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Maple Finance

SYRUP · Maple Finance

UtilityGovernance token for Maple Finance — holders vote on protocol decisions.

What it is

Maple Finance is an onchain asset manager for institutional credit, and Syrup is its permissionless DeFi extension letting anyone deposit stablecoins (syrupUSDC/syrupUSDT) to earn yield sourced from overcollateralized loans to large crypto institutions.

Technology & consensus

Lending pools are managed by professional pool delegates who underwrite KYC'd institutional borrowers; loan terms, collateral and repayments are transparent onchain. Syrup packages this institutional yield into composable DeFi vault tokens across Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum and Plasma.

Token utility

SYRUP governs the entire Maple ecosystem (both Maple and Syrup) and can be staked as stSYRUP to share in protocol growth: stakers receive emissions (roughly 5% APY from new supply, 20% of emissions) plus loyalty 'Drips' convertible to SYRUP, and governance has proposed directing 20% of protocol revenues to buybacks distributed to stakers. SYRUP replaced the legacy MPL token at a 1:100 migration ratio.

Key risks & notes

No official whitepaper exists; summary grounded in official docs and project announcements. Core risk is borrower credit/default risk (Maple previously offered undercollateralized loans), plus smart-contract risk, centralized pool delegates, dependence on institutional borrowing demand for yield, and regulatory exposure for lending products.

Primary source

No whitepaper found. The summary below is drawn from the project’s official documentation, site, or repository instead — the substitution is disclosed, not hidden.

Research status

Classification: No whitepaper found · Researched 2026-09-15 · Source material: official project documents only.

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👁️ Evidence dossier

Verification classClass AFORA-01 scale — verification, not a quality ranking

Claim type · DeFi protocol token (governance of the Maple ecosystem — confirmed)

What does the holder own?

Title, redemption claim, fractional ownership, reserve exposure — or just narrative.

SYRUP is the governance token of the entire Maple ecosystem (Maple + Syrup.fi); it replaced MPL at 1:100 via governance proposal MIP-010 in 2024 and can be staked as stSYRUP for rewards.

high confidence

Evidence: [1] · [2]

Verified

Who holds the underlying?

Needs an identifiable custodian or entity — not a wallet address or a label.

No underlying exists by design: SYRUP confers no claim on the institutional loan book; staker rewards come from protocol revenues/emissions, not from a backing asset.

high confidence

Evidence: [1] · [2]

Verified

How are reserves checked?

Custodian records → inventory → third-party audit → supply reconciliation.

No reserves exist behind SYRUP by design; supply is emission-driven (staker rewards + treasury), with buyback mechanics governed by DAO vote.

high confidence

Evidence: [1] · [2]

Verified

How does redemption work?

Eligibility, minimums, fees, KYC, settlement — and what happens to the token.

No redemption mechanism exists or is promised for SYRUP; unstaking stSYRUP returns SYRUP tokens, not an underlying asset.

high confidence

Evidence: [1]

Verified

Who is liable if redemption fails?

A legally accountable entity and jurisdiction — not a DAO label.

No redemption liability exists for SYRUP since no redemption is promised. The token is governed by the Maple DAO (protocol founded 2019); no separate redemption-liable legal entity was found.

medium confidence

Evidence: [1] · [2]

Verified

❔ UNVERIFIED means not yet researched — not disproven. Rows marked “researched” were investigated and independent evidence was not found. Coverage expands as FORTUNA verifies. This dossier was researched 2026-09-15. Method: FORA-01 Asset Claim Verification Protocol.

❔ Frequently asked questions

What is Maple Finance (SYRUP)?

What does the holder own?

SYRUP is the governance token of the entire Maple ecosystem (Maple + Syrup.fi); it replaced MPL at 1:100 via governance proposal MIP-010 in 2024 and can be staked as stSYRUP for rewards.

What is Maple Finance's verification status?

Maple Finance (SYRUP) carries verification class A (Class A): every applicable FORA-01 question is VERIFIED — a full verification chain. What would change it: A status change would require new evidence — a status never changes from reinterpreting old evidence.

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