In 2019, the idea of an on-chain bank was just a whiteboard sketch.

By 2024, it became an institutional reality.

The timeline has been in a frenzy over @Maple Finance Official ‘s latest update.

Few days ago, Maple Finance went officially live on Base, powered by @Chainlink , bringing institutional-grade finance to the most active L2.

Why you should pay attention to this - even if you’re not on Base yet.

Maple didn’t follow the generic DeFi growth roadmap of hype and inflated yield schemes.

Instead, it focused on one thing:

building on-chain credit that survives real market cycles.

Overcollateralized lending. Vetted institutional borrowers. Sustainable yield.

That discipline has already powered $17B+ in loans originated.

Now, the infrastructure gets distribution.

By launching on Base, Maple plugs into millions of users and developers, turning professional-grade yield into something accessible, composable and usable.

And this isn’t just a logo-on-a-new-chain moment.

Maple assets are launching with real utility.

Now, Integration with @aave is fully live with initial deposit cap of $50M, and set to unlock:

• Borrowing against Maple assets

• Scalable looping strategies

• Deep, proven liquidity

This is what it looks like when institutional DeFi moves closer to everyday users.

If you’re tracking where serious on-chain finance is heading, now’s a good time to start paying attention to Maple on Base.

This is the utility that powers $SYRUP making it a a solid DeFi tokek for long-term