In August 2025, iN8, a reboot of the iX Global securities fraud scheme, has shifted its promotional efforts to South America, particularly Colombia and Peru, led by the Astra group, per. Astra is co-founded by Colombian national Nicola Palacios, who previously promoted IM Mastery Academy, sued by the FTC in May 2025 for $1.2 billion in fraud, per. Palacios represents iN8 in marketing webinars, alongside David Arias from Peru, another Astra co-founder, per. Other key promoters include Mauricio Palacios and Charlotte Graham in Colombia, per. X posts from @CryptoLawyerz note iN8’s aggressive recruitment in Latin America, but warn of its Ponzi ties, per.
The IN8 token, central to iN8’s investment scheme, has collapsed from $800 per unit, leading to blocked chats in promoter groups with over 200 members as investors demand answers, per. iN8’s April 2025 review revealed unregistered investments, including NFTs and node positions, per. SimilarWeb data shows iN8’s website traffic at ~1,100 monthly visits in July 2025, 100% from India, indicating limited South American traction, per. The token’s failure mirrors iX Global’s $110 million SEC fraud case, dismissed in May 2024 due to procedural errors but expected to be refiled, per.
iN8 is a direct reboot of iX Global, shut down in June 2024 by CEO Joe Martinez, who faces SEC charges and an Indian arrest warrant, per. Jared Robert, iX Global’s former COO, and Terry Tillaart, a Global Influencer, promote iN8, per. Tillaart was linked to Debt Box, part of iN8’s first iteration that collapsed in March 2024, per. Debt Box’s founders allegedly fled to Dubai with $400 million from an exit-scam, per. iN8 is unregistered with the SEC or any regulators, continuing securities fraud, per.
iN8’s South American push, despite IM Mastery’s FTC suit, signals high Ponzi risks, per. Investors in Colombia and Peru report blocked communications as the IN8 token crashes, per. Bitcoin (BTC) ($113,234) and Ethereum (ETH) ($4,070) remain stable, per CoinMarketCap, but iN8’s collapse could erode altcoin trust. Diversify into USDC or ETH with stop-losses below BTC’s $112,000, per TradingView. Follow @TheBlock__ on X for regulatory updates. iN8’s failure may prompt SEC refiling, per, urging caution in 2025.
