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Goat Funded Trader’s $1 Account Caps Lifetime Withdrawals at $100
Goat Funded Trader’s one-dollar account caps lifetime withdrawals at $100, while Trustpilot currently hides the firm’s rating after removing fake reviews.

Instant Funding Bought Funded Trading Plus, Then Expanded Into CFDs and Crypto
Instant Funding acquired Funded Trading Plus, then announced a Saint Lucia CFD brokerage and launched crypto accounts. Here is how the group has changed.

Smart Prop Trader Closed With Refund Promises Still Unresolved
Smart Prop Trader promised refunds when it closed in December 2024. Nearly two years later, public complaints remain unanswered and completion is unconfirmed.

SurgeTrader Shut Down Weeks After Losing Its Trading Platform License
SurgeTrader closed in May 2024, seven weeks after Match Trade issued a platform-license termination notice. The companies disputed why it happened.

Topstep Promised a January Fix, but Its Trustpilot Rating Has Not Moved
Topstep faced 11 reported platform outages in late 2025. Eight months after its CEO promised a January fix, its Trustpilot score remained at 3.6.

TradingFunds Folded Into FTUK and Ended as a Standalone Prop Firm
TradingFunds has been folded into FTUK. Existing accounts were promised continuity, while new sales moved to a multi-entity group spanning three jurisdictions.

Admirals Narrows Its Loss and Surrenders Its Estonian Licence as INFINOX Circles
Admirals surrendered its Estonian investment-firm licence, shifted clients to Cyprus and reported falling activity while INFINOX holds reported acquisition talks.

Atlas Funded Markets a 24-Hour Payout Target, but Its Help Centre Says Up to Three Days
Atlas Funded advertises a 24-hour payout target while its help centre says one to three business days. Its 100 percent split and funded drawdown also require closer reading.

BlackBull Markets Opens a Dual-Exchange IPO Roadshow With Full Financials
BlackBull Markets launched a possible ASX and NZX IPO roadshow with NZ$108 million revenue, NZ$55 million EBITDA and NZ$38 million net profit disclosed.

Finotive’s Burnley Shirt Sponsorship Ended After Just 42 Days With No Reason Given
Burnley terminated Finotive’s principal shirt sponsorship after only 42 days and recalled branded kits without publicly stating why. Here is the verified timeline.

FundedNext Removed Its Headline No-Daily-Loss Feature After Two Weeks Without Explanation
FundedNext Labs launched FNL:001 around no daily loss limit, then restored one in FNL:002 two weeks later without publishing the test result. Here is exactly what changed.

LCG Management Buys the Broker Out of Bankrupt Parent FlowBank’s Estate
LCG executives Matt Basi and Dave Worsfold bought the FCA-regulated broker from FlowBank’s creditors, ending more than two years of ownership uncertainty and restrictions.

