UNITED STATES
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Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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As of May 13, 2025, I-ON Digital Corp. had shares of common stock, par value $ per share, outstanding.
I-ON Digital Corp.
Table of Contents
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Part 1 – Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
I-ON Digital Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Non-current assets: | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Total non-current assets | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Deferred revenue – related party | ||||||||
| Due to related parties | ||||||||
| Loans payable | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock - $ par value; shares authorized | ||||||||
| Preferred stock Series A - $ par value; shares designated; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Preferred stock Series C - $ par value; shares designated; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Common stock - $ par value; authorized shares; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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I-ON Digital Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | Three Months Ended March 31 2024 | |||||||
| Net sales – related party | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of sales | ||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Professional fees | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||
| Interest expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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I-ON Digital Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
| Preferred Stock | Additional | Total Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Series A | Series A to be issued | Series C | Paid-in | Retained |
Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Earnings | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | - | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | - | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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I-ON Digital Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Amortization | ||||||||
| Accretion of debt discount | ||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Deferred revenue – related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Due to related party | ||||||||
| Total net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Advances from related parties | ||||||||
| Total net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Continuing operations: | ||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Taxes paid | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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I-ON Digital Corp.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
As of March 31, 2025
NOTE 1: Organization and Operations
I-ON Digital Corp. (the “Company”) is engaged in providing digital-based enterprise solutions, including the digitization and distribution of digital tokens, primarily proven gold reserves, and other asset-based digital securities on the block chain.
On
December 15, 2023, the Company consummated its previously announced transaction contemplated by that certain Contribution and Exchange
Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2023 (the “Contribution and Exchange Agreement”), by and between the Company and Orebits
Acquisition Group (“OAG”), a Wyoming limited liability company and an entity owned and controlled by Carlos Montoya, the
CEO and controlling shareholder, pursuant to which the Company acquired shares of outstanding common stock of Orebits
Corp. (“Orebits”), representing the
The
acquisition of Orebits has had a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Prior to consummation of the
Transaction, Orebits carried only one asset – Orebits AU certificates having a post-transaction value of
$
NOTE 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The summary of significant accounting policies of the Company is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, who is responsible for integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with both accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.
In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary to state fairly the results for the periods presented. The results for the period ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 or for any future period.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of I-On Digital Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary Orebits Corp, (collectively, the Company). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Subsidiaries are entities over which the Company has control, typically through a majority voting interest. The Company consolidates entities in which it holds a controlling financial interest, as defined by Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 810, Consolidation. Investments in entities where the Company does not have control but has significant influence are accounted for under the equity method.
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Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. The Company has had limited revenues since the Company, under the prior ownership group, sold-off all of its subsidiaries in September 2022. In addition, the Company has reported recurring losses. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company believes that its investment in the development of ION Digital Hybrid Blockchain Platform will allow it to project and plan forward for a period of increasing revenues based on fee-driven digitization activities involving both closely held and third-party gold claims. The Company has recently concluded negotiations, resulting in multiple term sheets, that it anticipates executing in the second quarter of 2025. Consummation of these transactions will be subject to successful completion efforts on the part of the Company.
The
Company’s business prospects have changed since the new management took control of operations in January 2023. Since the new ownership
took over the Company, management commenced new initiatives in technology development and acquisitions. Management currently intends
to conduct one or more private placements during the balance of 2025 to raise up to $
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. As a result, actual results could materially differ from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle: 1: Identify the contract with the customer; 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3: Determine the transaction price; 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and Step 5: Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation. See NOTE 6.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all money market funds and highly liquid financial investments with maturities of three months or less when acquired
to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 there were
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets represent non-physical assets that lack a physical substance but have value. These assets are typically long-term in nature and can include items such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, digital assets, and software. When the Company acquires an intangible asset, it is recorded either at fair value or at historical cost. The fair value is used if the asset is acquired from an entity not under common control in a business combination, and the historical cost is used if the asset is acquired from an entity under common control. Intangible assets with a finite life are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.
The estimated useful lives of the respective asset categories are as follows:
| Development costs | ||
| Intangible assets excluding development costs | ||
| Other intangible assets – Core technology platforms |
The Company follows ASC 350-30-35 and recognizes costs incurred to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible asset as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. These costs are not capitalized but are instead treated as operating expenses, ensuring that the financial statements accurately reflect the current period’s operational activities.
Digital assets are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets, therefore, they are not amortized, but are assessed for impairment annually, or upon a triggering event that indicates it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired.
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Impairment Analysis for Long-lived Assets and Intangible Assets
The Company’s long-lived assets and other assets (consisting of property and equipment and purchased intangible assets) are reviewed for impairment in accordance with the guidance of the FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, FASB ASC 350, Intangibles, and FASB ASC 205 Presentation of Financial Statements. The Company tests for impairment losses on long-lived assets used in operations whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable or is less than fair value. If recoverability of an asset to be held and used is in question it is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such asset is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. Impairment evaluations can involve management’s estimates on asset useful lives and future cash flows. Actual useful lives and cash flows could be different from those estimated by management which could have a material effect on our reporting results and financial positions. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including undiscounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. Whenever the exchange-traded price of digital assets declines below its carrying value, the Company has determined that impairment exists and records impairment equal to the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value. Once an intangible asset is impaired, the loss is not reversed if the fair value subsequently increases.
FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) computations. Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. In periods where losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding excludes common stock equivalents, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had the following common stock equivalents:
| Series A preferred stock convertible into shares of common stock each | ||||
| Series C preferred stock convertible into shares of common stock each | ||||
| Total common stock equivalents |
Fair Value Measurements
The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined under ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.
ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy of valuation inputs based on the extent to which the inputs are observable in the marketplace. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity and unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions about how market participants would value an asset or liability based on the best information available.
Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value.
The following describes the hierarchy of inputs used to measure fair value and the primary valuation methodologies used by the Company for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
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The three levels of inputs are as follows:
| Level 1 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has an ability to access as of the measurement date. | |
| Level 2 | Inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the same term of the assets or liabilities. | |
| Level 3 | Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. |
A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, short-term financial instruments, short-term loans, accounts receivable, investments, accounts payables and debt. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying amount of our debt approximates fair value because the interest rates on these instruments approximate the interest rate on debt with similar terms available to us.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consists of taxes currently due and deferred taxes. Deferred taxes are recognized for the differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes.
The Company follows FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes, which require the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates, applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
FASB
ASC 740-10-25 provides criteria for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax position. The Company
must recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained
on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.
Contingencies
Accounting guidance requires that the Company record an estimated loss from a loss contingency when information available prior to issuance of the consolidated financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accounting for contingencies such as legal matters requires significant judgment. Many of these legal matters can take years to resolve. Generally, as the time period increases over which the uncertainties are resolved, the likelihood of changes to the estimate of the ultimate outcome increases.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are cash arising from its normal business activities.
The Company has its cash in high credit quality institutions. At times, such investments may be in excess of the FDIC insurance limit
of $
The Company currently does not provide for or issue extensions of credit to its clients, vendors or employees. If the Company’s board of directors elected to make a change in current policy, management, pursuant to policy and procedure implementation of the same, would establish methodologies for monitoring and assessing corresponding risks, inclusive of the potential for concentrations and the related adequacy of loss reserves going forward.
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Segment Reporting
The Company operates as a single operating and reportable segment, a resource management expertise and services provider. Our Chief Executive Officer is our Chief Operating Decision Maker, (CODM) who evaluates performance and makes operating decisions about allocating resources (see NOTE 3).
Advertising
Costs
associated with advertising and marketing expenses are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred $
The Company accounts for its share-based compensation plan in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Stock Compensation, which establishes a fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans. The Company records stock compensation expense based on the value of the number of shares vesting specified periods over three years.
Stock-based compensation issued to employees and members of our board of directors is measured at the date of grant based on the estimated fair value of the award, net of estimated forfeitures. The grant date fair value of a stock-based award is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period of the award on a straight-line basis.
For purposes of determining the variables used in the calculation of stock-based compensation issued to employees, the Company performs an analysis of current market data and historical data to calculate an estimate of implied volatility, the expected term of the option and the expected forfeiture rate. With the exception of the expected forfeiture rate, which is not an input, we use these estimates as variables in the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Depending upon the number of stock options granted any fluctuations in these calculations could have a material effect on the results presented in our statements of operations. In addition, any differences between estimated forfeitures and actual forfeitures could also have a material impact on our financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has reviewed all the recent accounting pronouncements issued through the date of these financial statements and has determined that there have been no standards that had, or will have, a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3. Segment Reporting
The Company operates as a single operating and reportable segment, providing resource management expertise and services. Our Chief Executive Officer, who serves as our Chief Operating Decision Maker, evaluates the Company’s financial performance and makes resource allocation decisions considering our one geographical area and on a consolidated basis. Accordingly, the CODM considers the revenue, operating expenses, and other income (expenses) of our single operating segment as reported on the statement of operations and considers our current and total assets as recorded on the balance sheet. There are no additional expense or asset information that are supplemental to those disclosed in these consolidated financial statements that are regularly provided to the CODM.
NOTE 4. Prepaid Expenses
In
August 2023, the Company signed an agreement with M2 Compliance LLC (“M2”) for M2 to provide EDGAR filing services for the
Company. The term of the services was from August 19, 2023 to August 18, 2024 for an annual fee of $
Also
in August 2023, the Company paid the annual fees to OTC Markets for two categories of services. The fee was $
In
March 2025, the Company upgraded the OTC Markets services and paid the annual fee of $
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As
of March 31, 2025, the balance of prepaid expenses was $
NOTE 5. Intangible Assets
As
of March 31, 2025, the net book value of the intangible assets was $
Software to be Sold, Leased, or Marketed
In
March 2023 the Company paid, through OAG (a related party), $
Internal-use Software
In
January 2023, the Company entered into a service agreement with Nodalium, Inc. (“Nodalium”) through which Nodalium would
provide workflow automation for the KYC and AML onboarding of gold reserves. The consideration for this project was $
In
March 2023, the Company signed an agreement with Instruxi Limited, through which Instruxi Limited was to build a technology stack for
the tokenization of precious metal, mineral, and/or commodity asset rights for unextracted deposits. The technology stack allows the
Company to provide specialist consultation, through its ION’s Digital Architecture & Hybrid Blockchain Platform. The Company
paid $
The
Company expects to record amortization of $
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
In
February 2023, ION Acquisition Corp., a company owned
In
December 2023, the Company obtained Orebits AU Certificates through the acquisition of Orebits as a result of
the Contribution and Exchange Agreement with OAG, an entity owned and controlled by Carlos Montoya, CEO (see NOTE 1). Pursuant to
the agreement, I-ON Digital Corp. issued shares of Series C Preferred Stock in exchange for Orebits’
In
July 2024, the Company sold 50 units of the Orebits AU Certificates in exchange for 2 units of Bitcoin (“BTC”). The selling
price was $
The
Orebits AU Certificates have been determined to have an indefinite life, therefore no amortization has been recognized, instead the asset
is evaluated for impairment in accordance with the Company’s policy for such. During the three months ended March 31, 2025
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NOTE 6. Related-Party Transactions
During
2023, the Company received $
As described in NOTE 5 the Company purchased certain intangible assets from related parties.
Through
an entity controlled by Carlos Montoya, the Company’s CEO and controlling stockholder, Mr. Montoya currently pays substantially
all the expenses for the Company’s operations and certain capital expenditures. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024,
the related party deposited cash into the Company and/or paid Company expenses of $
During
the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company, on behalf of one of its related parties, Oktane Media LLC (“Oktane”),
owned by the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer, conducted the payroll process for Oktane. The Company paid Oktane’s employee
payroll, payroll taxes and employee benefits in the amount of $
On
March 30, 2023, the Company sub-leased its Enterprise Workflow/Intelligent Automation Platform, as allowed under a relicensing provision
within that certain master software license agreement, to I-ON Acquisition Corp., an entity owned by Carlos Montoya, the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer, for annual fees of $
NOTE 7. Loans Payable
In
November 2023, the Company issued promissory notes in the amount of $
Effective
November 1, 2024, all promissory notes were amended to extend the maturity date to June 30, 2025 and the Company was responsible to pay
an additional interest amount that was
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded interest expense of $
As
of March 31, 2025 the balance of the loans payable balance was $
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NOTE 8. Stockholders’ Equity
Series A Preferred Stock
In
September 2022, the Company established the Series A Preferred Stock. The authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock is
six thousand (). Each share has a par value of $. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into Ten Thousand
() shares of Common Stock and were entitled to
In
May and June 2023, the Company received $
During
the year ending December 31, 2024, the Company recorded the issuance of their Series A Preferred Stock therefore increasing their Series
A shares by and reclassifying the value of $
As of March 31, 2025 there were Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
Series B Preferred Stock
In
September 2022, the Company established the Series B Preferred Stock. The authorized number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock is
six thousand () with a par value of $. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into one thousand () shares
of Common Stock and is entitled to
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no Series B Preferred Stock transactions and as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 there were Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
Series C Preferred Stock
In
December 2023, the Company established the Series C Preferred Stock. The authorized number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock is with
a par value of $ per share.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no Series C Preferred Stock transactions and as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 there were Series C Preferred Stock outstanding.
Series E Preferred Stock
On
January 5, 2025,
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025 there were no Series E Preferred Stock transactions and as of March 31, 2025 there were Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no Common Stock transactions and as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
Warrants
In
November 2023, the Company issued warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock to the Holders of Promissory Notes as
additional consideration for the loans (see NOTE 7). Pursuant to the underlying loan agreements, the warrant holders could purchase shares
of Common Stock at the price of $ per share. The total value of the warrants was $
On
November 1, 2024, warrants were given up in a cashless exercise in exchange for
As
of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 there were
NOTE 9. Subsequent Events
The Company follows the guidance in FASB ASC 855-10 for the disclosure of subsequent events. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and determined the Company did not have any material subsequent events to report except the following:
After
the three months ended March 31, 2025, related parties continue to fund the Company’s operations. Subsequent to March 31, 2025,
the Company received total advances of $
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions.
While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested in this report. Except as required by applicable law, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our unaudited interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are expressed in US dollars and are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. They reflect all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation of our interim financial information. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter. Our unaudited financial statements and notes included therein have been prepared on a basis consistent with and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed in our annual report on Form 10-K.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our interim financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report.
Business Overview
Organization and Corporate History
I-ON is a leading-edge provider of asset-digitization and securitization solutions engineered to provide a secure, fast, transparent, and institutional-grade ecosystem. We specialize in digitizing documentary evidence of ownership into secure, asset-backed digital certificates, thus bringing liquidity and recognized value to a diverse array of asset classes. Our cutting-edge technology includes a zero-trust, hybrid blockchain architecture that incorporates state-of-the-art smart contracts and sophisticated workflow management AI technologies. This system enables the digitization of ownership records for recoverable gold, precious metals, and mineral reserves, transforming them into digital certificates that facilitate wealth transfer through innovative asset-backed financial instruments.
In the fiscal year 2023, I-ON continued to expand its market presence and product offerings. We notably acquired Orebits’ gold digitization patent portfolio, trademarks, brand marks, and core intellectual property in the Orebits Transaction. This acquisition has allowed us to enhance our capabilities and broaden our service offerings, particularly through a new SaaS platform designed for banks, broker-dealers, and other financial intermediaries. This platform supports the receipt, management, and reporting of digital assets, reinforcing our commitment to innovation in the banking, financial technology, and mineral asset industries.
Results of Operations
Net Sales – Related Party
The sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $0 and $32,625, respectively. There was no revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 because the lease that generated revenue for the Company ended on March 31, 2024; therefore, no revenue was recognized thereafter.
Cost of Sales
The cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $0 and $21,000, respectively. For the same reason explained above, there was no cost of sale for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Gross Profit
The gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $0 and $11,625, respectively. For the same reason explained above, there was no gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of professional fees and general and administrative expenses.
Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $348,409, containing $172,914 of professional fees and $175,495 of general and administrative expenses. Comparing with the three months ended March 31, 2024, the operating expenses were $146,428, containing $53,000 of professional fees, and $93,428 of general and administrative expenses. The increase in operating expenses was due to the increase of expenses of professional fees, marketing, and amortization as a result of overall growth efforts to expand the Company’s operations.
Other Income (Expense)
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had other expense of $0 and $159,116, respectively. The other expense represents interest expenses. The Company obtained loans of $550,000 with high interest rate and a debt discount at inception in November 2023. Therefore, for the three months ended March 31, 2024, there was interest expense of $159,116. As all interest due on the Company’s loans was recognized as of December 31, 2025, there was no interest expense recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash of $189,420 in its bank account.
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Operating Activities
Cash of $287,462 was used for operations in the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the cash used in operations of $114,642 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a change of $172,820. The change was due to the increase in net loss, which was not offset by any increases to accrued interest during the period.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $0.
Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $206,787, compared to cash provided by financing activities $80,311 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $126,476. The increase was due to more advances from related parties in the current period.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our financial statements are affected by the accounting policies used and the estimates and assumptions made by management during their preparation. A complete summary of these policies is included in Note 2 of the notes to our financial statements. We have identified below the accounting policies that are of particular importance in the presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows, and which require the application of significant judgment by our management. Management has carefully considered the recently issued accounting pronouncements that altered generally accepted accounting principles and does not believe that any other new or modified principles will have a material impact on the Company’s reported financial position or operations in the near term.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our principal executive and financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2024, the last day of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on this evaluation, our management, including our principal executive and financial officer, concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to material weaknesses identified, as previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our principal executive and financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures, or our system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act), will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed or operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. The design of our control system reflects the fact that there are resource constraints, and that the benefits of such control system must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control failures and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the intentional acts of individuals, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is also based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that the design of any particular control will always succeed in achieving its objective under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None of our directors, officers, affiliates, any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of our voting securities, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate or security holder are (i) a party adverse to us in any legal proceedings, or (ii) have a material interest adverse to us in any legal proceedings. We are not aware of any other legal proceedings that have been threatened against us.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Rule
10b-5(1) Trading Plans. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no director or officer of the Company
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive and Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 | |
| 32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive and Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002** | |
| ** | The certifications furnished herein are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. | |
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 14, 2025 | ||
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I-ON DIGITAL CORP. | |
| By: | /s/ Carlos X. Montoya | |
| Carlos X. Montoya | ||
Chairman, President | ||
| (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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