Maple brings $3.8B yield to Ink L2 with syrupUSDT

Maple announced it integrated syrupUSDT on the Ink layer-two network on May 13, 2026. The dollar-yield token connects institutional yield tied to Maple’s $3.8 billion in assets under management to Ink’s user base, which the Ink team estimates at roughly 10 million accounts. Liquidity for syrupUSDT is available immediately through Tydro, a non-custodial lending and borrowing protocol on Ink that runs on the Aave technology stack.

Ink is built on the OP Stack by the team behind the Kraken exchange and positions itself as a high-throughput, user-sovereign scaling network. With syrupUSDT listed as a core asset on Ink, users can earn base yield without leaving the layer-two environment. Developers can integrate the token into native applications to enable supply, borrowing and use as on-chain collateral.

Tydro will let users supply syrupUSDT or post it as collateral under adjustable risk-management parameters. Maple and Ink plan to introduce a targeted incentive and rewards program in the coming weeks to encourage use of syrupUSDT on the network.

Maple manages $3.8 billion in assets and described the deployment as a way to broaden access to its institutional-yield product for retail and professional participants on a high-performance L2.

In a statement, Maple CEO and co-founder Sid Powell characterized the listing as “a cornerstone of our strategy at Maple, to integrate with leading fintechs and onchain platforms and offer institutional yield at consumer scale.” Regan OMalley, developer relations lead at the Ink Foundation, noted that high-quality yield assets are needed for the next generation of applications and highlighted the partnership as an example of how crypto products can improve user experience compared with traditional venues.

Maple added that users should expect further announcements about incentives and additional integrations in the weeks ahead.