G Club Capital vs
Breakout (Kraken)

Breakout overview. Breakout is a crypto-native prop firm that made headlines when it was acquired by Kraken, one of the world's oldest and largest cryptocurrency exchanges, in September 2025. This acquisition gave Breakout institutional backing and access to Kraken's deep liquidity and trading infrastructure. Breakout offers funded accounts up to $250K with entry fees ranging from $109 to $649. Traders use Kraken's platform to execute trades, which means Breakout operates a custodial model despite being crypto-focused.

The Kraken acquisition context. Kraken's acquisition of Breakout signaled institutional interest in the prop trading space. However, institutional backing doesn't automatically translate to better terms for individual traders. Breakout still charges entry fees, still uses a custodial model, and still caps funding at $250K. G Club Capital offers zero fees, non-custodial trading, and scaling up to $10M — proving that independent prop firms can offer more competitive terms than institutionally-backed ones.

Custody and Trust

Despite Kraken's reputation as a trusted exchange, Breakout's custodial model means your trading capital is held on their infrastructure. You trade through Kraken's systems, not your own account. G Club Capital's non-custodial approach is fundamentally different — you maintain full control of your funds on your own Bitunix exchange account. Your API keys connect G Club for monitoring purposes only. This means you never have counterparty risk with the prop firm itself, regardless of what happens to the company.

Fee and Funding Comparison

Breakout's fees range from $109 to $649 depending on account size. Their maximum funded account is $250K, which is modest compared to G Club's $10M ceiling. For the math to work: a trader paying $649 for Breakout's largest account gets $250K in funding with a 90% profit split. At G Club, a trader brings $25K of personal capital, pays $0, receives $250K in funding (10x), and keeps 70% of profits. The break-even point where Breakout's higher split overcomes G Club's zero-fee advantage only occurs after significant profitable trading — and only if you pass on the first attempt.

Trading Features

Breakout offers access to 100+ crypto assets through Kraken, with a 1-phase evaluation model. G Club offers access to all pairs on Bitunix (200+) with a 2-phase evaluation. Breakout benefits from Kraken's institutional-grade infrastructure and deep liquidity. G Club benefits from zero fees, unlimited retries, and dramatically higher scaling potential. Both firms allow algorithmic trading and have no minimum trading day requirements.

Who Should Choose G Club Over Breakout?

Choose G Club if you: (1) don't want to pay entry fees, (2) want non-custodial trading where you control your own exchange account, (3) want scaling potential beyond $250K (up to $10M), (4) want 10x capital leverage, or (5) prefer unlimited free retries. Choose Breakout if you: value Kraken's institutional backing, prefer Kraken as your exchange, want a 1-phase evaluation, or want access to spot markets in addition to futures.