Crypto Prop Firms
Best Crypto Prop Firms (2026)
Crypto prop firms give traders access to crypto-focused challenges or multi-asset accounts where cryptocurrency pairs are a meaningful part of the offer. JoinProp orders this page by live category membership and editorial quality signals, then checks each firm against the rules that matter most for this topic.
Quick answer: start with Crypto Fund Trader, FundedNext, Kraken Prop, Funding Traders. They sit at the top of this category because they combine stronger overall review signals with a clearer fit for exchange quality, crypto instrument depth, payout method, weekend holding, leverage and caps on large crypto moves.
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- Crypto-first prop firm; the Swiss operator states it is NOT authorised or licensed in Switzerland
- Base split 80%; the 90% is a paid add-on (+20%), and weekly payouts are a separate paid add-on
- Static 10% on the 2-Phase; the 1-Phase is 6% TRAILING
- Simulated profit capped at $10,000 per day AND per trade, per user - the excess is deducted
- Default payout cycle is 15 traded days or every 30 calendar days; includes the June 2026 payout report
- Account sizes from $5,000 up to $300,000 in simulated capital
- 80% base profit split on the funded stage
- Crypto-native: 556 crypto instruments, routed to Bybit's real matching engine
- Four routes: 1-Phase, 2-Phase, Instant and the newer Break model
- No time limit on any evaluation phase
- MetaTrader 5, Match-Trader and Bybit all supported
- News trading, overnight and weekend holding all permitted
- Payouts in USDT, BTC or ETH as well as bank transfer
- Simulated profit capped at $10,000 per day AND per trade, per user - the excess is deducted and open trades force-closed
- The 90% split is a paid add-on (+20% of the fee); the base is 80%
- Weekly payouts are also a paid add-on (+20%); the default is 15 traded days or every 30 calendar days
- T&C 14.2 reserves the right not to pay despite the trader hitting the target - the only stated remedy is a refund of fees
- The 1-Phase drawdown is 6% TRAILING, not the 10% static floor of the 2-Phase
- The operator states it is not authorised or licensed in Switzerland; all accounts are demo
- Binding terms name a UAE company (GrowthNext F.Z.E.) as the contracting party; unregulated
- Base 80%; 90% via Scale-Up; 95% is a paid add-on (+25-30% of the fee)
- Up to 3.5% is deducted from EVERY payout - an "80%" split nets about 77%
- Static on Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step and Lite; only Stellar Instant trails
- The 3% max risk rule: a second breach permanently caps you at 1% risk for life
- Static drawdown on Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step and Lite
- The 100% fee refund is standard and free (not an add-on)
- Four platforms: MT4, MT5, cTrader and Match-Trader
- Weekend and overnight holding permitted on CFDs
- Payouts from a $20 minimum, targeted within 24 hours
- No consistency rule on standard CFD accounts
- Scaling to 90% and up to a $4m allocation
- Trustpilot 4.5 from over 73,000 reviews, with no consumer alert
- A processing fee of up to 3.5% is taken from every payout - an 80% split nets about 77%
- The base split is 80%; 95% is a paid add-on at +25-30% of the fee
- The 3% max risk rule: a second breach permanently caps you at 1% risk for the life of the account
- News-window profits count at 40%, but news-window losses count at 100%
- Payouts are capped at $2,000 per request for most traders
- Stellar Instant uses a trailing drawdown and has no fee refund
- You contract with FT US Inc (Miami); the terms name an unnamed third party as the funder
- Base 80% (2-Step) or 90% (1-Step, Instant); 100% is a paid add-on
- Static on 2-Step PRO6 and PRO10; 1-Step PRO trails and never locks
- The 2% cap is per aggregated trade idea, not per trade - an instant hard breach
- $50 crypto / $200 bank minimum; 21-day cycle; fee refunded on your 2nd payout
- No time limit on any evaluation phase
- Static drawdown on both 2-Step routes (PRO6 and PRO10)
- 90% base split on 1-Step PRO and Instant Funded
- News trading, weekend and overnight holding permitted on the PRO accounts
- VPNs, VPSs and proxies are explicitly allowed
- Flat, published commission: $3 per lot round turn on the PRO products
- Crypto payouts from a $50 minimum (USDT), or bank transfer via Rise
- Evaluation resets available at a discount rather than a full rebuy
- The 2% cap is per aggregated trade idea, not per trade - scale-ins share one budget, and breaching it is an instant hard breach
- 1-Step PRO's 10% max drawdown trails from your highest balance and never locks
- The 100% profit split is a paid add-on (+30% of the fee); 90% costs +15%
- The fee refund lands on your SECOND payout, though the homepage still advertises the first
- Contracting entity is FT US Inc (Miami Beach); the terms say it merely recommends you to an unnamed third-party funder
- No regulator anywhere; governing law is the UAE despite a Florida entity
- Crypto-only funded program from Kraken the exchange — the rebrand of the acquired firm Breakout, run inside Kraken Pro
- 80/20 base split; the 90/10 is a paid upgrade at checkout, not earned
- One-off evaluation fee (no subscription, no reset fee); tight 3–6% drawdowns because it is crypto
- Operated by Payward Oceanic Ltd (BVI), which states it is not regulated — the brand is not a licence
- The contract lets Kraken treat funded accounts as notional and B-booked (simulated internally), despite the “real capital” marketing
- Runs on real Kraken Pro infrastructure - funded trades can reach an actual matching engine
- One-off evaluation fee: no subscription and no reset fee
- Single-phase evaluation with no time limit, no consistency rule and no profit caps
- Low $50 first-payout threshold, with no minimum trading days
- Fast payouts (guaranteed within 24 hours) straight into a Kraken wallet
- Strong parent brand and a seamless crypto off-ramp
- Operated by Payward Oceanic Ltd, a BVI entity that states in its own contract that it is not regulated
- The funded capital is notional and can be B-booked as simulated (hypothetical) at Kraken's sole discretion
- The 90% split is a paid upgrade at checkout, not earned through performance
- Very tight drawdowns (3-6%) on volatile crypto, with commission and overnight funding fees eroding the buffer
- Broker-owned simulated forex/CFD prop firm (same group as broker FXPIG / Prime Intermarket) on MT4/MT5/DXTrade/TradingView; also crypto & (sister) futures
- Signature: first payout on demand — one closed trade after passing, no minimum days/target/amount
- Many programs: 1-step, 2-step, 3-phase, Lightning, Instant Funding (& Lite), crypto; sizes $5K–$400K from ~$19
- Split up to 90% (100% crypto/futures); $50 min payout; fee reimbursed on first payout; scaling to $4M
- Catch: recurring “latency arbitrage” payout-denial complaints; broad discretion; no US traders
- Genuinely broker-owned (same group as FXPIG), controlling pricing and payouts end to end
- First payout on demand after passing, no minimum days, target or amount
- Wide platform choice including TradingView-native; forex, crypto and futures
- Highly configurable via add-ons; split up to 90 percent (100 percent crypto/futures)
- Strong verified payout record; 50 dollar minimum payout; scaling to 4 million
- Recurring payout denials citing latency arbitrage or prohibited strategies
- Broad discretion in the terms to void profits, with no right to dispute
- The 100 percent refund is a first-payout reimbursement, not a money-back guarantee
- Budget-focused, community-driven UAE prop firm (Maven Edu FZCO); simulated forex/CFD, crypto & prediction markets on cTrader/Match-Trader
- Signature: the “M2 Account Saver” circuit-breaker — a 2% floating-drawdown breach halves your split to 50%; a second breach kills the account
- Cheap & flexible: fees from ~$13, a genuine $5 Buy-Now-Pay-Later, instant/1-/2-/3-step, swap-free (zero swaps)
- 80% split (70% on prediction markets); payouts every 10 business days; scaling to $1M
- Watch: a $10,000-per-30-day withdrawal cap (excess voided); US accepted (MT unavailable to US/Canada)
- Very low cost: fees from about 13 dollars, plus a 5 dollar Buy-Now-Pay-Later
- Wide variety: instant, 1-, 2- and 3-step, plus an unusual prediction-markets product
- Swap-free (zero swap fees) across all accounts
- 80 percent split on core products; scaling to 1 million
- US traders accepted; strong community and education angle
- The M2 Account Saver can permanently halve your split to 50 percent after a 2 percent floating-drawdown breach
- A 10,000 dollar per 30-day withdrawal cap; excess is voided and the account reset
- Aggressive automated compliance and a Trustpilot notice about removed fake reviews
- Simulated-capital CFD firm registered in Saint Lucia and Hong Kong; no regulator
- Base split 80%; free scaling stops at 95%; 100% is a paid add-on
- Static drawdown on 1-Step, 2-Step and 3-Step; Instant and Blitz products trail
- Binding policy states there are no refunds; the advertised rebate lands on your 4th payout
- $100 minimum payout, bi-weekly, via Rise, Skrill or crypto
- Static drawdown on all 1-Step, 2-Step and 3-Step evaluations
- No time limit on any evaluation
- Five platforms: MT5, cTrader, MatchTrader, TradeLocker, Volumetrica
- News trading and weekend holding both permitted
- Swap-free accounts available at no extra cost
- $100 minimum payout, via Rise, Skrill or crypto
- Scaling ladder reaches a 95% split after 15 payouts
- Paid within 2 business days or the firm pays a $1,000 bonus
- The binding refund policy states there are no refunds and all transactions are final
- The advertised fee refund is a rebate paid with your 4th payout - fail before that and it is gone
- The first Reward on Demand pays 40%, even if you bought the 100% split add-on
- The 100% profit split is a paid add-on (+20% of the fee), not a performance reward
- Profit from trades under 2 minutes is deleted, but losses from them are kept
- Hard $3,000 per day profit cap on funded accounts - the excess is deducted
- European-branded prop firm (FT Trading Ltd, Saint Lucia + Dubai; formerly “Billionsclub”); simulated forex/crypto/futures on cTrader/TradeLocker/MT5
- Signature: “Drawdown Protection” — a first -2% floating-loss breach halves your split to 50% (a second closes the account)
- The other trap: a “40% margin = gambling” rule that can void that profit
- 80% base split (90% a paid upgrade); 3% daily / 6% max drawdown, trailing or static
- Payouts $100 min, 14-day cycle, $15k/cycle cap; a 48-hour guarantee, but Terms call payouts “discretionary”
- Novel soft-breach Drawdown Protection: a first breach halves your split rather than closing the account
- Unusually broad menu: 1/2/3-step, instant and pay-after-pass, in trailing or static variants
- Built-in AI coach and a 48-hour reward guarantee
- Fast advertised payouts and a $100 minimum
- Broadly positive ~4/5 Trustpilot across hundreds of reviews
- Two earnings traps: a -2% soft breach halves your split and a 40%-margin gambling rule voids profit
- Payout-on-demand marketing vs a 14-day cycle with a $15k-per-cycle cap
- Unregulated Saint Lucia/Dubai firm that rebranded from Billionsclub
- UK-based (Acello Ltd) simulated forex/CFD & crypto-CFD prop firm on MT5/cTrader/Match-Trader; instant-funding-first
- Signature: “Smart Drawdown” — no profit target; at +5% the drawdown floor ratchets up to lock in a protected buffer
- Instant funding, a 24-hour IF1 account, plus 1-phase & 2-phase challenges; sizes ~$5K–$50K from ~$47
- Base 80% split (up to 90% via add-on); account-doubling scaling to $1.28M; not swap-free (swaps charged)
- Catch: most complaints are payout denial at the compliance/KYC stage; US traders Match-Trader-only
- No-evaluation instant funding is the core product
- Smart Drawdown removes the profit target and locks in a profit buffer at plus 5 percent
- Cheap entry from about 47 dollars; instant, 24-hour, 1-phase and 2-phase options
- Base 80 percent split, up to 90 percent; account-doubling scaling to 1.28 million
- Crypto CFD accounts; US accepted via Match-Trader
- Most common complaint is payout denial at the compliance or KYC stage
- Not swap-free: swaps are charged on overnight holds
- Several perks such as 90 percent split and news trading are paid add-ons
- Fast-growing (launched 2024) simulated prop firm offering forex/CFD and futures on a wide platform set (MT4/MT5, cTrader, DXTrade, Match-Trader, Tradovate)
- Signature: a 1-hour payout guarantee + “Zero Payout Denial Policy,” backed by an independent Deloitte review
- 1-Step Prime, 2-Step Prime/Pro and a Direct (instant) account; forex sizes $2K–$300K
- Base split 80% up to 95%; fee refunded on passing; scaling advertised to $4M; swap-free add-on
- Catch: “zero denial” applies to rule-compliant payouts — consistency/risk rules are where disputes arise; US accepted
- Fast payouts independently verified by a Deloitte review
- Both forex/CFD and futures on a very wide platform set
- 1-Step, 2-Step and Direct instant accounts; base split 80 up to 95 percent
- Challenge fee refunded on passing; scaling advertised to 4 million
- Swap-free add-on; US traders accepted
- Zero-denial promise applies to rule-compliant payouts, not a no-breach guarantee
- Documented disputes where consistency or excessive-risk rules voided payouts
- Consistency rule of roughly 35 to 40 percent on some accounts
- Registered in ANJOUAN, UNION OF COMOROS (licence L15829/TOT) - not the United States
- Split reaches 100%: earned on the Instant plans, a paid add-on on FLASH, NOVA and 2-Step PRO v2
- Static 9% on the 2-Step PRO v2; FLASH, NOVA and both Instant plans TRAIL
- A 2% fee is charged on every payout; minimum trade duration is 5 minutes
- From 5 Feb 2026, new 1-Step and 2-Step accounts lost the first-payout fee refund
- Splits reach 100% - earned on Instant Prime, or bought as an add-on elsewhere
- 2-Step PRO v2 uses a static 9% drawdown
- Documented scaling plan to a $5,000,000 maximum allocation
- Six programmes, including a $7 pay-after-pass NOVA entry
- Weekend and overnight holding permitted
- EAs allowed during the challenge phase
- Payouts twice monthly as standard, with a weekly add-on
- Trustpilot 4.5 from over 3,400 reviews, with no consumer alert
- Registered in Anjouan, Comoros - there is no US entity, and US IPs are blocked on cTrader
- FLASH, NOVA and both Instant plans use a TRAILING drawdown
- The 100% split is a paid add-on on FLASH, NOVA and 2-Step PRO v2
- From 5 February 2026, new 1-Step and 2-Step accounts no longer get the fee refund on first payout
- The terms include a clause asking traders not to post negative public reviews
- A stop-loss is mandatory on every trade unless you buy the add-on
- Dubai (DIFC) prop firm (Finotive Funding Technologies Ltd), operating since 2021; simulated forex/CFD on MT5 & Match-Trader
- Signature: a 10% “strike” soft-breach system — rule breaks cut your next payout to a 10% split rather than closing the account
- Cheap entry (from ~$25), sizes $2,500–$200,000, scaling advertised to $5.4M
- Three families: Challenge, Instant Funding, and Finotive Pro (1% monthly salary + 100% split after 30 days)
- Payouts on demand then ~weekly (Fridays); watch the discretionary “holistic assessment” behind payout reductions
- Cheap entry and broad instruments (FX, metals, indices, energy, crypto, stock CFDs)
- Forgiving static (non-trailing) drawdown
- Finotive Pro pays a 1% monthly salary, 100% split after 30 days, and refunds the fee
- Weekly Friday payouts, with fast reports from many traders
- Instant funding and 1-step options; scaling advertised to 5.4M
- The 10% strike reductions rest on a discretionary holistic assessment (top complaint)
- Instant funding pays a lower base split
- A hard breach closes the account with no refund
This page is a comparison hub, not a guarantee that every firm is right for every trader. The best choice depends on your country, market, account size, platform and tolerance for rules such as trailing drawdown, payout consistency and minimum trading days.
The ranked list
Firms are shown in the same order as JoinProp’s live category ranking. Use the list as a shortlist, then read the individual reviews before opening an account.
1. Crypto Fund Trader. Review this firm first if you want a category-relevant option, then check the firm’s own review for drawdown type, payout rules, fees, platform access and trader restrictions before buying.
2. FundedNext. Review this firm first if you want a category-relevant option, then check the firm’s own review for drawdown type, payout rules, fees, platform access and trader restrictions before buying.
3. Kraken Prop. Review this firm first if you want a category-relevant option, then check the firm’s own review for drawdown type, payout rules, fees, platform access and trader restrictions before buying.
4. Funding Traders. Review this firm first if you want a category-relevant option, then check the firm’s own review for drawdown type, payout rules, fees, platform access and trader restrictions before buying.
5. Fxify. Review this firm first if you want a category-relevant option, then check the firm’s own review for drawdown type, payout rules, fees, platform access and trader restrictions before buying.
6. For Traders. Review this firm first if you want a category-relevant option, then check the firm’s own review for drawdown type, payout rules, fees, platform access and trader restrictions before buying.
7. Instant Funding. Review this firm first if you want a category-relevant option, then check the firm’s own review for drawdown type, payout rules, fees, platform access and trader restrictions before buying.
8. Maven Trading. Review this firm first if you want a category-relevant option, then check the firm’s own review for drawdown type, payout rules, fees, platform access and trader restrictions before buying.
Comparison table
| Firm | Why it belongs here | Main check before buying |
|---|---|---|
| Crypto Fund Trader | exchange quality | Check the live review before buying |
| FundedNext | exchange quality | Check the live review before buying |
| Kraken Prop | exchange quality | Check the live review before buying |
| Funding Traders | exchange quality | Check the live review before buying |
| Fxify | exchange quality | Check the live review before buying |
| For Traders | exchange quality | Check the live review before buying |
How this list was built
JoinProp reviews firms across rules, payouts, transparency, platform access, support, costs, restrictions and track record. For this category, we also check exchange quality, crypto instrument depth, payout method, weekend holding, leverage and caps on large crypto moves. No firm can buy its position in the editorial ranking.
FAQ
What is the best firm in this category? The highest-ranked firms above are the best starting points, but the right answer depends on your market, country, platform and risk style.
Are all firms on this page available to every trader? No. Availability can depend on country, platform, asset class and current terms. Always check the review and the firm’s current checkout before paying.
Does JoinProp operate any of these firms? No. JoinProp is an independent comparison and review platform. The individual firm handles evaluations, accounts and payouts.