Maple Finance and Elwood Technologies announced a strategic partnership to expand institutional adoption of digital assets. Maple’s on-chain credit and asset management platform will link with Elwood’s execution, portfolio, and risk tools. Maple CEO Sid Powell said the partnership creates an institutional-grade foundation for access, infrastructure, and transparency. Elwood CEO Chris Lawn stated that credit is central to digital asset markets and that the firm will deliver the tools lenders need to scale. The collaboration targets barriers that have slowed institutions from entering crypto, including fragmented infrastructure and operational frictions. By combining Maple’s credit origination with Elwood’s connectivity to exchanges, custodians, and fund administrators, the firms aim to align on-chain finance with institutional standards. Maple, founded in 2021, offers secured lending, Bitcoin Yield, and structured products. Elwood provides portfolio analytics and risk systems to institutional clients and connects them to trading and custody providers. Both firms view the partnership as a step toward wider use of on-chain credit strategies.
