About this episode
Sid Powell is the CoFounder and CEO at Maple.In this episode, interview Sid about how Maple achieved 10X growth in 2025, from $400M to $4B TVL, and what the next five years could look like for onchain lending, institutional adoption, and new products like syrupBTC.------🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/------The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources♦️ REDSTONE | THE LEADING MODULAR BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE♉︎ TOROS | EXPONENTIAL GAINS WITH LEVERAGED TOKENS🌅 NEUTRL | THE NEXT GENERATION OF CRYPTO-NATIVE YIELD🦅 FALCON | OVERCOLLATERIZED SYNTHETIC DOLLAR - POINTS PROGRAM NOW LIVE⚡ SPARK | THE ONCHAIN CAPITAL ALLOCATOR🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | STAKING SOLUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL SCALE📈 RUMPEL | TURN POINTS INTO PROFITS⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED------Timestamps0:00 - Intro6:52- The opportunity and mission behind Maple9:50 - Institutional lending and borrowing onchain12:28 - The BD engine behind Maple is a moat15:45 - 10X growth in 2025 17:28 - How Maple’s revenue flows back to SYRUP holders19:17 - Sponsor break20:27 - Why TradFi finally sees DeFi as legit26:01 - Future trends in onchain yields30:51 - Maple’s expansion to Solana with syrupUSDC34:37 - How syrupUSDC works37:43 - Demand to loop syrupUSDC + expansion to Eth L2s41:08 - Sponsor break42:57 - Maple is a launch partner for Plasma45:49 - The Aave Effect and implications for Maple looping48:45 - New syrupBTC product coming soon53:34 - 5-year outlook for Maple56:15 - Closing------🔗 Guest Links 🔗► Maple website: https://maple.finance/► Maple on X: https://x.com/mapl
