Celsius dives into Defi and delegates $ 30 million in Ether on Maple Finance

Celsius dives into Defi and delegates $ 30 million in Ether on Maple Finance

The cryptocurrency credit platform Celsius immerses in decentralized financing (Defi) by becoming the first centralized financial institution (CEFI) that offers its services on the Maple Finance capital marketplace.

By using the Maple's defi infrastructure, Celsius will, according to a press release on Thursday, issue and manage underground loans from a pool of $ 30 million in Wrapped Ether (Weth). Packed tokens represent cryptos from other blockchains and are as much worth the original. Pool delegate within Maple supervised loan pools and evaluated borrowers for a fee.

"The partnership came about in a natural way after we had talked in the 4th quarter of 2021," Daniel Kim, Head of Capital Markets at Maple, told Blockworks, which added that there was a coordination between the mission and the field of every company.

"It only took a few conversations to realize that Celsius as a pool delegator was an idea to be examined."

Maple strives to provide companies such as Celsius Tools and Smart Contract kits as well as access to turnkey solutions for lending, credit management and performance reporting in real time.

"This ... shows the next growth in crypto, where cefi and defi platforms work together," added Kim. "It helps us to achieve our goal, to establish Maple as the dominant institutional capital network in crypto."

loans are assessed on the basis of profitability, balance sheet strength and the creditworthiness of the borrower. Celsius said it is planning to increase the number of borrowers and granted loans in the coming year, as it continues to finance "rapidly growing" crypto institutions. Celsius kicks Blocktower, Orthogonal Trading and Maven 11 as pool delegates.

The Defi protocol claims that its pool delegated model is "unique" because it enables companies and credit funds to take its rails in order to act as a lender within the aspiring defect sector.

"Thanks to Maple's credit frastructure, we can penetrate this area quickly and safely," said Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky.

"Celsius will fall back on his extensive experience in underwriting and look forward to welcoming new borrower this year and beyond."

More than $ 670 million of crypto loans emerged from the protocol after its introduction in May 2021, with a total value of over $ 650 million blocked defi-lama . Maple Finance said it was aiming to reach a loan volume of $ 5 billion by adapting customer demand and exploring new markets.

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