Key Takeaways
What triggered the feud?
Core believes Maple has breached a 24-month exclusivity vow (a vow of chastity, one might say) by unveiling a rival yield product, syrupBTC. A DeFi version of “cheating on your partner with a sugary substitute”? 🤭
How are lenders affected?
The lstBTC product, funded by $150M BTC from lenders, now teeters like a drunkard on a blockchain. Reimbursement? A mystery wrapped in a riddle. 🕵️♂️💰
Institutional-focused DeFi lending firm Maple Finance has stirred the pot, allegedly breaching a contract and “borrowing” Core Foundation’s Bitcoin [BTC] yield product. On X (formerly Twitter), Maple Finance claimed Core Foundation “directly stabbed lender interests with a fork,” adding:
“Maple denies any wrongdoing, but will pursue remedies with the vigor of a vampire hunting garlic. Core Foundation will answer for their actions-probably with a restraining order and a LinkedIn post.” 🧛♂️📜

Core Foundation’s Grand Stand
Core Foundation, once Maple’s partner in BTC alchemy, now accuses them of breaching a 24-month exclusivity pact. Their product, lstBTC, was a DeFi marvel-until Maple conjured syrupBTC, a “copycat” dripping with betrayal. 🍯🧨
Core claims they’ve secured a restraining order against Maple, a DeFi divorce proceeding with more drama than a Shakespearean tragedy. They further lamented Maple’s refusal to reimburse $150M BTC to lenders, adding:
“Why can’t Maple return Bitcoin? Perhaps they’ve lost it in a black hole or a poorly coded smart contract. This is just another chapter in their operatic incompetence.” 🎭💣
Bitcoin DeFi, or BTCFi, is a circus where Babylon [BABY] and Lombard juggle market shares, while Core Foundation clowns around with a 34% stake. But the yield? It’s plummeting faster than a bear market. 🐻📉

SYRUP, Maple’s native token, took a 3% hit to $0.35, while Core’s TVL dropped 2% to $50M. The DeFi world watches, sipping coffee and waiting for the next plot twist. ☕🎭
Will BTC lenders be made whole again? Or will this become a cautionary tale of exclusivity agreements and syrupy betrayals? Only time-and perhaps a blockchain oracle-will tell. 🕰️🔮
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