Emirates

Kraken PropBritish Virgin Islands

Founded

Bitfunded2023

Kraken PropMay 2026

Every rule, side by side

Rule	Bitfunded	Kraken Prop
The firm
Country	United Arab Emirates	British Virgin Islands
Founded	2023	May 2026
Years in operation	2	Under 1
Platforms	Bitfunded web platform, Bitfunded mobile app	Kraken Pro
Trades on	own simulated platform (web and mobile app)	Kraken Pro (web and mobile app), on a simulated Prop account
Markets	Crypto (100+ cryptocurrencies), plus 20+ TradFi pairs	Crypto, index and commodity
Some trades on-chain	No	No
Rules
Model	2-Step, 1-Step or 1-Step Express evaluation; Instant Funding	1-step evaluation (Starter, Intermediate or Advanced; Lite on $50,000)
Account sizes	$2.5K, $5K, $10K, $15K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $150K	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K
Profit target	8% then 5% (2-Step); 10% (1-Step); 9% (1-Step Express); none on Instant Funding	10% (Starter) / 12% (Intermediate) / 9% (Advanced) / 6% (Lite)
Daily loss limit	5% (2-Step) / 4% (1-Step) / 3% (1-Step Express) / 4% (Instant Funding), a fixed percentage of the starting balance	3% of the balance at 00:30 UTC, checked against equity (Starter, Intermediate, Advanced); none on Lite
Maximum drawdown	10% then 8% (2-Step); 6% (1-Step); 3% (1-Step Express); 6% (Instant Funding); static, a fixed percentage of the starting balance	6% (Starter) / 5% (Intermediate) / 3% (Advanced), static from the starting balance; $1,500 trailing the highest closed balance on Lite
Max leverage	1:5; a 20x upgrade sold on limited batches, 1,000 accounts from October 7, 2026 (sold out) and 500 more from October 10, on 1-Step, 2-Step and Express accounts of $5,000 to $150,000, from $47	Up to 10x on BTC, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 (its August 18, 2026 update; its September guide still says 5x on BTC and ETH, 2x on other crypto), 5x on SOL and 3x on HYPE; up to 40x on the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 on Lite; commodities 5x on gold, silver, WTI and Brent oil, 10x on copper and 3x on natural gas (its commodities table; the same page's FAQ says up to 5x on every commodity)
Profit split	80% (60% on Instant Funding)	80%; 90% with an add-on bought at purchase for 20% of the plan price
Payouts	On a Profit Sharing Day set 2 to 60 days out (30 by default); up to 2 payouts per 30 days per challenge, 5 across challenges, one a month after 10 payouts; Instant Funding one a month, 5% profit needed from the second; paid in USDT (TRC20, ERC20, BEP20), processed within 24 hours on working days	On request with no open positions or orders; reviewed within 24 hours (typically 12) and paid in USD or USDG to the trader's Kraken account; $50 minimum on Lite
Starting price	from $39 for a $5,000 account (1-Step Express, per its user guide); 2-Step from $79	from $20 for a $5,000 account (Advanced)
Minimum days	None per its FAQ and user guide (its terms list 5 per stage)	None
Consistency rule	None, except Instant Funding: no pair may make 60% or more of net profit in a payout period	None
US traders	Yes (its blog says it accepts US traders)	Yes (crypto only for US clients; not offered in Canada or India)
Fee refund	With the third payout on 2-Step, not promo accounts (FAQ, guide); its terms say the first	No
News trading	Allowed	Allowed (its Prop page sets no restriction on trading strategy)
Weekend holding	Allowed	Allowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies; 0.013% a day on XYZ100 and SP500 on Lite)
Current offer	None now	None now
Rules checked	October 26, 2026	November 10, 2026

Bitfunded: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5Kraken Prop: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5source 6source 7source 8source 9

Prices at each account size

Account	Bitfunded	Kraken Prop
Sizes both sell
$5K	$391-Step Express4 challenges at this size	$20Advanced3 challenges at this size
$10K	$491-Step Express4 challenges at this size	$40Advanced3 challenges at this size
$25K	$1241-Step Express3 challenges at this size	$95Advanced3 challenges at this size
$50K	$1991-Step Express3 challenges at this size	$139Lite4 challenges at this size
$100K	$3991-Step Express3 challenges at this size	$330Advanced3 challenges at this size
Sizes only one sells
$2.5K	$129Instant Funding	Not sold
$15K	$741-Step Express3 challenges at this size	Not sold
$150K	$5491-Step Express3 challenges at this size	Not sold
$200K	Not sold	$660Advanced2 challenges at this size

Every Bitfunded challengeEvery Kraken Prop challengeEvery firm's challenges

Current offers

Bitfunded

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy

Kraken Prop

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy

What each daily limit means on Bitcoin

How far Bitcoin has to move against a position at each firm's full leverage to use up the daily loss limit, and how often it has in the last 29 days.

Firm and program	Bitcoin cap	Daily limit	Move that uses it up	Days Bitcoin moved that far
Bitfunded · 1-Step Express	5x	3%	0.6%	26 of 29
Bitfunded · 1-Step	5x	4%	0.8%	23 of 29
Kraken Prop · Starter, Intermediate and Advanced	10x	3%	0.3%	29 of 29

Recent rule changes

Bitfunded

1. Oct 26Daily loss

   Changed the daily loss limit on Instant Funding ($2,500, $5,000, $10,000) from 3% to 4%.

   Firm's page

2. Oct 26Daily loss

   Changed its daily loss limit from "3% (Instant Funding)" to "4% (Instant Funding)".

   Firm's page

3. Oct 7Leverage

   Launched 20x leverage accounts on 1-Step, 2-Step and Express, up from 5x, limited to 1,000 accounts; 500 more followed on October 10 after the first batch sold out.

   Post on TelegramPost on Telegram

4. Sep 30Markets

   Listed an Anthropic pre-IPO market.

   Post on Telegram

All 21 Bitfunded changes

Kraken Prop

1. Nov 10Other

   Dropped the UK from the countries its FAQ says Kraken Prop is not available in, leaving Canada and India; in July the list also named Australia.

   Firm's pageArchived Jul 12, 2026

2. Oct 26Other

   Changed its weekend holding rule from "Allowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies)" to "Allowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies; 0.013% a day on XYZ100 and SP500 on Lite)".

   Firm's page

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