Joe Flanagan is CoFounder of Maple Finance and Martin de Rijke is Head of Growth.
In this episode, we explore how Maple Finance is creating real yield for stablecoin holders by connecting DeFi lenders with institutional borrowers, plus how Syrup.fi unlocks a yield-bearing composable token for any DeFi lender to access.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:04 - Maple Finance from last cycle to now
7:03 - Why has Maple grown so much the last year?
12:23 - Sponsor break
15:20 - How does Maple serve lenders and borrowers?
21:13 - Overview of Maple institutional offerings
25:33 - What to know about loan terms, collateral, liquidations, reserves, and withdrawals
28:50 - What is Syrup.fi and syrupUSDC?
32:52 - The differentiation for syrupUSDC yield + integration with Pendle
38:11 - Sponsor break
40:28 - The syrupUSDC real yield vs how to earn bonus yield with Drips
46:17 - Whatâs the appetite among institutional clients for DeFi yield exposure?
53:01 - Closing
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âș Maple Finance website: https://maple.finance/
âș Syrup.fi website: https://syrup.fi/
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âș Martin on X: https://x.com/MartindRijke
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