Maple Finance said deposits in its syrupUSDC stablecoin have exceeded $2 billion, underscoring growing institutional demand for on-chain yield products. The company added that Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has so far handled about $130 million in syrupUSDC transfers, removing the bridge risks and slippage that typically accompany multi-network transactions. To draw additional liquidity, Maple on 14 August opened a new syrupUSDC market on Pendle Finance. Liquidity providers receive a 7% native yield that can be amplified five-fold through “Drips” for a 1% premium—down from the 5% historically charged for the booster. Combined with a 2.5× liquidity-pool multiplier and optional staking on Equilibria, Maple estimates total returns of roughly 27% annualised, with the potential to reach 250% when fully compounded. The token has also been listed on the Drift exchange, where syrupUSDC deposits reached $3 million within the first day. Drift advertises passive yields of up to about 30% for lenders, while borrowers pay a 1% annualised rate. Chainlink’s CCIP is gaining traction beyond Maple. Algorand-based Folks Finance announced it will use the protocol to enable cross-chain stablecoin lending, and Vision has extended CCIP support to connect Hyperliquid’s high-frequency trading platforms, HyperCore and HyperEVM. The string of integrations highlights a broader push to standardise secure settlement for tokenised assets across disparate blockchains.