Maple Finance [SYRUP] joined the assets hit by widespread selling over the past 24 hours.
The token reached $0.20 early Thursday before retreating alongside the broader crypto market. It last traded around this level on the 26th of May.
However, Maple Finance’s on-chain performance remained positive, creating a divergence between protocol activity and SYRUP’s price.
Why did Maple’s TVL rise?
Capital deposited across Maple Finance continued growing despite the token’s decline.
The protocol’s Total Value Locked [TVL] increased by roughly $173 million within 48 hours, according to DeFiLlama.
However, rising TVL does not necessarily represent an equivalent amount of fresh capital. Changes in underlying asset prices can also affect it.
Even so, the increase suggested that Maple retained demand while SYRUP faced market-wide selling.
DeFiLlama also recorded approximately $153,000 in Holders Revenue during July. This metric tracks value distributed to token holders.
These distributions could support holding demand, although they do not guarantee stronger price performance.
Why are SYRUP traders pulling back?
SYRUP’s decline appeared to follow broader market weakness rather than deterioration across the protocol.
CoinGlass data showed that Open Interest fell approximately 7% over the past day.
It declined from $24.15 million to $22.44 million, removing $1.71 million from outstanding derivatives positions.
Falling Open Interest suggested that traders reduced exposure as volatility increased. However, it did not reveal whether longs or shorts closed voluntarily.
Meanwhile, approximately $27,390 in SYRUP positions were liquidated during the period.
The relatively small liquidation figure suggested that forced closures explained little of the broader Open Interest decline.
On top of that, the Long/Short Ratio fell to 0.74. The reading indicated that short positioning outweighed long positioning within the chart’s measured cohort.
Can Maple’s growth support SYRUP?
The broader crypto market also contracted sharply as investors reduced risk.
Crypto market capitalization excluding stablecoins declined by approximately $90.71 billion after the 15th of July.
However, market-cap losses do not represent an equal amount of capital withdrawn. Prices can fall with much smaller net selling flows.
SYRUP could regain demand if market sentiment improves and Maple Finance sustains its protocol growth.
Final Summary
- Maple Finance’s TVL rose by $173 million despite SYRUP’s price decline.
- SYRUP’s Open Interest fell 7% as derivatives traders reduced their exposure.
