Hyperstack vs Kraken Funded rules, prices and codes side by side

Prices updated

  • Hyperstack

    Cayman Islands · Founded June 2026

    From
    Free
    Challenges
    6
    Accounts
    $1K to $100K
    Buy
  • Kraken Funded

    British Virgin Islands · Founded July 2026

    From
    $20
    Challenges
    3
    Accounts
    $1K to $25K
    Buy

Where they differ

Cheapest challenge
HyperstackFree ($1K 1-Step Challenge)
Kraken Funded$20 ($1K Challenge)
Daily loss limit
Hyperstack5%
Kraken FundedNone
Maximum loss
Hyperstack5% trailing
Kraken Funded3% static
Profit split
Hyperstack90%
Kraken Funded80%
Account sizes
Hyperstack$1K to $100K
Kraken Funded$1K to $25K
Sizes only this firm sells
Hyperstack$5K, $50K, $100K
Kraken FundedNone
Challenges
Hyperstack6
Kraken Funded3
Some trades on-chain
HyperstackYes
Kraken FundedNo
Country
HyperstackCayman Islands
Kraken FundedBritish Virgin Islands
Founded
HyperstackJune 2026
Kraken FundedJuly 2026

Every rule, side by side

RuleHyperstackKraken Funded
The firm
CountryCayman IslandsBritish Virgin Islands
FoundedJune 2026July 2026
Years in operationUnder 1Under 1
PlatformsHyperliquidKraken app
Trades onHyperliquid (trader's own wallet, mirrored into a simulated account)The Kraken app (mobile only), in its Funded tab, on a simulated balance
MarketsCrypto, commodity, index and stockSpot crypto (50+ coins; not perps), plus stocks (a selection, in most countries outside the US)
Some trades on-chainYesNo
Rules
Model1-step challenge1-step challenge, one at a time
Account sizes$1K, $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K$1K, $10K, $25K
Profit target10%12%
Daily loss limit5% from the day's opening equityNone
Maximum drawdown5% end-of-day trailing (challenge); 8% end-of-day trailing (scaled account)3% static below the starting balance, in the challenge and the funded account
Max leverageNo limit on the trader's Hyperliquid account; mirrored exposure capped (challenge tier: 50% per crypto pair, 400% total portfolio)1x: spot buys and sells in dollar amounts, with no added leverage
Profit split90% (paid to invited Scaled Trader Program participants)80%
PayoutsMonthly (30-day cycle), in USDC to the connected wallet; KYC required to receive a payoutOn request, as often as wanted, from $20 of profit; USD to the trader's Kraken account, typically within 24 hours; each withdrawal resets the funded balance to its start
Starting pricefrom $74 for a $5,000 account; a free $1,000 account is also offered, limited to 200from $20 for a $1,000 account
Minimum daysNoneNone
Consistency ruleNoneNone
US tradersNot statedYes (crypto only; not in Maine, Massachusetts or New York)
Fee refundOnly before the first trade, per Vanta's terms; its own terms say before the account opensNo
News tradingAllowedAllowed (its FAQ: how you trade is up to you)
Weekend holdingAllowedAllowed (crypto and stocks trade 24/7)
Current offerNone nowNone now
Rules checkedNovember 4, 2026November 4, 2026

Hyperstack: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5Kraken Funded: source 1source 2source 3source 4

Prices at each account size

AccountHyperstackKraken Funded
Sizes both sell
$1KFree1-Step Challenge · sold out$20Challenge
$10K$1351-Step Challenge · sold out$90Challenge
$25K$3091-Step Challenge · sold out$250Challenge
Sizes only one sells
$5K$741-Step Challenge · sold outNot sold
$50K$5791-Step Challenge · sold outNot sold
$100K$9991-Step Challenge · sold outNot sold

Every Hyperstack challengeEvery Kraken Funded challengeEvery firm's challenges

Current offers

Hyperstack

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy
Kraken Funded

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy

Recent rule changes

Hyperstack
  1. Account sizes

    Marked 6 challenges ($1,000 1-Step Challenge; $5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) sold out.

    Firm's page

  2. Account sizes

    Put 5 challenges ($5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) back on sale.

    Firm's page

  3. Account sizes

    Marked 5 challenges ($5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) sold out.

    Firm's page

  4. Program

    Put every challenge size back on sale, from $74 for $5,000 to $999 for $100,000, and opened free $1,000 accounts limited to 200; every size had shown as sold out with a waitlist.

    Firm's page

All 5 Hyperstack changes
Kraken Funded
  1. Account sizes

    Dropped the $5,000 challenge ($50) and added a $25,000 one at $250; $1,000 stays at $20 and $10,000 at $90.

    Firm's page

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