Do prop firms pay out? The ones we can check do. 34 prop firms have paid $1.7B across 951,433 payouts that anyone can see on the blockchain, $159M of it in the last 30 days. That is a minimum, because many firms also pay by bank transfer or card, which leaves no public record. Checked November 12, 2026.
The short version
- Do they pay?
- The firms we can read on chain pay every week: 123,780 payouts in the last 30 days.
- Who paid the most
- Tradeify, with $444M visible on chain.
- What we cannot see
- Payouts by bank, card or payment apps. Topstep, Lucid and FTMO, for example, pay that way, so they do not show up here.
- Why payouts get refused
- Mostly rules in the terms: a consistency rule on payouts, a minimum request, or profit from trades that broke a news or holding rule.
How much have firms paid?
Many firms pay through Rise, a payroll platform that settles in a dollar stablecoin on the Arbitrum blockchain. Every payment is a public transaction, so we read the firms' accounts directly instead of trusting their marketing.
Tradeify229,522 payouts
My Funded Futures171,475 payouts
FundedNext126,166 payouts
FundingPips71,093 payouts
The5ers47,670 payouts
Breakout52,056 payouts
Alpha Capital38,731 payouts
E8 Markets15,635 payouts
Vest Markets41,332 payouts
Blue Guardian14,201 payouts
Alpha Futures16,021 payouts
Funded Futures Family15,591 payouts
Top One Futures12,758 payouts
Goat Funded Trader23,712 payouts
TradeDay14,408 payouts
Phidias Propfirm7,842 payouts
BluSky Trading11,485 payouts
FuturesElite5,842 payouts
Funded Trader Markets4,383 payouts
Top One Trader3,819 payouts
Ylos Trading3,510 payouts
LEGENDS Trading3,014 payouts
Propr6,185 payouts
Goat Funded Futures2,424 payouts
Hypernova2,526 payouts
MyFundedPerps6,114 payouts
FXIFY1,274 payouts
AquaFunded525 payouts
Orion Funded943 payouts
Instant Funding588 payouts
AquaFunded Futures279 payouts
Traderscale111 payouts
Savius120 payouts
TradersYard78 payouts
Show the numbers
| Name | Paid |
|---|---|
| Tradeify (229,522 payouts) | $444M |
| My Funded Futures (171,475 payouts) | $259M |
| FundedNext (126,166 payouts) | $256M |
| FundingPips (71,093 payouts) | $157M |
| The5ers (47,670 payouts) | $100M |
| Breakout (52,056 payouts) | $78M |
| Alpha Capital (38,731 payouts) | $74M |
| E8 Markets (15,635 payouts) | $46M |
| Vest Markets (41,332 payouts) | $44M |
| Blue Guardian (14,201 payouts) | $33M |
| Alpha Futures (16,021 payouts) | $33M |
| Funded Futures Family (15,591 payouts) | $32M |
| Top One Futures (12,758 payouts) | $29M |
| Goat Funded Trader (23,712 payouts) | $19M |
| TradeDay (14,408 payouts) | $16M |
| Phidias Propfirm (7,842 payouts) | $15M |
| BluSky Trading (11,485 payouts) | $12M |
| FuturesElite (5,842 payouts) | $10M |
| Funded Trader Markets (4,383 payouts) | $9M |
| Top One Trader (3,819 payouts) | $7M |
| Ylos Trading (3,510 payouts) | $7M |
| LEGENDS Trading (3,014 payouts) | $6M |
| Propr (6,185 payouts) | $4M |
| Goat Funded Futures (2,424 payouts) | $4M |
| Hypernova (2,526 payouts) | $3M |
| MyFundedPerps (6,114 payouts) | $3M |
| FXIFY (1,274 payouts) | $2M |
| AquaFunded (525 payouts) | $1M |
| Orion Funded (943 payouts) | $1M |
| Instant Funding (588 payouts) | $802K |
| AquaFunded Futures (279 payouts) | $428K |
| Traderscale (111 payouts) | $257K |
| Savius (120 payouts) | $207K |
| TradersYard (78 payouts) | $134K |
Do they pay big winners?
These are the five largest single payouts we have read, each linked to its transaction.
| Firm | Amount | Date | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vest Markets | $677,699 | 2026-07-22 | 0xe300deda… |
| Vest Markets | $387,915 | 2026-10-25 | 0x36cc6e0e… |
| Tradeify | $252,376 | 2026-10-26 | 0xb949db10… |
| Vest Markets | $200,000 | 2026-07-27 | 0xb7688705… |
| Breakout | $191,967 | 2026-08-25 | 0xc2182365… |
Do the firms' own figures add up?
Most firms publish a lifetime payout figure on their homepage. What we see on chain is a minimum, so it should sit below the claim.
- Visible on chain
- Firm's own figure
- Tradeify$350M
- My Funded Futures$300M
- FundedNext$408M
- FundingPips$326M
- Breakout$80M
- Alpha Capital$100M
- E8 Markets$80M
- TradeDay$10M
Show the numbers
| Name | Visible on chain | Firm's own figure | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tradeify | $444M | $350M | $-94,006,641 |
| My Funded Futures | $259M | $300M | $41M |
| FundedNext | $256M | $408M | $151M |
| FundingPips | $157M | $326M | $169M |
| Breakout | $78M | $80M | $2M |
| Alpha Capital | $74M | $100M | $26M |
| E8 Markets | $46M | $80M | $34M |
| TradeDay | $16M | $10M | $-6,181,569 |
Tradeify and TradeDay show more on chain than their own figure, so they are not overstating. Where the chain shows far less than the claim, most of that firm's payouts run through bank or card.
Big firms we cannot see on chain
Not showing up on chain proves nothing either way. These are the most reviewed firms that pay through rails we cannot read, with the methods each lists.
| Firm | Trustpilot | Pays by |
|---|---|---|
| FundedNext Futures | 4.5 (82,734) | USDT (ERC20, TRC20), USDC (ERC20), RiseWorks, Card |
| FTMO | 4.8 (55,531) | Bank wire, Visa Direct / Mastercard Send (up to $20,000), Skrill (up to $3,000), Cryptocurrency (minimum $50) |
| FTMO Futures | 4.8 (55,531) | Not stated on the pages we read |
| Apex Trader Funding | 4.2 (21,513) | Not stated on the pages we read |
| Topstep | 3.7 (15,022) | Prop-to-Brokerage, Aeropay (US), Wise (China, Canada, UK), ACH ($30 fee) |
| Take Profit Trader | 4.4 (11,078) | Plaid (US banks), PayPal, Wise, Routable (international) |
| Kraken Prop | 3.2 (9,405) | Kraken account balance (USD or USDG) |
| Lucid Trading | 4.5 (8,459) | Plaid (US), WorkMarket by ADP (bank transfer or PayPal), Crypto for international traders (BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT, USDC) |
For these firms the evidence is review volume, how long they have operated and their stated payout process. Look for a warning notice on Trustpilot. 33 firms we track carry one, which keeps them out of every ranking.
Why do payouts get refused?
- Consistency rules on payouts. 34% of ranked plans hold a payout until your best day is a small enough share of your profit. How consistency rules work.
- Minimums and caps. The typical minimum request is $100, and 249 ranked plans cap at least the first payout. A cap delays money; it does not cancel it.
- Rule breaks behind the profit. Profit from a trade opened in a news blackout, held past a required close, or copied between accounts can be removed before the payout.
How to check a firm yourself
- Find out whether it pays through an on-chain rail. If it does, open a few recent transactions.
- Read its payout page for the cushion, minimum, cycle and consistency rule, and keep a dated copy.
- Read the latest one-star reviews about payouts and look for the same rule being cited again and again.
How we read the data
We read RiseUSD and RISEPAY transfers from each firm's accounts on Arbitrum, leaving out transfers back to the firm and unusual transfers to flagged addresses. Firms that share accounts are combined. Firm figures are quoted from each homepage with their own wording.
Weekly totals and the largest payouts of every firm are on the payout tracker. The fastest payout prop firms post ranks firms on how soon money can leave, and every firm's terms are on its payout page, for example Tradeify's payout rules.
- Arbiscan: Vest Markets payout of $677,699 read November 12, 2026
- Arbiscan: Vest Markets payout of $387,915 read November 12, 2026
- Arbiscan: Tradeify payout of $252,376 read November 12, 2026