It's only a matter of time before DeFi eats Wall Street.
Credit markets are being rebuilt onchain — this time with transparency, structure, and institutional capital.
🧵Highlights from our latest episode @fejau_inc @syrupsid
Maple survived the 2022 crypto collapse while giants like Alameda and 3AC went under.
Their edge? Manual underwriting, siloed pools, and no exposure to junk balance sheets.
🔸 TradFi-style credit work helped Maple sidestep the chaos.
🔸 Alameda’s FTT-heavy balance sheet? Marked to zero.
🔸 3AC’s red flags? Rejected.
@fejau_inc @syrupsid Today, overcollateralized lending is hot and institutions want access to BTC-backed loans.
➤ Cantor Fitzgerald is now lending against Bitcoin
➤ Institutional desks are quietly building BTC lending programs
➤ Collateral is held in real tri-party accounts, not vapor
@fejau_inc @syrupsid Maple’s syrupUSDC has already crossed $1B in TVL.
➤ It’s permissionless
➤ It's yield-bearing
➤ It's composable
They're building a gateway for structured on-chain finance.
Sid believes the next wave of innovation looks something like this:
➤ Fixed-rate lending combined with staking for near 0% interest
➤ Tokenized structured products tailored for TradFi allocators
➤ Transparent loan books that reduce counterparty risk
➤ Stablecoins and credit rails replacing clunky TradFi plumbing
@fejau_inc @syrupsid Unlike bad actors in the industry, Maple Finance has a long-term mindset:
🔸 Play for year 20, not year 2.
🔸 Resisting shortcuts
🔸 Surviving cycles
🔸 Building for real adoption
@fejau_inc @syrupsid Check out the full episode & more below! ↓
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