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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2026
I-ON
Digital Corp.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
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000-54995 |
|
46-3031328 |
| (State
of |
|
(Commission |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer |
| incorporation) |
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File
Number) |
|
Identification
Number) |
1244
N. Stone Street, Unit 3
Chicago,
Illinois 60610
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(866)
440-2278
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
On
November 3, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board) of I-ON Digital Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Carson Knuth
as a member of the Board and President of the Company’s Digital Asset Group, a non-executive position.
Carson
Knuth, age 40, Director, President, is an entrepreneur and business
executive with experience spanning financial technology, digital assets, and other emerging industries. Throughout his career, Mr.
Knuth has focused on identifying unique market opportunities, strategy, the development of partnerships, and building businesses at
the intersection of technology, finance, and institutional capital. Mr. Knuth has served as the Managing Partner of Western
Strategies since June 2022. Since April 2016, Mr. Knuth has also served as Co-owner of Rogue Sports, a Las Vega esports team. Mr.
Knuth has served on the management team of I-ON Digital Corp, as Senior Technical Advisory
Consultant since May 2024 where he has focused on digital asset infrastructure,
real-world asset tokenization, and the integration of traditional financial markets with emerging decentralized financial
technologies. Mr. Knuth co-founded several companies in the technology and digital entertainment sectors, including LEET, an early
video gaming technology company which integrated bitcoin into popular video games, and Rogue, one of the premier international
professional esports organizations. Mr. Knuth later helped to negotiate the two separate acquisitions of both LEET and Rogue to
large multinational companies. He has been recognized as an expert in entrepreneurship and the greater crypto ecosystem, and has
been a speaker at many university and professional organizations across the world in that capacity, including M.I.T., BYU, and UNLV.
Additionally Mr. Knuth has toured Asia, speaking in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines, India and the
Middle East mainly on cryptocurrency and decentralized finance technologies. He attended Brigham
Young University and the University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Mr. Knuth brings a unique entrepreneurial approach to
corporate strategy, and discovering opportunities in emerging markets. The Board believes Mr. Knuth’s deep experience in
cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance as well as his experience running companies make him well-suited to be a Director and
President of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date:
November 9, 2026 |
By: |
/s/
Carlos X. Montoya |
| |
|
Carlos
X. Montoya |
| |
|
Chief
Executive Officer |
