Maple, the leading on-chain asset manager, today announced it has expanded its capital strategy with the closing of its first tranche of a Bitcoin-backed financing facility from Cantor, a premier global investment bank. This transaction marks a major milestone in institutional digital asset adoption, signaling the next phase of capital formation between traditional and decentralized markets.

2024 was the breakout year for Maple Secured Lending. The strategy grew more than 16X, whilst delivering market-leading yield outperformance and principal protection at all times to our lenders. This article covers the yield generated, collateralization levels throughout the year, liquidity metrics and overall growth of Maple's flagship products.

In this episode of The Token Warrant, host Regan Bozeman interviews Joe Flanagan, Co-Founder of Maple Finance, and Steve Venino from BlockTower Capital. The episode focuses on Maple's evolution as a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, beginning with its lending products and the challenges faced during the recent crypto bear market. Steve shares insights into BlockTower Capital's investment strategies and their partnership with Maple, including co-leading a $5 million strategic funding round in August 2023.

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The numbers that are important tell a story about Maple’s growth in 2024. During the year, our Total Value Locked (TVL), the north star metric, climbed from $85m to a peak of over $600m. This growth is essential to Maple’s mission of becoming the world’s largest institutional lender, beginning with digital assets.

This article will explore where Maple stands post-SYRUP launch, the incredible opportunity ahead in 2025, and how we plan to capitalize on it. We will delve into the Maple Ecosystem, comprising Maple Institutional and Syrup.fi and outline our roadmap for the year ahead.

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On the eve of the SYRUP token launch, I find it the perfect moment to reflect on the rich history of credit markets, explore the immense opportunity Maple holds for shaping the future of finance, and share bold predictions for where Maple will be by 2030 as we embark on the next five years of growth and innovation.

Tokenization promises to deliver a long-awaited upgrade to the sluggish analog systems of legacy finance. While the idea has gained traction throughout the financial services industry, there’s still work to be done. Builders with deep experience in on-chain finance identify key areas for improvement essential to tokenization’s widespread adoption and discuss what works, what doesn’t and what’s still needed for the next growth spurt.