Correction: Carrot Funding reclassified active — our 10 Aug 'dead' verdict checked the wrong domain
On 10 August we classified Carrot Funding dead because carrotfunding.com 302-redirects to a HugeDomains parking page. That was the wrong domain: the firm brands itself carrotfunding.io and is fully operational there — challenge checkout live ($5K to $100K), 80% split, USDC payouts on Arbitrum with published transaction hashes. Status corrected to active, checked 15 August 2026. Two lessons enter the methodology: a death verdict must name the exact domain checked, and we search a firm's socials and docs for alternative official domains before classifying. Separately noted: Carrot's advertised ceiling is now $100K, down from the $500K seen in July, with no announcement.
Proof: https://www.carrotfunding.io/ · https://carrotfunding.com/ (parked, HugeDomains — not their site)