Author: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / Dubai is where gold goes when it needs legitimacy. It is where traders settle disputes, where refineries validate origin, where vaults defend their reputation, and where markets turn when they want to know what the future of bullion looks like. Yesterday at the DMCC 2025 Precious Metals Conference, the future walked onto the stage wearing the name SMX (NASDAQ:SMX). It did not ask for attention. It earned it the moment the room understood what was being revealed.

DMCC is not an ordinary venue. It is the command center for global bullion flows. It is the validator, the referee, and the quiet force that dictates what will be accepted and what will be rejected across an industry that still relies on paperwork to defend a trillion dollars of value. When SMX began to lay out its molecular memory system, the atmosphere shifted. The message was not theoretical. It was an indictment of how much trust the gold economy has been forced to accept for lack of a better alternative.

The Dubai Room Learned What the Gold Market Never Wants to Admit

Behind every bar of gold is a history that does not match the certificate attached to it. Dubai has seen the patterns for decades. Bars that are melted and recast until the fingerprints disappear. Refineries that batch recycled material with new feedstock to meet demand. Transport routes that create opportunities for quiet alterations. Audits that assume purity because the paperwork suggests it. The industry speaks about compliance, but everyone knows how easy it is for identity to disappear.

SMX did not expose the weakness. The weakness has always been there. It simply displayed what it looks like when the weakness is removed. A bar that carries its origin inside its chemistry. A bar that cannot be separated from its history. A bar that cannot be disguised, repurposed, laundered, or manipulated without revealing the truth. It is not a stamp. It is not an assay. It is not a certificate. It is the metal proving itself.

That realization hit the room harder than anything else. For decades, the gold industry defended trust with layered procedures that were never built to withstand modern risks. Yesterday, DMCC watched a system that finally closes that gap.

When Gold Can No Longer Lie, Everything Changes in Dubai First

The part that settled deepest with the audience was this. If a bar can no longer hide, the entire market has to recalibrate. Traders will have to rethink pricing models that rely on assumptions. Vault operators will have to adapt to a world where every ingot can verify itself before it is accepted. Refineries will have to operate with the understanding that a bar’s identity cannot be erased, even under high heat and repeated reprocessing.

Dubai is uniquely positioned to force this reset. It already controls the flow of bullion between continents. It already sets expectations for compliance and certification. It already acts as the neutral ground where global players settle their disagreements. When DMCC embraces a verification system, it is not adopting a trend. It is creating a standard that other hubs will eventually be required to meet.

SMX did not claim ownership of that future yesterday. It demonstrated it. The Dubai audience saw what happens when molecular memory replaces belief. It is not an incremental improvement. It is a new operating system for the gold economy.

A New Baseline Has Just Been Set

The most striking part of the presentation was the silence that followed it. It was not confusion. It was recognition. Everyone understood what this meant for the market they operate in every day. If gold can carry an unbreakable chain of identity, then the industry has to confront questions it has avoided for decades.

How much gold is misrepresented today? How much recycled metal has been passed off as fresh output? How many shipments have been trusted because the documents looked correct? How many audits were built on assumptions instead of evidence?

The room understood what comes next. Once molecular verification becomes available, the absence of it becomes suspicious. Dubai’s market players do not wait for that moment. They get ahead of it.

SMX Did Not Present in Dubai; It Redefined A System

Gold blinked yesterday. It lost the protection of uncertainty. The Dubai audience saw a technology that neutralizes every trick, every shortcut, every ambiguity that has followed the gold market for generations. They saw a future where truth is not enforced by trust. It is created by the metal itself.

Dubai is where that future becomes policy. SMX is the system that makes it possible.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / There are moments when an industry realizes the ground beneath it is shifting. Yesterday at the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference, that moment arrived. It was not loud. It was not dramatic. It was a sharp silence that filled the room after SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) finished presenting. Every person understood what they had just seen. Gold, the most tradition-bound asset on earth, had finally met a system capable of outclassing the assumptions it has relied on for centuries.

Dubai did not gather the usual crowd. It gathered the decision makers. The heads of refineries. The custodians of vaults. The logistics operators who move bullion across continents. The policymakers who decide how trust is enforced. These are the arbiters of truth in a market where a single false claim can instantly collapse value. SMX walked into that room and replaced belief with chemistry.

SMX Proved It Can Survive the Spotlight

Gold’s identity has always been an upstream secret. Once melted, recast, stamped, and transported, the trail becomes a web of best guesses and historical assumptions. Dubai knows this better than anyone. DMCC built its reputation on fixing the cracks that global gold markets prefer not to talk about.

SMX broke through those cracks with something no one in the room had seen at this level. Molecular identity that survives the furnace. Survives the melt. Survives the pressure. Survives the vault rotation. Survives every transformation the metal undergoes. It is no longer possible to hide the origin of a bar. It is no longer possible to simulate purity. It is no longer possible to launder recycled stock into the legitimate ecosystem.

Goldstrom, Brink’s, and truGold were the first major players to adopt SMX. DMCC became the first global authority to publicly spotlight it. Those pairings did not happen by coincidence. They happened because the industry has reached a tipping point and needs a standard that cannot be manipulated. SMX is the only one that fits.

When Gold Breaks, Every Other Commodity Follows

The strongest moment of the presentation was not the gold demonstration. It was the realization that gold is only the beginning. Once a technology passes the gold threshold, everything else becomes a downstream application.

Natural rubber was the second shock. Twenty-one tons marked in Latin America and tracked into tires, engine mounts, industrial components, and consumer products. Rubber is a hostile chemical environment. It should erase any trace of a marker. SMX’s identity did not budge. That detail did not go unnoticed by the Dubai audience. If the technology holds in gold and rubber, there is no material profile it cannot handle.

Textiles hit a nerve for different reasons. Brands are now forced to prove recycled content, prove ethical sourcing, and prove circularity. Europe is tightening laws. Consumers are tightening expectations. SMX demonstrated that garments can carry molecular truth from raw fiber to resale markets. For a sector built on seasonal turnover and fragile margins, this is a structural advantage waiting to be monetized.

Rare earths shifted the tone. These materials drive national strategy, defense manufacturing, and energy independence. Dubai sits in the middle of those trade flows. When SMX demonstrated that these materials can be protected against blending, substitution, and tampering at the chemical level, the room recognized the strategic implications. This is not traceability. This is sovereignty.

Electronics sealed the argument. The global economy runs on components that no one can fully verify. That vulnerability is a trillion dollar blind spot. SMX makes every component prove itself before it becomes part of a system. In Dubai, the point landed. A single verification layer can secure everything from bullion to microchips.

Dubai Did Not Just Host the Future, It Watched It Evolve in Real Time

The power of DMCC is not in its buildings or its events. It is in its influence. When DMCC pays attention to a technology, the rest of the world adjusts its posture. Yesterday, SMX gave DMCC a reason to shift.

Gold is no longer an exception. It is the first domino. Rubber, textiles, rare earths, plastics, and electronics are the next wave. The markets are converging on proof, because proof is the only commodity that carries its value across every border.

Yesterday, Dubai watched the future materialize. SMX was the one holding the blueprint.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / When a technology steps onto the DMCC 2025 Precious Metals Conference stage, it is not pitching. It is proving. Yesterday in Dubai, SMX did exactly that. The company did not walk into a room of passive observers. It walked into the lion’s den of global bullion power. Traders, logistics executives, refinery heads, sovereign-linked operators, and vaulting authorities filled the room. These are the people who decide what becomes standard and what fades into the background. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) did not fade. It detonated.

The message was sharp. Gold can no longer afford belief. It needs proof. DMCC understood the weight of that statement instantly. This is the most influential commodities hub in the world. If they see a shift forming, the rest of the world eventually falls in line. Yesterday, SMX showed them a system that does what no stamp, no certificate, and no audit sheet has ever done. It embeds truth inside the metal itself.

The Gold Industry Just Realized Its Past Is No Longer Good Enough

The gold economy is built on confidence, yet confidence has always been a fragile currency. Counterfeits slip through borders. High-pressure processing bleaches the origin. Recycled bars masquerade as virgin stock. Trading desks get burned. Vault operators get blamed. Regulators get frustrated. Everyone pays.

That is why DMCC chose SMX to offer its solution. It is the one stage where the message cannot be misunderstood. When Goldstrom integrated SMX’s molecular memory into its ecosystem, it was an endorsement. When DMCC publicly amplified the concept, it marked a directional shift. Dubai has earned its status as the global hub for hard assets. Yesterday, it took one more step. It positioned SMX at the center of the next trust cycle.

Gold is only the opening chapter. It is the proof of strength. If identity can survive smelting, transport, recasting, auditing, vault rotation, and resale, it can survive everything else. Gold is the harshest environment. It is also the most valuable. If you win here, the rest of the commodity map opens by default.

Rubber, Textiles, Rare Earths, Plastics, Electronics; They All Felt the Shockwave

Dubai’s crowd understood that SMX’s technology is not limited to precious metals. They saw the broader architecture. They saw the multi-sector reach. They saw the inevitability.

The natural rubber case hit hard. Twenty-one tons tracked from Latin American plantations to finished materials in tires, engine mounts, industrial components, and consumer products. One identity carried through heat, pressure, chemical changes, and transformation. In the DMCC context, this becomes something larger. Rubber is the world’s most important industrial material, second only to steel. If SMX can secure it, then the global supply chain just got rewritten.

Textiles took on new weight. With Europe pushing digital product passports into law and regulators punishing greenwashing, brands now face a transparency choke point. SMX’s textile integrations prove that garments can carry molecular identity from fiber to factory to retail to resale. After DMCC, this is no longer a sustainability talking point. It is a competitive necessity. A verified garment is a premium product.

Rare earths turned heads for a different reason. These metals decide national advantage. They shape battery supply chains, defense manufacturing, semiconductor capacity, and energy independence. SMX gives them a chemical signature immune to tampering or substitution. Dubai understood the geopolitical implications instantly. It is not just traceability. It is leverage.

Electronics closed the argument. The world’s biggest security threat comes through hardware, not software. Rogue chips, modified boards, and counterfeit components have caused billions in damages. SMX makes every component prove its identity before it reaches assembly. DMCC’s global audience recognized the power in that instantly. It is the first real defense against an invisible threat.

DMCC Validated the Future of Materials

The biggest takeaway from yesterday’s presentation was not the applause. It was the quiet realization in the room that the old model cannot survive. The world cannot run on assumptions. Hard assets cannot depend on trust. Governments cannot defend supply chains without chemical truth embedded in the materials themselves.

Gold is leading the shift. Rubber, textiles, rare earths, plastics, and electronics are right behind it. DMCC provided the perfect stage. SMX provided the system that every sector has been waiting for.

The next industrial standard was not announced yesterday. It became obvious.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / The room at DMCC yesterday was not a casual audience. It was the gravitational center of the modern gold economy. Dubai’s DMCC sits at the crossroads of global bullion trading, refinery flows, vaulting networks, and cross-border logistics. When an organization of that stature gives the microphone to a verification company, the message is not symbolic. It means the industry sees a structural shift forming. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) delivered that shift.

The presentation cut through the noise with a simple idea that landed harder in Dubai than anywhere else. Gold is only as valuable as its verified origin. Every trade, every premium, every audit, every cross-border movement depends on truth under pressure. That is why the DMCC Precious Metals Conference was the right stage. No other global hub carries the same influence over how trust is priced in precious metals. And no other technology has shown what SMX showed yesterday. Gold can now carry an identity that survives the entire chain of custody without external markers or human interpretation.

The significance is larger than the event. DMCC is the bridge between East and West for bullion. It is where traders look for clarity when markets tighten. It is where refineries and logistics companies decide how to modernize. When SMX demonstrated molecular memory in that environment, it was not an introduction. It was a declaration that the gold market now has a new standard. Goldstrom’s early integration already proved the appetite. DMCC’s platform proved the inevitability.

The Broader Gold Standard

What happened in that room was not about gold alone. It was gold validating the foundation for every other sector SMX touches. Gold has always been the stress test because nothing exposes weakness faster. If SMX’s chemistry withstands the refinery furnace, the transport chain, the melting pot, and the vault inspection, it withstands anything. That is why the DMCC audience leaned in. Once gold accepts a technology, commodities that operate on thinner margins and tougher environments follow quickly.

Natural rubber is the perfect example. SMX’s verification of twenty-one tons from tree to tire would be impressive in isolation. After DMCC, it becomes something else. It becomes parallel proof that the same verification layer that secures a bar of bullion can secure a commodity that is volatile, organic, chemically reactive, and shaped by global trade. That continuity across materials was clearer yesterday than ever before. Gold proves purity. Rubber proves scale.

Textiles picked up the same energy. Brands are preparing for digital passport laws. Regulators are tightening audit requirements. Circular fashion is becoming more than marketing. SMX’s textile partnerships now sit in the same framework that gold traders saw in Dubai. A material with embedded truth commands premiums. It trades cleaner. It moves faster. DMCC’s authority amplified this point. If the gold industry is heading toward molecular verification, apparel will not be far behind.

Rare Earths, Electronics; It’s All In Play

Rare earths and critical minerals were not the headline of the presentation, but they were part of the subtext. The audience understood the geopolitical undertone. Nations cannot build energy security or technology independence without clarity in their mineral supply chains. SMX’s ability to prevent substitution or tampering at the chemical level fits directly into that conversation. Dubai, as a global trading hub, sees these flows long before most markets do. The DMCC crowd recognized the strategic relevance immediately.

Electronics rounded out the picture. The world’s biggest vulnerability sits in hardware. It is invisible, expensive, and growing. SMX positions itself as the point of truth before a component enters an assembly line. For the DMCC audience, that closed the loop. The same system that protects gold from fraud protects microchips from infiltration. It is not a luxury. It is a necessity.

Yesterday’s presentation clarified something the market already sensed. SMX is not building use cases. It is building an industrial standard. Gold simply provided the stage with the most authority. DMCC provided the microphone with the most reach. Everything else followed naturally. Every partnership fits the same trajectory. Every sector is converging on proof. And SMX is the company delivering it.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 25, 2025 / The gold market has never been short on demand. It has been short on certainty. For decades, investors accepted the reality that gold was authenticated through stamps, paperwork, and historical relationships. That model held as long as the asset traded slowly and moved through a small number of intermediaries.

Modern markets no longer operate under those conditions. Gold now moves through global networks, derivative markets, and digital settlement environments where identity must be more than a label. Investors understand the costs of uncertainty. They understand that assets with clearer provenance trade faster, with fewer disputes, and with more confidence. As SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) steps into the DMCC Precious Metals Conference, it arrives with technology that gives gold the clarity investors have always wanted.

Dubai is the ideal environment for this shift. The DMCC has already positioned itself as a global hub where institutions expect transparency, efficiency, and predictable standards. Investors who operate in that ecosystem want assets that carry objective identity rather than assumptions. They want to know that the metal they are purchasing or storing matches the claims made on its documentation. When identity becomes internal to the material, the investor gains a new level of assurance that affects everything from custody decisions to pricing tolerance. SMX’s Physical to Digital Link supports that expectation by tying identity directly to the asset rather than relying on external verification.

Where Identity Turns Into Pricing Power

That certainty carries value. Markets routinely reward assets that provide clearer information and penalize those that introduce unnecessary risk. In equities, that value shows up in liquidity and trading spreads. In fixed income, it shows up in yield. In commodities, it shows up in institutions’ willingness to handle, store, and trade the product.

When gold carries a reliable identity, investors treat it differently. They can reduce the discount they apply for uncertainty. They can increase the premium they assign to assets with verifiable origin. And, they can participate with greater confidence because the asset aligns with the standards of modern financial systems. SMX’s technology positions gold to gain that premium as identity becomes a measurable feature rather than a marketing term.

Every stakeholder knows that risk has a cost. When uncertainty rises, value falls. The gold market has spent years absorbing the costs of identity-based risk. Those costs appear in settlement delays, custody disputes, provenance concerns, and regulatory friction. The market often treats them as unavoidable. They are not. They are the result of a system built on trust rather than verification. When identity becomes internal to the asset, those costs begin to disappear. That disappearance directly affects price.

Changing to a Trust-Based Model

Dubai amplifies this effect. As one of the largest global gateways for precious metals, the DMCC influences how institutions perceive risk and reward across the sector. If a region with Dubai’s scale begins differentiating between verified and unverified metal, the market will follow. Investors will start assigning higher confidence to inventory that carries an unavoidable identity. Vaults will manage that inventory more efficiently. Traders will execute with fewer reconciliation challenges. Refiners will gain more credibility when their output carries a permanent fingerprint. The entire chain benefits, but the investor feels it most directly in the asset’s price.

Even long-standing operators such as Brink’s understand the link between identity and pricing. Their experience in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) region has demonstrated that assets with clearer provenance move through the system with fewer friction points. Reduced friction means lower operational risk. Lower risk means stronger pricing. SMX’s identity technology provides these benefits through an embedded molecular characteristic that improves its economic profile without altering its physical nature. Investors eventually reward those advantages because markets tend to move toward assets with safer, more predictable outcomes.

A Market Ready to Reward the Verified

Gold has never lacked appeal. What it has lacked is parity with the precision expected in modern financial systems. Investors are accustomed to assets with clear audit trails, consistent identifiers, and verifiable histories. Gold can now meet that expectation when identity is embedded into the material itself. This is where SMX’s technology becomes more than an operational tool. It becomes a market driver. It gives gold the type of consistency that supports the next generation of financial products, custodial arrangements, and investor strategies.

Dubai’s leadership accelerates this shift. As the DMCC promotes higher standards across the precious metals sector, the market begins moving in the same direction. Institutions want to participate in environments where trust is matched by evidence. Investors want to allocate capital where assets carry a reliable identity. Regulators want systems that leave less room for interpretation. When identity is permanent, measurable, and internal, the asset gains an advantage. That advantage will eventually be reflected in pricing and liquidity, as markets tend to gravitate toward clarity.

SMX enters the DMCC Precious Metals Conference with a technology built for that clarity. Investors will not adopt verified gold because it is new. They will adopt it because it is safer, cleaner, and more consistent with the financial systems that dominate global markets. Dubai understands this moment. SMX provides the tools that make it real by giving investors and stakeholders an advantage that begins with proof, which, history shows, is often well rewarded.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 25, 2025 / Gold markets do not shift all at once. They shift when one region builds a system that forces the rest of the world to adjust. Dubai is building that system right now. The DMCC has spent more than two decades positioning itself as the gravitational center of global precious metals trade. The markets took notice when it became the home of the world’s largest free zone. They paid even closer attention when its leadership began modernizing how commodities are validated and moved.

Now the DMCC Precious Metals Conference is signaling something bigger. The standards are changing. The expectations are rising. And SMX’s (NASDAQ:SMX) identity technology arrives at the exact moment the sector needs an internal, verifiable structure that can handle the next decade of global demand.

This shift is not only geographic. It’s operational. Historically, gold hubs defined their value by logistics, volume, and regulatory posture. Dubai still excels in those areas, but the DMCC is moving further. It’s building an environment where transparency is integrated into the system rather than layered on top. The center’s executive leadership has made it clear that the future of metals trade depends on stability and traceability. That requires tools that give institutions confidence in the authenticity of the metal they handle without slowing down the flow of business. SMX enters that landscape with an identity system that aligns directly with that vision.

A Region Setting the Bar for Global Standards

The industry’s most established institutions are also moving in that direction. Brink’s, which has operated secure logistics networks for more than a century, has already explored how molecular-level identity can strengthen auditability in high-volume regions like the GCC. When companies with that level of operational history begin modernizing alongside hubs like Dubai, the direction becomes unmistakable. The global gold market is not waiting for change. It is building toward it.

SMX’s presentation at this conference fits into that momentum as the technology layer that supports the architecture emerging across the region. Keep in mind that the DMCC sits at a unique intersection. It oversees one of the world’s most active gold corridors, yet it also attracts institutions that want predictable rules, consistent oversight, and modern infrastructure. That combination has transformed Dubai into a destination for firms seeking both scale and reliability.

The region understands that global trade only works when each participant can trust the condition and identity of the asset being delivered. Paper-based systems leave too much room for dispute. Digital labels can be removed or manipulated. True modernization requires an identity that is physically embedded in the metal.

Embedding Molecular to Make Gold Transparent

SMX’s technology brings precisely that capability. It provides refiners, vaults, and logistics providers with a common reference point that does not depend on any external markings. The identity survives melting, recasting, transport, and long-term storage, which aligns with the real conditions metals face as they move through this region. Dubai’s infrastructure is built to move products quickly. The identity system SMX brings is built to keep those movements verifiable. It gives every participant in the chain greater confidence without changing the way the industry already operates.

This alignment with the DMCC’s priorities is what makes the timing so significant. The region has grown large enough that its standards often become global benchmarks. When Dubai endorses higher levels of traceability, the rest of the world pays attention because it influences trade routes, settlement practices, and investor expectations. Technologies that meet those standards become part of the global conversation. SMX is stepping into that conversation with a system ready to match the region’s ambitions.

Where Technology Meets Geopolitical Advantage

Every major gold hub tries to differentiate itself. Some focus on low-cost movement. Others focus on regulatory flexibility. Dubai has chosen a different path. It’s building a competitive advantage by offering greater certainty than other regions can match. That certainty comes from infrastructure that supports responsible sourcing, a clear chain of custody, and authenticated trade flows. Identity becomes a strategic asset in that model. Regions with better verification systems handle more global flow. Regions without them fall behind.

SMX’s offering speaks directly to that strategy. The company provides a layer of identity that helps reduce risk across borders and eliminates the grey zones where disputes, delays, and compliance problems typically emerge. For a global market under pressure from regulators and investors seeking cleaner audit trails, this level of internal identity is not a luxury. It’s the baseline for long-term competitiveness. Dubai understands that. The DMCC is preparing for it. And SMX is positioned and able to bring the technology that makes it possible.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 25, 2025 / Gold has always been the quiet constant in global finance. It moves when other assets panic and steadies when markets lose their footing. What it has never had is a system that proves its identity at every step of its journey. That gap has cost the industry time, accuracy, and economic potential for decades.

As global trade accelerates and regulators demand tighter visibility, the economics of certainty are becoming too valuable to ignore. This is the moment when the world’s most traditional asset is being pulled into a more accountable model, and SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) enters the DMCC Precious Metals Conference positioned to deliver the layer the market has been missing.

The DMCC understands the financial impact of verified assets better than most. It oversees one of the busiest commodity corridors on Earth, and every movement within it has economic consequences. A bar without a clear identity slows down audits. A shipment with a questionable origin poses a risk for traders. A vault with inconsistent documentation absorbs unnecessary cost. These inefficiencies add up, and Dubai’s leadership knows they can be eliminated.

That is why the center continues to elevate standards and adopt systems that help institutions move metal with cleaner visibility. SMX’s identity technology fits that evolution because it creates a reliable truth the moment the asset enters the chain.

Efficiency That Compounds Across the Entire Value Chain

The industry also recognizes the economic edge this brings. Regions that can prove the integrity of their metals gain trading advantages. Institutions that handle verified inventory reduce risk. Investors who understand exactly what they hold make decisions with greater confidence. When the market starts valuing proof over presumption, the companies that provide it become foundational. SMX arrives at DMCC with a technology that turns authenticity into a repeatable structure. It supports the economics of a sector stepping into a new phase of accountability.

The financial implications of SMX’s identity system stretch beyond compliance. They touch every part of the gold workflow. At refineries, identity reduces disputes and accelerates acceptance. At vaults, it strengthens inventory management and lowers reconciliation costs. At trading desks, it improves execution and settlement accuracy. These are not cosmetic improvements. They influence the speed at which capital can move, the confidence with which institutions can price risk, and the stability of the market’s underlying infrastructure.

Dubai amplifies these gains because the region already runs on a global scale. When thousands of bars move through a single hub each day, even small improvements compound into measurable economic value. The DMCC has built a marketplace where efficiency and trust directly affect competitiveness. A technology that preserves identity throughout the metal’s lifecycle fits naturally into that architecture. It allows the region to streamline both high-volume movement and high-value inventory without introducing new administrative layers.

Even logistics companies with long histories in the sector, such as Brink’s, recognize the value of identity that maintains consistency across borders. Their experience underscores a broader truth. The global gold system is strongest when all participants benefit from a single source of verification. SMX’s model creates that shared foundation. The marketplace becomes more predictable because identity becomes more reliable. And predictable markets perform better over the long term.

The Market Advantage Behind Verified Identity

Financial markets reward assets that carry clarity. They reward systems that minimize uncertainty. They reward regions that can deliver transparency without slowing down commerce. This is why the gold market is reaching a turning point. The global economy is becoming more interconnected, which means every asset that crosses borders requires greater certainty. Gold cannot rely solely on tradition in an environment shaped by precision. It needs an internal identity that functions regardless of location, handler, or transaction type.

SMX’s identity system enables that certainty. It gives the market a permanent reference point that does not depend on metadata, labels, or trust-based validations. It allows gold to operate as a fully accountable asset without changing its fundamental role. The benefit to institutions is significant. They can build products, design trading models, and structure custody agreements based on verifiable information. They can move faster because they understand the asset’s history without relying on interpretations or assumptions.

As the DMCC Precious Metals Conference concludes, one insight rises above the rest. The future of gold is not just about volume or geography. It is about the economics of truth. The regions that can validate what they trade will dominate the next phase of global metals movement. Dubai is preparing for that role. SMX is delivering the technology that makes it achievable.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 25, 2025 / Gold has always been valuable because it’s scarce, durable, and universally recognized. What has held it back in modern markets is not the metal itself but the limitations of how it is authenticated. Investors, institutions, and regulators all face the same obstacle. They depend on paperwork rather than proof, a gap that limits how the asset can be used, traded, and integrated into high-velocity financial systems.

As SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) takes the stage at the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference, it brings a model that removes that obstacle entirely. Unlike anything else, SMX gives precious metals an embedded molecular identity, which is more than an upgrade; it’s ushering in a system that can shape the next era of global precious metals commerce.

Dubai is positioned at the center of this evolution. The DMCC has spent years building an environment where global commodities can operate with clarity, speed, and integrity. Its leadership understands that the market is no longer satisfied with traditional declarations of origin or paper-based audit trails. Participants want assets that can travel through an international ecosystem without losing their identity along the way.

Making The Physical Digital

That requirement fits directly with SMX’s Physical to Digital Link, which anchors verification inside the material. It prepares the gold market to function in a world where transparency is mandatory rather than optional. This is the point where the discussion shifts from operational improvement to market transformation. Because verified identity does more than streamline movement. It expands what gold can be.

When every ounce, bar, or nugget carries its own permanent signature, the asset becomes easier to manage, certify, and integrate into digital ownership models without relying on speculative frameworks.

It also supports a broader range of custody options, investor products, and settlement structures because each stakeholder can trust the integrity of the metal with far greater precision. The gold market gains flexibility without sacrificing its historical stability. SMX’s work makes that possible.

Identity That Travels Through the Entire Lifecycle

Remember that gold rarely stays in one form forever. Bars are melted, recast, transported, vaulted, and traded repeatedly. Each transformation creates opportunities for confusion or manipulation. Traditional methods struggle to track the continuity of identity through these changes because surface markings can be altered or lost. SMX eliminates that vulnerability. Its identity system is embedded at the molecular level, which means it survives every step of the lifecycle. A bar refined today can be traced decades from now, no matter how many times it has been handled.

This level of consistency changes the expectations placed on refineries, vaults, and logistics providers. Institutions no longer need to rely solely on external tests or overlapping documentation. They can verify the metal’s identity at any time with confidence that the result reflects the asset’s entire history. Even organizations with deep experience handling precious metals, including companies like Brink’s, recognize the value of technology that strengthens custody and audit processes. A system built on permanent identity reduces disputes, increases efficiency, and aligns operations with a market that demands stronger accountability.

The benefit extends into recycling and sustainability. The ability to track material through multiple life cycles supports responsible sourcing frameworks and circular economy models without creating additional administrative burdens. Identity becomes the connective tissue that links each phase of the metal’s journey. The result is a supply chain that can demonstrate both authenticity and environmental stewardship. This is the type of structural improvement international regulators and global buyers increasingly expect from major gold hubs. Dubai is preparing for that future. SMX is delivering the tools that make it possible.

A Pathway to Modern Ownership Without Speculation

Not only that, SMX is changing the conversation around modernizing gold ownership, which is often clouded by hype and terminology that distracts from the real need. The market is not looking for experimental systems. It’s looking for reliable ways to tie physical assets to digital records without introducing volatility or risk. SMX’s identity technology achieves that by focusing on verification rather than invention. It gives gold a stable foundation in the digital economy without changing what the asset fundamentally is.

This creates room for new types of investor products that rely on clarity rather than complexity. Institutions can build offerings around verified identity because they know the underlying asset carries information that cannot be separated from the metal. Investors gain greater confidence because transparency becomes a measurable feature rather than a marketing term. Regulators gain stronger oversight because identity stays intact across borders. The market becomes more secure without becoming more complicated.

As SMX presents at the DMCC Precious Metals Conference, the message will be straightforward. Gold is ready to function at a higher level because identity is no longer an external label. It’s part of the metal itself. That single shift opens the door to greater trust, broader use cases, and investor frameworks that keep pace with global finance. It’s the next generation of gold ownership. This one will be built on verification, not speculation.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 25, 2025 / For generations, the gold market operated on confidence. Refineries stamped metal, vaults logged it, and traders exchanged paperwork that everyone accepted as the truth. That structure held up when the trading landscape was slower and regional. The modern market no longer fits that model. Supply chains now stretch across continents. Compliance requirements have multiplied. Digital systems expect precision that legacy documentation cannot deliver. Trust alone cannot serve as the foundation of a global market of this scale. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is stepping into the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference (DMCC) to show how verified identity can finally replace assumption with certainty.

The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre plays a central role in this transition. Under the leadership of Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the DMCC has become one of the most influential hubs in global precious metals trade. Dubai’s position between East and West makes it a natural point of convergence for refineries, logistics companies, and traders who need a jurisdiction that prizes standards and stability. As trade volume increases and expectations tighten, organizations within the DMCC ecosystem are pushing for tools that provide stronger oversight without slowing commercial activity. The market is signaling that the era of paperwork-driven trust is reaching its limit.

That pressure creates the opening SMX is addressing. The company’s Physical to Digital Link gives each piece of metal a unique molecular identity the moment it enters the value chain. That identity stays with the asset as it moves from mine to refinery, vault to trade, and eventually into recycling or reuse. It’s a structure designed to survive real-world handling and real-world environments. It also aligns with the regional push for higher standards. Even Brink’s, one of the most well-known secure logistics providers serving the GCC, is working alongside SMX to explore more reliable forms of material auditing. The industry is shifting toward systems that make truth measurable.

SMX is walking into DMCC prepared to show how that shift becomes operational.

Gold Outgrew Its Own Documentation

At the right time. The modern gold market is larger, faster, and more interconnected than at any other point in its history. Metal now moves through supply chains that span dozens of jurisdictions, each with its own record-keeping standards and regulatory expectations. Those systems were never designed to communicate with one another, leaving the industry with fragmented, inconsistent, and vulnerable documentation. As long as the market relied on slower settlement cycles and regional trade flows, those inconsistencies were manageable. Today, they sit at the center of every operational challenge the sector faces.

This is especially visible in active hubs like Dubai, where the DMCC has created a central platform that attracts miners, refineries, logistics companies, bullion banks, and traders from around the world. The more transactions move through a single ecosystem, the clearer the gaps become. Institutions need methods to ensure that the identity of the metal arriving at their facilities is the same identity that left the origin point. Paper records and inspection reports cannot provide that precision. They depend on manual entry, human interpretation, and trust-based reconciliation between organizations that do not share systems.

SMX fills out this landscape with a solution built to remove those points of friction. Its Physical to Digital link establishes a fixed identity for every bar, coin, or refined ounce with a molecular signature that survives handling, transport, and long-term storage. That identity provides each participant in the chain with a reliable reference point that remains constant regardless of where the material travels. Even long-standing service providers in the region, including Brink’s, have begun exploring how modern identity systems can reinforce their established logistics frameworks.

Here’s the point that matters most: The sector is not abandoning its history. It is strengthening it with tools that match the scale of today’s trade.

Dubai’s Leadership Defines the Future of Gold

Dubai’s rise as a global precious metals center did not happen by accident. It happened because the DMCC built an environment that rewards efficiency, standardisation, and responsible conduct. The organization’s leadership has attracted participants who want a marketplace that supports rapid movement while maintaining confidence in the integrity of each transaction. As the conference approaches, that commitment becomes even more visible. The region is preparing for a future where every major commodity sector must operate with greater transparency, and gold is no exception.

This sets the stage for technologies that reinforce the region’s ambitions. The Physical to Digital Link fits directly into that vision because it delivers identity that does not depend on interpretation. It gives refiners, vaults, and traders a way to align their operations with a more rigorous global standard without disrupting their workflows. It supports the city’s goal of being more than a transit point. It enables Dubai to remain a destination where institutions conduct business with confidence because the foundations behind each asset are verifiable.

The presence of companies like SMX at the DMCC Precious Metals Conference highlights how far the market has progressed. Identity is no longer a theoretical add-on. It is an operational requirement for a sector that must compete with digital systems, stricter regulations, and rapidly shifting trade patterns. Dubai’s leadership places it at the center of that shift. SMX’s technology complements that environment by giving the industry exactly what it has lacked. A way to verify the truth of the metal without relying on the paperwork that once defined the entire sector.

Verified Identity Unlocks the Next Stage of the Gold Market

The concept of creating a digital counterpart for a physical asset is only valuable if the underlying identity can survive real-world conditions. That is why the industry is paying attention to SMX. The Physical-to-Digital Link is not a theoretical model. It is a functional system that embeds identity into the material itself. When that identity becomes permanent, it transforms how the market can structure custody, settlement, recycling, and cross-border transport. Every participant benefits because every participant gains a reference point that cannot be duplicated or separated from the metal it represents.

This is also where tokenised gold becomes more practicable without relying on digital asset terminology or speculative frameworks. Once identity is consistent, traceable, and tied directly to the material, new forms of ownership and trade become possible. Institutions can manage inventory with greater precision. Investors can understand the origin of the assets they hold. Regulators can verify that compliance requirements are being met. The entire system becomes more disciplined, which gives the market room to modernise without creating new vulnerabilities.

As SMX steps into the DMCC Precious Metals Conference, the message is clear. Gold is moving from a trust-based economy to a verification-based one. The companies that provide that layer will shape the next decade of this sector. The DMCC has built the environment. The global market is demanding higher standards. And, SMX is delivering the identity infrastructure that brings both sides together. This time, the truth sits inside the metal itself.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 25, 2025 / The DMCC Precious Metals Conference is one of the sector’s most influential gatherings, uniting global leaders across the gold, silver, and platinum markets to examine advances in transparency, regulatory integrity, and the emergence of tokenised assets.

Security Matters (NASDAQ:SMX) will participate in this year’s program as part of its ongoing collaboration with Dubai’s expanding role as a centre for verified, digital, and sustainability-focused trade. The company will present its latest advancements in Physical-to-Digital Link technology in a session titled “From Mine to Market: The Physical-to-Digital Link Powering Transparency in Precious Metals.”

SMX will highlight how its patented molecular-marking technology introduces a new standard of certainty across the precious metals value chain. By embedding each piece of metal with a unique molecular identity and recording that information on a secure digital ledger, the technology creates a permanent connection between a physical asset and its digital twin.

This capability enables the industry to evolve from traditional trust-based systems to scientifically verified provenance. It supports more rigorous digitalisation, enhances chain-of-custody visibility, and establishes the foundation for traceability and tokenisation of gold and silver throughout their lifecycle.

“For centuries, the precious metals industry has been built on trust – but in the new economy, trust must be verified,” said Haggai Alon, Founder and CEO of SMX. “SMX is creating a new industry standard for transparency and authenticity. Our technology aligns with World Gold Council best practices, advances LBMA guidelines, and meets the growing demand from clients for verified, traceable gold.”

By helping refiners, traders, logistics providers, and exchanges comply with the triangle of World Gold Council standards, LBMA guidance, and evolving client expectations, SMX enhances the infrastructure for verified, digitised, and ultimately tokenised gold – setting the foundation for a transparent and accountable global market.

This advancement mirrors SMX’s success in other sectors such as plastics, where its platform underpins the Plastic Cycle Token, a verified credit system that connects recycled materials to digital assets. The same model of verification, digitalisation, and monetisation is now being extended to the precious metals market through SMX’s trueGold and trueSilver programs.

“Just as we are transforming the plastics industry with verified circularity and tokenised credits,” added Oliver Buckle-Wright, Commercial Lead, SMX Precious Metals Division, “we are now enabling the gold and silver markets to move confidently into the digital era – with verified authenticity, sustainable sourcing, and trade-ready data.”

Technology Powered by SMX – Giving Materials a Verified Memory.

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About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring, and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

About Bio-Packaging

Founded in 2007 and headquartered at Woodlands Spectrum 1, Bio-Packaging Pte Ltd provides HDPE, PCR, biodegradable and certified-compostable carrier bags, produce rolls and industrial liners to supermarkets, food service, retail and industrial clients. The company is ISO 14001-certified and focuses on delivering high-quality, competitively priced, innovative and sustainable packaging solutions.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE: Security Matters

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