It is a scam, typical Ponzi. I bought the challenge on Dec.22 when the use of EAs was allowed to pass challenges. I passed the challenge without violating any risk rule. They specified on Dec.22 (message still visible in the announcement on Discord channel) that these were still allowed until the end of the year. They gave me the real account. I fully manually traded on the real account. My profit was 4200$. I requested a payout and after waiting more than 2 weeks, it has been denied and my account breached for using HFT during the challenge phases. They change rules and they will use any excuse to avoid any payouts. Do not deal with them, it will not take much longer to collapse.