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Maple is a leading digital asset lending platform, empowering the digital asset economy with secure, innovative lending solutions. Lending opportunities are tailored to meet diverse liquidity needs, risk appetites, and return expectations and facilitated through Maple’s industry-leading smart contract technology that provides real-time monitoring and transparency.

Maple and syrupUSDC/USDT/USDG Structure

syrupUSDC, syrupUSDT and syrupUSDG enable direct access to Maple pools through an interface and smart contract router (refer to Technical Resources for further details). Maple established new unique pools for syrupUSDC, syrupUSDT and syrupUSDG to ensure that proceeds and risks are segmented from existing pools accessible to Maple customers. Each of syrupUSDC, syrupUSDT and syrupUSDG operates under its own distinct legal entity:

• syrupUSDC through Maple International Operations SPC acting on behalf of and for the account of Secured Loan Segregated Portfolio 1

• syrupUSDT through Maple International Operations SPC acting on behalf of and for the account of Maple USDT Segregated Portfolio 1

• syrupUSDG through Maple International Operations SPC acting on behalf of and for the account of Maple USDG Segregated Portfolio 1

This provides provides full legal separation between the products and from Maple's institutional pools. Refer to the Legal section for further details on each product's structure. More details on the differences between Maple, syrupUSDC, syrupUSDT and syrupUSDG pools, and their benefits, can be found here.

Maple Underwriting and Credit

syrupUSDC, syrupUSDT and syrupUSDG users benefit from the strong track record and expertise of Maple's institutional credit operations - more on that here. Maple Direct (the lending arm of Maple Finance) is responsible for the underwriting, structuring and management of the loans that are originated in the Maple pools that Syrup access. All loans that provide yield to syrupUSDC, syrupUSDT and syrupUSDG will be to creditworthy crypto-native institutions that post liquid digital assets as collateral.

Moreover, Maple's smart contracts and technology infrastructure monitor all loans in real time to ensure adherence to collateralization levels, loan terms and financial disclosures and provide transparency for users to verify directly.

Yield Strategies

In addition to overcollateralized institutional lending, syrupUSDC, syrupUSDT and syrupUSDG deploy capital into supporting strategies:

• Futures Basis Trading: Cash and carry strategies targeting spreads between dated futures markets and spot

• DeFi Liquidity Provision: Strategic deployments in select DeFi protocols across Ethereum, Solana, Plasma and other chains

All allocations are transparently visible in the Liquidity section of the Details page. These strategies are managed with rigorous custody controls and risk management frameworks.