Crypto Fund Trader vs Kraken Prop rules, prices and codes side by side

Prices updated

  • Crypto Fund Trader

    Switzerland · Founded November 2022

    From
    $40
    Challenges
    15
    Accounts
    $2.5K to $200K
    Buy
  • Kraken Prop

    British Virgin Islands · Founded May 2026

    From
    $20
    Challenges
    18
    Accounts
    $5K to $200K
    Buy

Where they differ

Cheapest challenge
Crypto Fund Trader$40 ($5K 1-Phase Evaluation)
Kraken Prop$20 ($5K Advanced)
Daily loss limit
Crypto Fund Trader4% to 5%
Kraken Prop3%, or none on some
Maximum loss
Crypto Fund Trader6% to 10% static or trailing
Kraken Prop3% to 6% static or trailing
Profit split
Crypto Fund Trader50% to 80%
Kraken Prop80%
Bitcoin leverage
Crypto Fund Trader5x to 100x
Kraken Prop10x
Account sizes
Crypto Fund Trader$2.5K to $200K
Kraken Prop$5K to $200K
Sizes only this firm sells
Crypto Fund Trader$2.5K
Kraken PropNone
Steps
Crypto Fund TraderInstant, 1-step and 2-step
Kraken Prop1-step
Challenges
Crypto Fund Trader15
Kraken Prop18
Country
Crypto Fund TraderSwitzerland
Kraken PropBritish Virgin Islands
Founded
Crypto Fund TraderNovember 2022
Kraken PropMay 2026

Every rule, side by side

RuleCrypto Fund TraderKraken Prop
The firm
CountrySwitzerlandBritish Virgin Islands
FoundedNovember 2022May 2026
Years in operation3Under 1
PlatformsMetaTrader 5, Match-Trader, Bybit (own account)Kraken Pro
Trades onBybit (trader's own account connected by API)Kraken Pro (web and mobile app), on a simulated Prop account
MarketsCrypto (Bybit USDT pairs)Crypto, index and commodity
Some trades on-chainNoNo
Rules
Model1-phase or 2-phase evaluation (its Break evaluation is sold out); instant accounts also offered1-step evaluation (Starter, Intermediate or Advanced; Lite on $50,000)
Account sizes$2.5K, $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K
Profit target8% phase 1 / 5% phase 2 (2-phase); 10% (1-phase)10% (Starter) / 12% (Intermediate) / 9% (Advanced) / 6% (Lite)
Daily loss limit5% (2-Phase; 6% with the Daily Drawdown add-on) / 4% (1-Phase and Instant), measured on equity against the balance at 00:05 UTC; Break accounts (sold out) list only a trailing loss limit (4% on $25,000 and $50,000, 3% on $100,000), no daily limit3% of the balance at 00:30 UTC, checked against equity (Starter, Intermediate, Advanced); none on Lite
Maximum drawdown10% fixed from initial balance (2-Phase; 12% with the Max Drawdown add-on); 6% trailing from the highest balance, checked on equity, that stops at the initial balance (1-Phase); 6% overall (Instant)6% (Starter) / 5% (Intermediate) / 3% (Advanced), static from the starting balance; $1,500 trailing the highest closed balance on Lite
Max leverageUp to 1:100 on Bybit accounts, depending on the instrumentUp 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 split80% on 1-Phase and 2-Phase funded accounts, up to 90% with the 90% Bonus Performance add-on; Instant accounts scale from 50% to 90%80%; 90% with an add-on bought at purchase for 20% of the plan price
PayoutsAfter at least 15 traded days or every 30 calendar days (every 7 traded days with the Weekly Payouts add-on); Instant accounts can also withdraw at 10% profit with no minimum days; Break accounts (sold out) pay on demand under a 40% consistency rule; paid by bank transfer (EUR or USD) or crypto (USDT ERC20/TRC20, BTC, ETH)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 pricefrom $40 for a $5,000 account (1-phase)from $20 for a $5,000 account (Advanced)
Minimum daysNone to pass; 15 traded or 30 calendar days before a payout; none for Instant at 10% profitNone
Consistency ruleBest day at most 40% of total profit (Break Final Stage); none (2-Phase, 1-Phase, Instant)None
US tradersYes (no country limits on Match-Trader or Bybit, Bybit's own terms apply; MT5 excludes US)Yes (crypto only for US clients; not offered in Canada or India)
Fee refundOnly within 14 days of purchase, before any tradeNo
News tradingAllowedAllowed (its Prop page sets no restriction on trading strategy)
Weekend holdingAllowedAllowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies; 0.013% a day on XYZ100 and SP500 on Lite)
Current offerNone nowNone now
Rules checkedNovember 4, 2026November 10, 2026

Crypto Fund Trader: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5source 6source 7Kraken Prop: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5source 6source 7source 8source 9

Prices at each account size

AccountCrypto Fund TraderKraken Prop
Sizes both sell
$5K$401-Phase Evaluation3 challenges at this size$20Advanced3 challenges at this size
$10K$801-Phase Evaluation3 challenges at this size$40Advanced3 challenges at this size
$25K$2191-Phase Evaluation2 challenges at this size$95Advanced3 challenges at this size
$50K$3691-Phase Evaluation2 challenges at this size$139Lite4 challenges at this size
$100K$6191-Phase Evaluation2 challenges at this size$330Advanced3 challenges at this size
$200K$1,1991-Phase Evaluation2 challenges at this size$660Advanced2 challenges at this size
Sizes only one sells
$2.5K$125InstantNot sold

Every Crypto Fund Trader challengeEvery Kraken Prop challengeEvery firm's challenges

Current offers

Crypto Fund Trader

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 30 days.

Firm and programBitcoin capDaily limitMove that uses it upDays Bitcoin moved that far
Crypto Fund Trader · 1-phaseup to, on Bybit, depending on the instrument100x4%0.04%30 of 30
Crypto Fund Trader · 2-phaseup to, on Bybit, depending on the instrument100x5%0.05%30 of 30
Kraken Prop · Starter, Intermediate and Advanced10x3%0.3%30 of 30

Recent rule changes

Crypto Fund Trader
  1. Other

    Dropped the five-day minimum trading days on 1-Phase and 2-Phase evaluations.

    Archived Jun 24, 2026Archived Jul 10, 2026

  2. Program

    Added Break, a one-phase evaluation in $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000 sizes with no daily loss limit, a trailing drawdown of $1,000, $2,000 or $3,000, an 80% split and on-demand payouts.

    Archived Jun 9, 2026Archived Jun 10, 2026

  3. Price

    Cut 1-Phase prices from $63 to $40 at $5,000 and from $1,480 to $1,199 at $200,000.

    Archived May 17, 2026Archived Jun 9, 2026

  4. Price

    Raised prices, among them 2-Phase $100,000 from $598 to $660 and 1-Phase $100,000 from $656 to $789.

    Archived Nov 14, 2025Archived Dec 4, 2025

All 6 Crypto Fund Trader changes
Kraken Prop
  1. Other

    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. Other

    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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