Maple Finance Teams Up with Lido to Supercharge Crypto Lending with Liquid Staking

DeFi just got a power-up. Crypto lending protocol Maple Finance is joining forces with liquid staking giant Lido Finance—because why settle for idle assets when you can double-dip?

Liquidity meets leverage

The partnership lets Maple users stake ETH via Lido while simultaneously using those staked assets as collateral for loans. No more choosing between earning yield and accessing capital—now you can (almost) have your cake and eat it too.

Wall Street bankers hate this one trick

While traditional finance still struggles with legacy systems, DeFi protocols keep innovating at lightspeed. This collab effectively creates a new financial primitive—staking-backed credit lines—that would take years to replicate in TradFi (if they ever figure it out).

The fine print

Of course, smart contract risks remain, and staking rewards aren''t guaranteed. But for crypto natives? This is another step toward a parallel financial system that actually works for users—not just shareholders.