Verifiable payouts on BNB Chain
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A payout is where prop firm disputes actually happen. The evaluation is scored, the trader is told they passed, and then the money becomes a separate negotiation: reviewed, delayed, occasionally refused on a rule that surfaces afterwards.
The cause is simple. Passing and being paid are two different events, and the firm controls both.
This is what changes when the second one stops being a decision.
A verdict becomes a claim
When an evaluation passes, the verdict is committed into a merkle root anchored on BNB Chain. A merkle root is a single short value that commits to a whole set of results at once — publish the root, and you have fixed every result inside it without publishing them individually.
The trader then claims against that root with a proof: a small piece of data showing their specific result is one of the ones the published root committed to. The contract checks the proof and pays. It does not consult the firm, because by then there is nothing left to decide.
Why this changes the trader's position
| Step | Conventional firm | Anchored payout |
|---|---|---|
| Deciding the verdict | Firm, from private data | Engine, from recorded prices |
| Recording the verdict | Firm's database | Committed in a public root |
| Authorising payment | Firm reviews and approves | Proof verifies against the root |
| Moving the money | Firm transfers | Trader claims from the contract |
| If you disagree | Support ticket | Check the arithmetic yourself |
Read the last row first. In the conventional column, a disagreement resolves according to whose word carries more weight, and the firm holds both the evidence and the money. In the anchored column it resolves into a fact — either the proof verifies or it does not.
Settled in USDT, claimed by the trader
Funded traders keep 80% of the profit they generate, settled in USDT. The claim is an action the trader takes rather than a transfer they wait for — which is a small difference procedurally and a large one in practice, because a payment nobody has to initiate on your behalf cannot be quietly deprioritised.
What this does not do
- It does not make a passing verdict easier to earn. The rulebook is unchanged by how the payout settles.
- It does not remove the firm from the process — the verdict still has to be committed, and that is an action we take.
- It does not mean instant settlement. Committing a root and opening a claim window takes time, and the rulebook states how much.
What it does remove is discretion at the point money moves. The firm commits a root; after that the arithmetic decides, and the arithmetic is public.
Common questions
- How are prop firm payouts verified on chain?
- A passing verdict is committed into a merkle root anchored on BNB Chain. The trader claims against that root with a merkle proof showing their result is part of the committed set. The contract verifies the proof and pays, without the firm approving the individual payment.
- What is a merkle root, in this context?
- A single short value that commits to a whole set of results at once. Publishing the root fixes every result inside it, so a trader can later prove their specific result was included without the firm having published every result individually.
- Can the firm refuse to pay a verified claim?
- The claim is checked by the contract against the published root, so a verifying proof is paid without a firm approval step. What the firm controls is committing the root in the first place, which is why the verdict behind it is anchored publicly too.
- What currency are payouts settled in?
- Payouts settle in USDT. Funded traders keep 80% of the profit they generate, and the trader claims the payout rather than waiting for a transfer to be initiated on their behalf.
- Are onchain payouts instant?
- No. Committing a root and opening a claim window takes time, and the rulebook states how long. What anchoring removes is discretion at the point money moves, not the time the process takes.