# Welcome to Maple

Founded in 2019 and led by a team of former bankers and credit investment professionals aiming to improve upon legacy capital markets, Maple is a leading digital asset lending platform, empowering the digital asset economy with secure, innovative lending solutions.\
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Maple combines industry-standard compliance and due diligence with the transparent and frictionless lending enabled by smart contracts and blockchain technology. Maple is the gateway to growth for financial institutions and companies seeking capital onchain.\
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Maple yield is primarily generated from fixed rate, overcollateralized loans to institutional borrowers, supported by DeFi liquidity provision and futures basis trading. These short duration loans enable Maple to provide consistent high yield and short term liquidity for users. The strategy has a track record of yield outperformance compared to leading DeFi lending protocols.

Syrup makes Maple's institutional lending marketplace available to all through DeFi.

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**Links:**

* Website: [www.maple.finance](http://www.maple.finance/)
* Telegram: <https://t.me/maplefinance>
* Twitter: <https://twitter.com/maplefinance>
* LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/company/maplefinance/>
* Dune Dashboard: <https://dune.com/maple-finance/maple-finance>
* Token Terminal Dashboard: <https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/maple-finance>
* Messari: <https://messari.io/project/syrup>
* Coin Market Cap: <https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/maple-finance/>
* Coin Gecko: <https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/maple-finance>
* DeFi Llama: <https://defillama.com/protocol/maple-finance>
* YouTube: <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXJPzNcN_kSXj82EfRrV1pQ>
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