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I-ON Digital to acquire controlling stake in Orebits Corp. for $18M in Series C Preferred Stock
I-ON Digital Corp.
- Acquires 910,000 shares (controlling interest) of Orebits Corp. in exchange for 910,000 Series C Preferred shares.
- Also gains approx. 9,700 Orebits.AU gold-backed digital assets to be converted into ION.au digital assets.
- Transaction valued at ~$18M; expected to close effective end of Q4 2023, subject to conditions.
- I-ON gains Orebits' patented gold-digitization technology and hybrid blockchain platform.
- Acquisition aimed at expanding asset-digitization and securitization business for precious metals.