The DATA Foundation (formerly Story) is a native real-world data infrastructure for AI, consisting of the DATA Network and Trace. Trace generates verifiable, tamper-proof receipts for every human contribution on the blockchain ledger, recording source, license, and usage rights while protecting privacy. The DATA Network provides data ownership, contributor payment, and auditing tracks, supporting voluntary data contribution marketplaces like Kled, and is open to developers through the Confidential Data Rails (CDR) SDK, allowing compliant data to access AI buyers. The native token is DATA.