Staying syrUP’d

The myth of web3 mass adoption has been shattered!

It’s not every day two pillars of DeFi decide to blur the lines between institutional finance and onchain liquidity.

Yesterday was one of those rare days.

@maplefinance just teamed up with @aave.

If you understand what both protocols represent — Maple, the home for institutional-grade capital, and Aave, the backbone of onchain lending — then you’ll know this isn’t just a partnership.

This is the beginning of a liquidity superhighway between TradFi capital and open DeFi markets.

Here’s what is actually cooking 👇

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On October 21, 2025, Maple Finance announced a partnership with Aave to integrate institutional yield-bearing dollar asset like syrupUSDT as collateral within Aave’s lending markets.

In simple terms:

Institutional capital is about to flow seamlessly through Aave’s public infrastructure; increasing liquidity, stability, and capital efficiency across the entire ecosystem.

But this goes deeper.

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@maplefinance brings billions in deployable institutional capital, sourced from real businesses and financial entities, and not just onchain liquidity providers.

@aave brings the most battle-tested lending infrastructure in DeFi, trusted by millions of users globally.

Together, they’re bridging two worlds that have long circled each other:

➥ Traditional institutions with yield-hungry capital
➥ DeFi protocols with programmable, transparent financial systems

The partnership begins with syrupUSDT launching on Aave’s @Plasma Market,

and syrupUSDC soon joining Aave’s Core Market - setting the stage for deeper integration between onchain asset managers and the largest lending protocol in DeFi.

DeFi has often been about experimentation.

But this is different, cos the walls are coming down, and the rails aligning.

Maple and Aave might just be the partnership that ushers in the next chapter of institutional DeFi.

$SYRUP $AAVE #SYRUP