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Lucas Manuel

Lucas Manuel

SC tech lead at Maple Finance · Co-Founder at Phoenix Labs · Core Contributor at Spark Protocol

Lucas Manuel is a co-founder of Phoenix Labs and a core contributor to Spark Protocol.

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Maple Finance's loans are at an all-time high... in a bear market. Why? Maple CEO (Sid Powell) says the yield sector is actually counter-cyclical. When Bitcoin isn't hitting new highs, people stop holding assets and start asking: "How do I put my stablecoins to work?" Maple's yield products outpe

@milkroaddailyJul 2026

Robinhood is integrating DeFi rails behind the scenes. Institutional DeFi is hitting record adoption despite weak retail sentiment. Sid Powell explains how Maple Finance reached nearly $2 billion in active loans during a bear market, and how neobanks and traditional asset managers are driving glob

@milkroaddailyJul 2026

I have, for the most part, been avoiding @RobinhoodCrypto chain. That said, two of the three existing @Morpho markets are pretty interesting for trusted stablecoin loops. 1) USDe (@ethena) • 4.5% Collateral Yield • 3.63% Borrow Cost • $12M to Borrow ➢ 15% Net APR at 10x 2) syrupUSDG (@maplefinanc

@defi_dadJul 2026

I have, for the most part, been avoiding @RobinhoodCrypto chain. That said, two of the three existing @Morpho markets are pretty interesting for trusted stablecoin loops. 1) USDe (@ethena) • 4.5% Collateral Yield • 3.63% Borrow Cost • $12M to Borrow ➢ 15% Net APR at 10x 2) syrupUSDG (@maplefinanc

@phtevenstrongJul 2026

Robinhood Chain went live a week ago. $140M TVL already, close to $100m of this is seeking yield. @maplefinance is inside that stack generating the yield available to 28m Robinhood users. Good thread from @sandmark_news breaking it down. https://x.com/sandmark_news/status/2075469213763059741

@austinbarackJul 2026

New Token Radar post is out by @Nomaticcap in The Edge Newsletter on $SYRUP! All posts are ungated. If you're a @maplefinance enjoyooor, check it out 🥞 https://x.com/Nomaticcap/status/2077041845763518725

@defi_dadJul 2026

The AUM and loan book for @maplefinance are at all time highs. ethereum:0x643c4e15d7d62ad0abec4a9bd4b001aa3ef52d66 is back near May 2025 levels. At the same time, Robinhood and Kraken have created the best growth setup I’ve seen since following Maple. So is the market missing something? Is it t

@defi_dadJul 2026

You can now borrow up to 1M USDC on TermMax with the following senior tranches from @roycoprotocol: • @CapApp's stcUSD • @maplefinance syrupUSDC Senior tranche exposure, now unlocked as borrowing power. Try it out here 👇 https://app-v2.termmax.ts.finance/?chains=1&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=so

@termmaxfiJul 2026

You can now borrow up to 1M USDC on TermMax with the following senior tranches from @roycoprotocol: • @CapApp's stcUSD • @maplefinance syrupUSDC Senior tranche exposure, now unlocked as borrowing power. Try it out here 👇 https://app-v2.termmax.ts.finance/?chains=1&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=so

@termmaxfiJul 2026

DeFi Brief: > Variational introduces Swaps, bringing TradFi-level liquidity, stable carry costs, and higher OI limits. > Aave launches Stable Vaults, an all-in-one way to embed fixed-rate stablecoin yields into any product. > Summer Finance exploited for $6.04M USDC across two vaults; all vaults pa

@coinmarketcapJul 2026