I-ON Digital Corp (OTCQB:IONI) To Expand Access to its Central Vault to Power Next-Gen Asset-Backed Stablecoins with Gold-Backed ION.au

Upcoming announcements highlight transactions centered on I-ON's flagship gold-backed digital asset, ION.au, an Asset-backed Security (ABS) central to the Company's leadership in transforming legacy financial services for the digital age.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2025 / I-ON Digital Corp. (OTCQB:IONI), a recognized leader in digital asset infrastructure and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, is advancing the next wave of secure and transparent decentralized finance through the expansion of its ION.au Central Vault initiatives. By deploying its flagship gold-backed digital asset, ION.au, as a digital vault-based asset-backed security (ABS), I-ON is setting new standards for stability and trust in digital finance. This highly anticipated deployment positions I-ON as a premier centralized repository for the digitized physical and in situ gold reserves meeting ION.au asset quality standards. Supported by institutional-grade vaulting, ION.au provides balance sheet enhancement for digital asset-ready banks, stablecoin issuers, and exchanges bridging traditional finance with the rapidly expanding Open Finance marketplace-one increasingly defined by transparency, security, and blockchain-enabled portability.

I-ON Digital's expanded Central Vault program is structured to support independent stablecoin initiatives from its portfolio of trusted vault client-partners. Each initiative utilizes ION.au as a gold-backed security, anchored to the Company's established internal pricing peg to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) daily price - a framework designed to reinforce stability, transparency, and investor confidence across each deployment.

By extending Central Vault services, I-ON will provide third-party holders of ION.au access to secure, centralized vaulting and ledger enhancement solutions. This builds and expands on the company's mission to bridge the traditional financial sector with next-generation digital asset infrastructure through institutional-grade compliance, transparency, and accountability.

"The concept of deploying closely held or managed ION.au further demonstrates I-ON's role as a trusted stakeholder in the transformation of legacy financial services into the digital age," said Carlos X. Montoya, CEO of I-ON Digital Corp. "Vault-based deployment and correspondent services are designed to enhance and support I-ON's Digital Asset Platform (DAP), which enables banks and other financial service providers to onboard, buy, sell, trade, manage, and report on digital asset activities involving their own holdings or services."