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- Lighting tools: Ringlight, led light, softbox, Natural sun light etc
- Phone or Digital camera
- Tripod or phone stand
- External or Phone microphone
- Editing software (phone or PC): CapCut, Premiere pro etc
Break down🔻

LIGTHING TOOLS
This is very important in making videos.
The goal is to ensure the subject and background are well lit and clearly visible to the audience.
There are different types of lighting equipment and setups depending on your purpose and budget.
Simple options for a tight budget
- Natural sunlight: Recording outdoor or close to a window during the day.
- One-light setup: Using a single ringlight/led light placed in front of you.
- Two-light setup: Placing one light in front and another at the side to reduce shadows.
MOBILE PHONE OR DIGITAL CAMERA
You can use either of these to record your content. Always ensure your lens is clean and positioned at a suitable angle while recording.
You can also use external camera apps, such as Blackmagic Camera, to enhance your phone’s camera performance.

TRIPOD OR PHONE STAND
This is necessary to hold and support your phone or camera while recording.
They come in different heights and sizes, which you can adjust to suit any angle of your choice.
The goal is to position your recording device at the perfect angle.
EXTERNAL OR PHONE MICROPHONE
The purpose of either microphone is to ensure your audio is clear so people can easily hear what you are saying in your videos.
External microphones helps to reduce noise and enhance audio
Use Phone microphonefor a tight budget and silent place
EDITING SOFTWARE
This is the post-filming phase, which is very important for enhancing the overall quality of your video (audio, visual effects, color grading etc.)
Good editing skills can make your content look great, even with basic tools.
You can edit using a phone or a PC.
This list covers the essential tools needed to get started. There are other tools that can be added later as you grow.
What matters most:
- Valuable content
- Good script including a strong hook and body
- Consistent posting
- And many more…
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Maple Finance Q4 Ecosystem Updates (TL;DW)

Last week, Maple Finance held its Q4 ecosystem update call.

Maple has been scaling rapidly since the beginning of the year, making it the perfect time to hear directly from the team.

syrupsid and joedefi (founder, co-founder) discussed about Maple’s 2025 and 2026 strategy during the livestream.

𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 2025 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀

2025 was a defining year for Maple, marked by significant growth across all core metrics🔻.

- Maple’s AUM grew x10 from $500 to $5B

- ARR increased by x5 from $5M to $25M

- $7B in originated loans in 2025, total loan originated $11B+

- 65 active borrowers & 42 new borrowers

As the market faced one of the largest crypto crashes, Maple’s resilience and risk framework proved its strength.

𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵, Maple Finance 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 🔻

- Zero liquidation across all loan book.

- All margin called cured within 3 hours.

- Assets inflow after the liquidation event.

This resilience reinforces Maple’s role in shaping the next era of Onchain asset management.

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿, Maple is defining the Onchain asset management sector with🔻

- Transparent & verifiable asset.

- Big player in the Crypto native capital market.

- Global and permissionless access to trusted assets.

Looking ahead, Maple has set operational and ecosystem targets for the remainder of the year.

𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗤4 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽🔻

- AUM target at $5.5B and $30M+ in ARR.

- syrupUSDC & syrupUSDT Aave listing.

- Cross chain expansion: plasma, hyperliquid etc.

Maple’s long term vision, guiding its strategic direction for 2026.

𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 2026 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆🔻

- Tradfi partnerships and adoption.

- Focus on crypto native yield generation.

- Creation, management and distribution of all products

- AI integration.

Maple continues to strengthen its product stack and operational framework.

𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 & 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 🔻

- Maple lending: permissionless & crypto native yield products (syrupUSDT & syrupUSDC).

- Maple yield: Institutional borrowing backed by Overcollaterized lending.

- Maple HQ: Humans & Bots.

Maple native token $SYRUP continues to gain momentum and deepen its role in the ecosystem.

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 $SYRUP

- Average trading volume of $66M.

- $5.96M SYRUP buybacks.

- 25% revenue for syrup strategic funds according to MIP-019 voting round.

- Treasury balance:
   $15M cash & digital asset
   106.2M $SYRUP (SSF & DAO)

Maple 2025 was great.
Maple 2026 will be greater.

#maplefinance #syrup #syrupUSDC $SYRUP