syrupUSDC Deposits on Drift Hit $10M Milestone

🥞 Traders Rush to New Yield

By Maple
Aug 21, 2025, 3:41 PM
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syrupUSDC has achieved rapid adoption on Drift Protocol, reaching $10M+ in deposits within just 5 days of launch.​ Traders are currently earning 12.​6% APY through institutional yield opportunities.​

The integration enables users to:

  • Trade across 50+ markets
  • Use syrupUSDC as cross-collateral
  • Earn yield while trading

This follows the recent launch of syrupUSDC as collateral on Drift, which included $100K in yield incentives.​ Drift processes $16B in monthly volume on Solana.​

Trading and deposits are now live on Drift Protocol

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Pendle has been a key growth venue for syrupUSDC Access to PT/YT leverage on the past pool raised $100M+ AUM. To maximize yield on the new syrupUSDC market and learn more about Pendle, we have published a "how to" blog post, linked below. @pendle_fi

Maple
Maple
@maplefinance

New syrupUSDC Pendle market just went live At current pricing, Drips are nearly free with 7% native yield + 5X Drips at a 1% premium. Traders pay 1% for 5X multiplier that historically cost 5%. @pendle_fi

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@maplefinance

The BTC Yield upgrade is now live on Maple. Up to 6% APY paid in Bitcoin, directly accessible to accredited investors and institutions. Zero lending and slashing risk – with institutional grade asset management. Just BTC earning BTC.

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syrupUSDC now ranks as the 2nd largest dollar yield asset in DeFi. With 9.16% APY delivered over the last 30 days through Drips and base yield – syrupUSDC is now the highest yielding top 10 asset. Maple's secured fixed-rate borrowing continues to outperform rates across DeFi.

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Maple delivers up to 31% APY with leveraged syrupUSDC loops on Solana. Institutional Borrowers generate base yield, Partners incentivize, and @KaminoFinance multiplies with leverage. Access boosted yields with the link in the post below.

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Maple
@maplefinance

$50M syrupUSDC supply reached on @kaminofinance with updated incentives now live. $175K incentives in collaboration with @gauntlet_xyz will be distributed over the next 3 months on Kamino. Access boosted syrupUSDC yields below.

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$2B syrupUSDC AUM secured by Chainlink and Maple institutional asset management. CCIP has enabled $130M cross-chain volume with tamper-proof oracles while eliminated bridge risk and slippage. The result: DeFi accessibility meets institutional underwriting standards.

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Chainlink
@chainlink

Powered by Chainlink Price Feeds and the Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard—@maplefinance’s syrupUSDC has surpassed $2B+ in AUM and $130M+ in cross-chain volume. Chainlink Price Feeds for stablecoins: → Secures the majority of DeFi → Tamper-proof and verifiable → High-quality

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Institutional yield continues to flow into DeFi. syrupUSDC Drips and native yield are driving demand on @MorphoLabs and @pendle_fi through the Relend USDC vault. DeFi scales with security when institutional borrows enable retail accessibility.

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Relend Network
@relend_network

A rising tide lifts all boats: How syrupUSDC from @maplefinance increases Relend USDC vault yields💧 🌀 Relend USDC Vault - Allocates across multiple USDC markets. - Borrow demand for each market is determined by collateral assets. - Yield-bearing assets facilitate looping.

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