Maple Finance expands to Solana with Chainlink support

Lending platform Maple Finance has expanded to the Solana blockchain, introducing its yield-bearing stablecoin syrupUSDC to one of the fastest-growing ecosystems in crypto.

The expansion, which was announced in a blog post on June 5, has up to $500,000 in incentives and is backed by $30 million in liquidity. By joining Solana’s (SOL) fast and affordable network, Maple Finance (SYRUP) aims to provide users throughout the ecosystem with institutional-grade lending tools and consistent yields.

syrupUSDC offers a fixed yield of approximately 6.5% and can be bridged from Ethereum (ETH). Chainlink’s (LINK) cross-chain interoperability protocol, which launched on Solana’s mainnet on May 19, enables the cross-chain capability.

Users can more easily access syrupUSDC on either chain thanks to CCIP, a tool that has enabled the safe transfer of tokens and data between Ethereum and Solana. Solana-native protocols like Kamino and Orca are supporting the rollout.

Kamino has already added syrupUSDC to its lending, leverage, and liquidity vaults. As part of the launch effort, Maple will distribute weekly rewards of $15,000 to users supplying USDC and USDG, with additional incentives directed toward Paxos’s USDG-based lending.

This move is a part of Maple’s strategy plan to expand across chains with high liquidity and active decentralized finance ecosystems. With over $11 billion worth of stablecoins, Solana offers a strong foundation for Maple’s future growth. At present, the protocol manages over $1.9 billion in assets, as per Dune Analytics data, with SyrupUSDC’s supply surpassing $550 million.

The Solana launch follows a major development in late May when Maple announced a $2 billion Bitcoin-backed lending initiative in partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald.  By bringing traditional lending structures on-chain, Maple hopes to bridge the gap between institutional finance and cryptocurrencies.

Maple’s entry adds a great deal of firepower as more platforms, such as margin.fi, Port Finance, Save, and Rain.fi, join Solana’s lending market. The protocol is establishing itself as a major player in the upcoming stage of institutional DeFi, supported by strong liquidity, strategic alliances, and a track record of success.