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Crypto Fund Trader Review 2026

✓ Verified
2.6
Overall Score
★★
500+ data points

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Quick Facts
Founded 2022
Headquarters Zug, Switzerland (entity not in Swiss commercial register)
Max Account $200,000
Profit Split 50% base, scales to 90%
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$200,000
50% base, scales to 90%
Instant / 1-Phase / 2-Phase
After 15 trading days, or every 30 days
None on Instant
Allowed ✓
Allowed ✓
2022

✅ What We Like

  • Direct Bybit exchange integration across 700+ crypto pairs — real exchange-native execution rather than CFD-only synthetic pricing
  • Broad instrument coverage beyond crypto: forex, indices, commodities, and stocks under one account
  • EAs are permitted, useful for automated crypto strategies
  • News trading and weekend holding both allowed on most account types
  • Genuinely low entry pricing starting under $60

❌ What Could Be Better

  • Officially on FINMA's (the Swiss financial regulator) public warning list since August 23, 2024 — specifically because the Swiss entity the firm advertises, 'SWISS RLCRATES AG,' is not entered in Switzerland's commercial register
  • The firm's own terms of service describe every account as simulated and the service as educational, paying discretionary 'scholarships' rather than acting as a funded-trading firm in the conventional sense — this is a meaningfully different legal relationship than most competitors in this list
  • Trustpilot withdrew the firm's rating entirely for a guideline breach, and separately removed a batch of fake reviews
  • The advertised 'up to 90%' split actually starts at 50% and must be earned through tier progression
  • A $10,000 daily profit cap and a steady pattern of independently-reported payout-denial complaints add further reason for caution

Score Breakdown

Evaluation Fairness
7.4
Payout Reliability
5.2
Platform Quality
8.2
Spread Quality
7.6
Customer Support
7.2
Rule Flexibility
7.0
Value for Money
7.6
Transparency
3.0

Evaluation Rules

Evaluation Instant / 1-Phase / 2-Phase
Min Trading Days None on Instant
Time Limit No time limit
Drawdown Type Static

The drawdown here is static — your loss limit is fixed from the starting balance and never moves up as you profit. If you start a $100K account with a 10% max drawdown, the floor stays at $90K no matter how high your equity climbs. This is the most forgiving model for traders who bank profits early, because winning never shrinks your room for error.

Trading Rules at a Glance

RuleStatus
News TradingAllowed ✓
Weekend HoldingAllowed ✓
EAs / RobotsAllowed ✓
Copy TradingRestricted
Challenge Fee RefundableNo
Drawdown TypeStatic

Trading Platforms

MetaTrader 5

MT4's successor — faster backtesting, more timeframes, depth-of-market, and native support for more asset classes. Most newer firms have standardised on it.

Match-Trader

Another modern MetaTrader alternative — web-first with integrated TradingView charts. Increasingly common at newer forex firms.

Bybit

Supported by Crypto Fund Trader — check the firm's site for platform-specific account details.

Payouts

Profit Split 50% base, scales to 90%
Processing Time After 15 trading days, or every 30 days
Fee Refundable No

Payout reliability matters more than any headline number — a generous split means nothing if withdrawals stall. Crypto Fund Trader was processing withdrawals in After 15 trading days, or every 30 days when we last verified this review. If you've withdrawn from this firm recently and your experience differs, use the report link at the bottom of this review.

Our Honest Verdict

The FINMA warning listing is a genuine, official regulatory flag — not a competitor's exaggeration or a stale complaint — and it exists specifically because the Swiss entity this firm promotes to build trust is not actually registered where it claims to be. Combined with Trustpilot withdrawing its rating and the firm's own terms describing the arrangement as an educational simulation rather than real funded trading, this is one of the higher-risk firms in this entire batch. The Bybit execution and broad instrument coverage are real technical positives, but they don't offset the legitimacy questions. If you proceed here, do so with minimal capital at risk and read the firm's actual terms of service in full before paying.

PropFirmChief Score
2.6/5.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

Crypto Fund Trader has been operating since 2022 and currently processes payouts in After 15 trading days, or every 30 days. We track verified payout reports and update this review whenever terms change — see the "Last Verified" date above for how current this information is.

Entry starts at from $58 for access up to $200000 in funded capital. Check our current promo codes page — pricing on prop firm challenges changes often and discount codes can meaningfully cut this.

Traders keep 50% base, scales to 90% of profits. Run our Profit Split Calculator to see exactly what that means on your real account size.

Crypto Fund Trader uses a Instant / 1-Phase / 2-Phase evaluation, with drawdown calculated on a Static basis. Full rules, including news trading and weekend holding permissions, are in the Evaluation Rules tab above.

News trading is allowed and weekend holding is allowed. These rules can change — the Trading Rules at a Glance table above reflects our latest check.

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