SeCuDAs: Self-Custody Data Assets

Written By Irene Ng

The Foundational Asset Class of the Smart Data Economy

What is a SeCuDA?

SeCuDA is a digital asset created from personal or organizational data that is:

  • Self-custodied – IP rights held directly by the data subject or rightful controller. 

  • Programmable – Embedded with logic, conditions, or permissions

  • Secure & Standardized – Interoperable across platforms and borders

  • Monetizable – Capable of generating yield through market use

They transform raw or siloed data into structured, ownable, and yield-bearing units — turning data into a functional, self-sovereign asset class.

Four Types of SeCuDAs and their unit economics

Why SeCuDAs Matter

  • Empowerment: Individuals and businesses have legal ownership and control over their data

  • Interoperability: Data becomes borderless, reusable, and plug-and-play

  • Revenue Generation: Data turns into a yield-generating capital asset

  • Compliance-ready: Built for consent, accountability, and governance

SeCuDAs Power the Smart Data Economy

With SeCuDAs, data becomes an ownable, tradable, and investable asset class — powering decentralized infrastructures, and enabling inclusive data markets for the 21st century.

How SeCuDAs Power the Innovorsa Smart Data Economy Investment Funds

Innovorsa’s investment thesis is centered on unlocking the trapped value of data within businesses — and SeCuDAs (Self-Custody Data Assets) are the key enabling mechanism.

SeCuDAs = The Asset Class of the Smart Data Economy

SeCuDAs transform raw, siloed, or inaccessible business data into structured, self-custodied, yield-generating digital assets. Each SeCuDA is:

  • Ownable: Controlled by the data subject or rightful stakeholder

  • Portable: Usable across platforms, jurisdictions, and ecosystems

  • Programmable: Integrated into logic, contracts, or transactions

  • Monetizable: Capable of generating direct or indirect yield

Innovorsa Funds Invest in Programs That:

  • Enable businesses to convert existing data into SeCuDAs

  • Build SeCuDA marketplaces, wallets, and data rails

  • Unlock new revenue models through proof-, signal-, share-, and ledger-based SeCuDAs

  • Fund compliance and infrastructure that supports cross-border, self-custodied data movement

Example Impact:

  • A logistics firm transforms delivery logs into proof-based SeCuDAs to validate performance across partners

  • A healthtech platform uses signal-based SeCuDAs to match patients with personalized services

  • A retailer deploys share-based SeCuDAs to reward users for sharing in-store behavioral data

  • A fintech startup issues ledger-based SeCuDAs backed by credit models or tokenized financial data

SeCuDAs are currently the assets issued by the Dataswyft Wallet

Reach out to us at our website contact to learn more. 

Irene Ng
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