Maple Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that facilitates institutional lending and borrowing of digital assets. Built on the Solana blockchain, Maple empowers credit experts to run on-chain lending businesses, fostering efficient connections between crypto-native institutions seeking capital and lenders looking for yield.
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The platform solves a common DeFi issue: the requirement for borrowers to lock up more assets than they borrow. Maple combines traditional financial checks with blockchain's transparency by securing loans based on borrowers' reputations.
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Maple is one of the few DeFi lending protocols that offers uncollateralized loans. This allows borrowers to access capital more efficiently without tying up their assets as collateral.
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Running on Ethereum and other networks, Maple uses smart contracts for automation, transparency, and real-time monitoring.
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Maple offers specialized lending pools managed by Pool Delegates, who underwrite loans, perform risk assessment, and manage borrower relationships.
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Investors can deposit funds into lending pools, earning yield from borrower interest payments while gaining diversified exposure to multiple borrowers.
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Maple Finance makes lending and borrowing more accessible for businesses and investors. offering loans with lower collateral requirements, using the SYRUP token for community governance, and maintaining high compliance standards, the project experienced significant growth in the DeFi space
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The platform recently launched its new governance token, $SYRUP. This token adds more utility to the system. It also enables staking rewards and allows users to take part in governance.
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