Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Maple Finance has announced a new derivatives product to tackle institutional clients' demand for digital assets.
DeFi platform Maple Finance has announced a new derivatives product to meet institutional demand for digital assets.
The new product will purchase Bitcoin (BTC) call options using yield from collateralized crypto loans, according to Maple. It is designed for institutional investors with a minimum buy-in of 100,000 USD Coin (USDC) and promises exposure to BTC with protection against downside risk if BTC underperforms. The new product has a floor annual percentage yield (APY) of 4%, with a maximum possible APY of 33%.
Maple's new offering will compete for market share with a handful of similar products. Some examples include the National Bank of Bahrain's Bitcoin investment fund, the protected Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issued by Calamos Investments and Crypto.com's recently launched platform for institutional investors in the United States.
Since 2024, there has been a surge in structured crypto products targeting institutional investors, driven by greater regulatory clarity worldwide and growing acceptance of crypto as an investment vehicle.
Many of these new products aim to minimize downside risk, a concern that crypto enthusiasts are all too familiar with. According to Lucas Kiely, chief investment officer for Yield App, battle-hardened investors are seeking assurances that their tokens “won't vanish in a puff of smoke,” as occurred in 2022 with the collapse of FTX, Celsius and Terra.
Institutional investors increasingly view Bitcoin and other digital assets as essential components of a portfolio, aiding in diversification and inflation protection. Since their debut on Wall Street in January 2024, Bitcoin ETFs have attracted over $39.9 billion in net inflows.
In June 2023, Maple Finance announced the launch of a direct crypto lending program, stepping into the void left by the collapse of BlockFi and Celsius. According to HTF Market Intelligence, the Bitcoin loan market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate (CAGR) of 26.4% through 2030, with the market size expanding from $8.6 billion to $45 billion.
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