This week we’re highlighting @maplefinance
Maple is bringing institutional lending onchain and seeing explosive growth: AUM grew by 10x this year, reaching $4b
More below!
Today, typical DeFi lending protocols often don’t meet the needs of large institutions
Institutions want yield and borrowing opportunities that fit with their operations and compliance requirements
Maple is bridging this gap
In practice, this means:
- Permissioned lending pools to ensure counterparties meet institutional requirements
- Collateral is held by regulated custodians in its unwrapped form (for instance BTC instead of wBTC)
- Offchain legal agreements protecting lenders
So how is Maple still tapping into the power of DeFi?
Its syrupUSDC yield bearing stable is the key: it lets onchain users earn yield from borrowing institutions
By doing so, Maple unlocks:
- Yield from institutions accessible through DeFi protocols like @MorphoLabs and @pendle_fi
- Scalable, compliant capital for institutions
Additionally, Maple’s SYRUP token ensures the value of the protocol flows back to participants onchain
Staked SYRUP earns rewards from buybacks equalling 25% of protocol revenue, while the remainder of the funds is used to fund Maple’s operations and growth
To learn more about Maple, @DeFi_Dad’s recent podcast with co-founder @syrupsid is a great place to start:
🎙️ New @edge_pod
🥞 Maple’s 10X Growth Story and What The Next 5 Years Look Like
0:00 - Intro
6:52- The mission behind Maple
9:50 - Institutional lending / borrowing onchain
12:28 - Maple BD is a moat
15:45 - 10X growth in 2025
17:28 - How revenue flows back to SYRUP
20:27 - Why TradFi finally sees DeFi as legit
26:01 - Future trends in onchain yields
30:51 - Expansion to Solana with syrupUSDC
34:37 - How syrupUSDC works
37:43 - Looping syrupUSDC + expansion to L2s
42:57 - Launch partner for Plasma
45:49 - The Aave Effect on Maple
48:45 - New syrupBTC coming soon
53:34 - 5-year outlook for Maple
56:15 - Closing
🙏 Thanks to @maplefinance CoFounder and CEO @syrupsid for joining us!
We’re excited to see Maple bring institutional capital to onchain markets while driving value back to its token
You can now claim some SYRUP on Fluidkey 🥞
See you next week!
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