🚨 Can $BTC hit $190K by September 2027? @maplefinance CEO @syrupsid thinks Bitcoin is still in the early innings of this bull market. His roadmap? A correction first, then a final rip toward a blow-off top in Q3 2027. That's more than 2x from here. But the timing of that final leg is what makes this call interesting. Are we really that early?

Maple's brand is evolving, starting this week. The idea behind the evolution is simple: Capital should be activated. Here's a thread on why, and what activated capital makes possible ↓

Arc 🤝 @maplefinance syrupUSDC is coming to Arc. One of DeFi’s largest productive assets is joining Arc’s stablecoin-native ecosystem, giving builders and users another composable option for onchain finance.

Maple is adding three new allocation strategies to the largest institutional lending book onchain. → Direct lending secured by institutional credit and rated securities → Asset-backed securitization → The basis trade (a hedged spot-futures position) Capped at 5% of the deposit base at launch. Overcollateralized lending remains the majority of the book. Full details in the article ↓

syrupUSDG just surpassed $320M in AuM, making it the fastest @maplefinance product to cross the $300M milestone. With ~5% in 30-day APY, it has already become a core allocation in the vault powering Robinhood Earn. Institutional credit yield, denominated in a regulated stablecoin, distributed through a fintech app. Onwards.

We're hiring a finance lawyer at Maple. If you know your way around credit agreements, structured finance, derivatives or institutional lending, but are more interested in building the future of finance than following the traditional legal career path, I'd like to hear from you. Crypto experience is helpful, but not required. Curiosity is. Apply here, or pass it on 👇

Why banks are structurally unfit to conduct crypto lending. My interview with @maplefinance CEO @syrupsid The full interview is available on my YouTube and podcast platforms. YouTube: Apple: Spotify:

Robinhood is integrating DeFi rails behind the scenes. Institutional DeFi is hitting record adoption despite weak retail sentiment. Sid Powell explains how Maple Finance reached nearly $2 billion in active loans during a bear market, and how neobanks and traditional asset managers are driving global adoption. FT @BitcoinJesusETH @syrupsid Tune in to know more ⏱TIME POINTS⏱ 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Institutional Bull Market vs Retail Bear Market 04:26 - Record Loan Growth And On-Chain Yield Demand 06:48 - How Maple Finance Is Different From Aave And Morpho 09:35 - Co-opetition: Maple Vs The DeFi Ecosystem 12:02 - Maple's Robinhood Chain Partnership 14:50 - The Focus On Growing On-Chain Capital Markets 17:45 - The DeFi Mullet Framework: What's Next? 20:18 - Sponsor: Securitize 20:56 - Sponsor: Bitget 21:28 - How Protocol Revenue Flows To The SYRUP Token 24:37 - New Tokenomics: Rules-Based Buyback Program 28:11 - What Happens To SYRUP Tokens After The Buyback? 30:01 - Maple's Alignment With The SYRUP Token 33:31 - Long-Term Value Drivers For On-Chain Asset Management 36:53 - Crypto Industry Outlook For H2 2026

1/ @RobinhoodCrypto is emerging as a new distribution battleground for DeFi. Within a week of Robinhood Chain going live, Uniswap's AMM, Arcus, Lighter and Rialto had all joined the network, with TVL reaching ~$75mn (DeFiLlama), most held in Morpho's lending protocol. Maple's Sid Powell sees Robinhood's 28mn users as retail distribution.

Maple Finance hit an all-time high of $1.9 billion in total loans outstanding. @syrupsid of @maplefinance tells @RemyBlaireNews demand is coming from digital asset treasury companies borrowing against $BTC holdings and Bitcoin miners who were expected to pivot to AI but are back accumulating, calling it "a pleasant surprise."