iN8’s origins are in the fraudulent investment scheme run by iX Global and Debt Box.
Amid a then ongoing SEC fraud case, iX Global founder and CEO Joe Martinez
launched iN8
as an NFT Ponzi grift.
That lasted roughly two months, with iN8’s first iteration
collapsing
in March 2024.
Martinez (right) launched iX Global back in 2021.
iX Global’s first iteration
was a trading bot investment scheme paired with an education platform pseudo-compliance ruse.
With the exception of India, iX Global’s trading scheme flopped. This prompted Martinez to migrate to crypto fraud in partnership with Debt Box.
iX Global and Debt Box solicited “x-node” investment from consumers on the promise of passive returns.
Neither iX Global or Debt Box were registered to offer securities in the US. This prompted the SEC to
file a $49 million fraud lawsuit
in August 2023.
During the course of proceedings, estimated iX Global and Debt Box fraud would
climb to $110 million
.
Parallel proceedings
in India resulted in multiple arrests. Martinez has arrest warrants out on him in connection to two Indian iX Global criminal cases. He remains a wanted fugitive.
Unfortunately for iX Global and Debt Box victims, SEC attorneys handling the case
got some dates wrong
and failed to inform the court.
This was brought to the court’s attention by Debt Box’s attorneys, ultimately resulting in the SEC being
sanctioned
and the case
dismissed
.
The underlying $110 million in fraud alleged by the SEC remains unresolved. The case was dismissed without prejudice, allowing the regulator to file a new complaint at some point.
In the meantime Debt Box and iX Global were free to continue defrauding consumers. Last we heard, Debt Box’s founders initiated a
$400 million exit-scam and fled to Dubai
.
Martinez, upon receiving confirmation the SEC was “reinvestigating” the case,
collapsed
what was left of iX Global.
That was June 2024 and with the iN8 NFT grift collapsing in March 2024, should have been the end of Martinez’s fraud pending the SEC refiling their case.
Not so.
In addition to Martinez, iN8 is run by:
Misty Martinez – COO
Jared Robert – CTO
Livia Fisher-Kane – CSO
Robert Lamb – Head of Legal
Today iN8 operates from four known website domains:
in8.com (dao.in8.com and wms.in8.com) – private registration last updated on December 21st, 2024
in8tech.com – private registration last updated on December 12th, 2024
in8nfts.com – private registration last updated on December 11th, 2024
projectin8.com – privately registered through a Utah address on June 25th, 2024
As tracked by SimilarWeb;
dao.in8.com received ~3000 monthly visits for February 2025, 100% of which originated from the US
in8tech.com website traffic too low to estimate
in8nfts.com received ~402 monthly visits for February 2025, 100% of which originated from the US
projectin8.com website traffic too low to estimate
Read on for a full review of iN8’s MLM opportunity.
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🤖 Quick Answer
What was iN8 and how did it originate?iN8 was an NFT-based investment scheme launched by Joe Martinez, founder of the fraudulent iX Global investment platform, amid an ongoing SEC fraud case. The platform collapsed after approximately two months in March 2024, operating as a Ponzi scheme before its failure.
What investment products did iX Global and Debt Box offer?
iX Global and Debt Box solicited investments in "x-node" products, promoting them to consumers with promises of passive returns. Neither company held proper registration to offer securities within the United States jurisdiction.
How did iX Global's business model evolve?
iX Global initially operated as a trading bot investment scheme paired with an education platform between 2021 and its first iteration's failure. Following poor market reception except in India, Martinez migrated the fraudulent operations toward cryptocurrency schemes in partnership with Debt
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