FundedHive CEO Says the Industry's Biggest Lie Is 'We Want Profitable Traders'

Thomas Heinfart reveals real payout rates, calls consistency rules a "payout trap" and names the mistake that killed 80+ prop firms in 2024.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, April 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ResponsibleTrading.com, an independent prop firm review and comparison platform, has published the first in a new CEO Hot Seat interview series — featuring Thomas Heinfart, founder and CEO of FundedHive, the world's first blockchain-powered proprietary trading firm.

The interview asks the questions traders post in forums and Discord servers but rarely receive direct answers to — including actual payout rates, retroactive rule changes, the A/B book model, and whether prop firms are genuinely built to pay profitable traders long-term. All answers are published unedited, with no editorial input from FundedHive.

KEY REVELATIONS FROM THE INTERVIEW

On actual payout rates: Heinfart disclosed that on FundedHive's Classic two-step model, the industry-wide figure of approximately 7% of challenge buyers ever receiving a payout "can make sense." On instant funding models, the withdrawal ratio rises to "generally around 20% to 30%." This is the first time a sitting prop firm CEO has publicly disclosed account-type-specific payout rates on record.

On the industry's biggest lie: "The biggest false promise in the prop trading industry is: 'We want profitable traders,' while the firm's entire model is built in a way where profitable traders become a threat." Heinfart also named FTMO as the firm he respects most, crediting them as proof that "a prop firm can become a serious global company when it builds brand trust, technology, and operational discipline instead of only selling hype."

On retroactive rule changes: Heinfart confirmed FundedHive has never changed rules on existing funded accounts, describing it as "one of the most important trust principles in our company."

On consistency rules: Asked which single rule he would remove from the industry, Heinfart answered: "The consistency rule — because in most cases it is not a real risk-management tool. It is a payout trap."

On the 80+ firm closures in 2024: "The biggest mistake many failed firms made was that they were not built as risk-management businesses. They were built as marketing machines — selling aggressive account sizes, relying too heavily on traders failing, with no serious A-book infrastructure."

On what percentage of traders have what it takes long-term: "If we define consistently funded long-term as staying eligible across multiple payout cycles — honestly it is a single-digit percentage. Probably under 10%."

On the insider advice he would give any trader: "Stop trying to beat the challenge and trade as if you are already managing real exposure. The traders who get paid are not the ones taking the biggest shots — they are the ones who stay controlled and consistent."

THE CEO HOT SEAT SERIES

The ResponsibleTrading.com CEO Hot Seat is a written interview series designed to give traders direct access to the decision-makers behind the firms they spend money with. Questions are submitted in advance, answers are published unedited, and no firm receives editorial influence over its review score as a condition of participation.

"Traders spend hundreds of dollars on challenges based on marketing pages and Trustpilot scores — rarely hearing directly from the people running the firms," said a spokesperson for ResponsibleTrading.com. "The Hot Seat exists to change that."

The full interview — covering blockchain payout infrastructure, the A/B book model, regulatory positioning, and a five-year industry outlook — is available at https://responsibletrading.com/ceo-hotseat-1-fundedhive/

ABOUT FUNDEDHIVE

FundedHive is a proprietary trading firm founded in 2025, registered under TradingHive Technologies Ltd in DIFC Dubai. It operates the world's first blockchain-powered smart contract payout system, guaranteeing withdrawals in under 60 seconds with a $1,000 compensation clause for delays. All payouts are independently verifiable on-chain. FundedHive is partnered with ATFX for A-book execution on funded accounts from Level 2 onward.

ABOUT RESPONSIBLETRADING.COM

ResponsibleTrading.com is an independent proprietary trading firm review and comparison platform covering 25+ firms, scored across five categories — trust, payouts, rules, support, and value — alongside a real-time challenge comparison tool and 25,000+ verified community reviews. No firm pays for placement or influences review scores. Full reviews and the CEO Hot Seat series are available at https://responsibletrading.com.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The full unedited interview with Thomas Heinfart is published at https://responsibletrading.com/ceo-hotseat-1-fundedhive/ — Payout rate figures are sourced directly from CEO Thomas Heinfart. Industry closure figures are sourced from Finance Magnates Intelligence 2024-2025.

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