Aave Partners with Maple to Scale Institutional Liquidity in DeFi
The leaders in onchain lending and institutional asset management are joining forces.
Maple Finance X Aave a strategic partnership designed to bring institutional assets to DeFi and bridge the next wave of capital into the onchain economy.
Together, Maple finance and Aave are building the foundation for the next phase of decentralized finance:
➞ Connecting real, yield-generating institutional assets to the world’s largest onchain lending market.
➞ Creating a sustainable, credit-backed liquidity layer for the DeFi ecosystem.
Maple introduces a new class of collateral to Aave institutional-grade assets backed by consistent, trusted yield. These assets are designed to perform through all market cycles, providing stability and predictable performance for lenders and borrowers alike.
By integrating these assets, Aave enhances its variable lending model:
> Stabilizing borrow demand
>Improving capital efficiency across the protocol
> Expanding the diversity of collateral sources beyond crypto-native assets
This isn’t just incremental it’s transformational for DeFi’s credit markets.
Maple’s network spans billions in deployable institutional capital allocators and borrowers seeking stable, scalable returns and deep liquidity. Through this collaboration, Aave gains direct access to that demand, driving utilization, deepening liquidity, and strengthening its position as DeFi’s leading lending protocol.
To Start with:
➜ syrupUSDT will launch on Aave’s Plasma instance
➜ syrupUSDC will launch on the Core market
These assets will serve as the initial bridge, with more institutional-grade products to follow expanding yield opportunities across the DeFi landscape.
This partnership embodies the next evolution of DeFi where institutional-grade assets meet the deepest onchain liquidity layer. By aligning Maple’s asset network with Aave’s lending infrastructure, both teams are laying the groundwork for a more mature, liquid, and scalable financial system.
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