An opportunistic investment firm and early lender in media, renewables and digital assets is bringing its credit experience to Solana.
@forestroadvault has chosen Perena to launch sUSD-FR, its first Solana vault.
Private-market investments can tie up capital for years. A Solana vault turns the investment position into a token that can be transferred and, where supported, traded or pledged as collateral to borrow against it. Investors can put an income-generating position to further use without waiting for the underlying loans to mature. Trading liquidity and borrowing depend on available markets and integrations. Transfers are limited to eligible non-U.S. persons.
For Solana, this brings an established specialty lender and new sources of credit exposure into the ecosystem. For Forest Road, it opens a distribution channel to stablecoin investors.
Perena connects the two.
Explore sUSD-FR, powered by Perena’s Vault as a Service.
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forestroadvault.com
“Forest Road” refers to The Forest Road Company, LLC and its affiliates. For informational purposes only; not investment, legal, tax or financial advice. Available only to eligible non-U.S. investors in permitted non-U.S. jurisdictions, subject to onboarding and applicable offering terms. Not an offer in the U.S. or to U.S. persons. sUSD-FR is not registered under U.S. securities laws and may not be offered, sold or transferred to U.S. persons, except, in each case, where duly approved and pursuant to an applicable exemption. This communication is not directed at, and should not be relied on by, persons in the United States or any other jurisdiction where its distribution would be unlawful. Sylva Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of The Forest Road Company, LLC and Forest Road Asset Management, LLC, serves as investment manager of the vault. Principal is at risk; yield and returns are not guaranteed. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Credit, liquidity, operational and smart-contract risks apply; redemptions may be delayed, gated or suspended. Trading and collateral use depend on applicable legal restrictions, market liquidity and supported integrations. Transfers are limited to eligible non-U.S. persons. Borrowing involves leverage and liquidation risk, which can occur rapidly and at unfavorable prices. Regulatory and tax treatment may vary by jurisdiction and is subject to change. Review the offering documents and risk disclosures before investing: forestroadvault.com/risk
A tokenized stock can track the right price and still give you very different rights from the underlying share.
We sat down with @ZKZeroKnowledge and @austincampbell to discuss a simple question: what do you actually own, and how do you get it out?
A token might represent a company share recorded on a blockchain, an interest in securities held by a custodian, or a derivative linked to the stock price. Similar exposure can come with different voting rights, counterparties and recovery arrangements.
Take PAXG, the gold token discussed in the podcast.
The token moves; the bar stays in a London vault. Each token traces back to the serial number of a specific bar. The investment depends on the legal claim connecting the two, the custodian holding the metal and the conditions for redemption.
Self-custody changes part of this. Holding the token in your own wallet can give you greater control over transfers. Access to the underlying asset still depends on its legal and operational arrangements.
For an investor, those details affect valuation. A token that can be converted into the underlying asset has a different exit mechanism from one whose holder depends entirely on finding another buyer.
Consider a hypothetical $100,000 position. A 2% discount when selling costs $2,000, equivalent to six months of simple income at 4% annually. Redemption has its own fees, but it gives the holder an exit that does not depend on finding a buyer.
Watch the full episode here - But Why? Tokens | Ep. 3
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Last week in macro 👀
What moved in rates and stablecoin regulation last week.
1️⃣ The Fed isn't done tightening. Minutes from the September meeting, released last week, show most participants still expect another rate hike before year-end, if the data allows.
2️⃣ Inflation risks still lean up. Energy prices, geopolitical disruption and heavy AI investment are all keeping pressure on prices.
3️⃣ Short-term yields ticked up. The three-month Treasury went from 4.23% to 4.26% between Thursday and Tuesday. The ten-year barely moved, from 5.22% to 5.21%.
4️⃣ The stablecoin market is a dollar market. The FSB puts it at about $300 billion as of mid-2026, and 99% of it is pegged to the dollar.
5️⃣ Regulators are watching redemptions. In the FSB's view, large withdrawals could spread stress through reserve sales, bank funding and cross-border links.
6️⃣ ESMA is closing the door on non-MiCA stablecoins. Authorised EU providers should stop offering access to them, clear legacy exposure within three months, and keep only limited wind-down services.
An intense week on both sides of the Atlantic.
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If you’re tokenizing stock:
Are you buying Nvidia?
Are you buying an Nvidia receipt?
But Why Ep 3: Tokenized Stocks, Nvidia or a Receipt?
Perena But Why Ep 3 "Tokens": Austin Campbell on tokenized stocks and whether you own Nvidia or just a digital receipt for it.
Rates stay high, hidden stress builds in private credit, and Solana liquidity thins. Here is how we are repositioning the USD* book.
HYPE has been one of the best performing assets in crypto over the past few years.
It’s the token behind Hyperliquid, the largest onchain perp exchange, and nearly all of the exchange’s fees go into buying it back.
So today, in partnership with @kestrelfi, we’re introducing HYPE*.
A yield-bearing asset that keeps your exposure to the token, with returns accruing into the redemption rate.
New one in the garden, already reaching for the sun.
HYPERLIQUIDDDDD
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Enter the garden with @perena 🌸
A 3-month, 10% fixed APY is now live on USD*, Perena's yield-bearing dollar on @solana.
Start growing: app.liquidity.land/project/P…
You can now enter the garden on @Liquidity_Land 🌸
10% fixed APY on USD* for 3 months
No guessing what next week’s APY looks like
Enter the garden with @perena 🌸
A 3-month, 10% fixed APY is now live on USD*, Perena's yield-bearing dollar on @solana.
Start growing: app.liquidity.land/project/P…
Monthly report - September 2026 ✅
New month, new report, full recap below:
◼️ Vault as a Service is live
Any asset manager can now launch its own vault on Perena's Solana vault infrastructure without writing contracts or building depositor tooling.
Perena sets up the vault and the curator runs the strategy. Deposits, receipt tokens, NAV accounting and risk controls all run on the same audited vault program that powers USD*.
◼️ Built-in safety rails
Every curated vault comes with deposit caps, rolling withdrawal limits, a 24-hour timelock on role changes, whitelisted withdrawal destinations and a circuit breaker.
◼️ Curator Console
Curators get a dedicated console to run their vault: TVL and NAV health with freshness indicators, holdings, role management, and moving capital in and out of their strategy. Sensitive actions go through the curator's own Squads multisig, and each role sees only the actions it's allowed to take.
◼️ Vault pages for LPs
Each curated vault gets its own shareable page on app.perena.org.
LPs can review the strategy, curator, performance, risks and redemption terms, then deposit and withdraw from their own wallet. Receipt tokens go straight to the LP, so neither Perena nor the curator ever holds depositor funds.
Curators can keep a vault open or restrict it to whitelisted wallets.
◼️ Partners spotlight
We began a new collaboration with @ZivoeProtocol , our first private credit curator, to bring private credit strategies to Solana users, and we're onboarding more asset managers who want the same access.
USD* is now listed on RWA.xyz.
For investors investing in tokenized real-world assets, USD* gives users access to RWA credit, quantitative, and on-chain lending strategies across the on-chain ecosystem via a single deposit.
app.rwa.xyz/assets/USDSTAR
◼️ We launched GOLD* and ZEC*
They are joining the family of our yield-bearing risk assets with SOL* and BTC*. They allow users to keep price exposure tied to a given risk asset while deriving yield from USD* underneath.
◼️ GPU deal
We structured a 20% APY deal on GPU financing.
Unanimously, everyone said they need more compute, and getting it online means lining up hardware, power, cooling and financing. Those conversations have made us more bullish on GPU financing.
We've also chosen to structure this product largely off-chain.
◼️ Our TVL grew by 8.3%
We were able to secure new partners and draw more retail attention by diversifying our product offering.
See you next month!










