Maple Finance Joins Superstate Industry Council, MPL to SYRUP Conversion Deadline Approaches

**Maple has officially crossed the $10 billion mark** in total loans originated, cementing its position as a leading onchain asset management platform. The milestone represents significant growth from the $9 billion threshold reached in August 2025, demonstrating continued expansion in institutional lending. **Key highlights:** - $10B+ in total loan originations - Focus on overcollateralized loans to accredited crypto-native firms - Market-leading capital efficiency with institutional-grade security Maple continues to serve as the **foundation for onchain asset management**, providing lending solutions that bridge traditional finance with decentralized protocols.

**Maple Finance** has expanded its institutional lending products to **Linea**, issuing the first ETH-backed loan on the Layer 2 network. This marks another step in Maple's multi-chain expansion strategy, bringing institutional-grade lending services to new blockchain ecosystems. The move follows Maple's previous integration of **weETH as collateral** with a 2% APY rebate in ETHFI tokens for the first $50M in loans, creating new liquidity venues for institutional investors. Maple continues scaling its **cash management solutions** and **digital asset lending** products across different networks to serve accredited investors.

Maple Finance continues its remarkable growth trajectory in onchain asset management: - Reaches $3 billion in Assets Under Management - Achieves 300% growth in just 3 months - Previously hit $2B milestone in June 2025 - Maintains position as largest onchain asset manager The platform's consistent growth from rebuilding phase to market leadership demonstrates increasing institutional adoption of decentralized finance solutions.

The Liquid Yielding Dollar (syrupUSD) continues to strengthen its position in DeFi as a premium yield-generating asset. Key developments include: - Integration with Summer Finance for yield strategies - Live collateral status on Euler Finance with $20M borrowing capacity - ~10% APY on Principal Tokens with ~7% borrow rate - Enhanced composability through Pendle Finance integration SyrupUSDC's yield token demonstrates strong performance with 5X Drips boost and leveraged exposure to Maple's boosted yield. The asset maintains institutional-grade yields while offering full transparency and DeFi composability.

Morpho Labs has launched SyrupUSDC/USDC markets on Contango, enabling single-click yield looping. Key features: - Current borrow rates: 2-3% - SyrupUSDC base yield: 7-8% + Drips - Initial capacity: 20M - Process: 1. Supply SyrupUSDC collateral (~11-12% yield) 2. Borrow USDC (~56%) 3. Mint SyrupUSDC 4. Repeat for ~5% additional yield per loop Access the strategy: [Contango Platform](https://app.contango.xyz/strategies/farming/usd-stablecoins?selectedChains=1) [Morpho Lending](https://app.morpho.org/ethereum/market/0x729badf297ee9f2f6b3f717b96fd355fc6ec00422284ce1968e76647b258cf44/syrupusdc-usdc)