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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.

Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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“Jack Kirby: From the Ghetto to the Cosmos’

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / One Art Space, Tribeca, NY, is proud to announce the return of Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center. The Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center is back in New York City with a new pop-up display celebrating the life, influences, and lasting legacy of the King of Comics. “Jack Kirby: From the Ghetto to the Cosmos” will run for one week at One Art Space from Friday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. “It is truly an honor to have the Jack Kirby Museum exhibit here at One Art Space,” said MaryAnn Giella McCulloh, co-owner of One Art Space.

Tracking Jacob Kurtzberg’s life, starting as an impoverished Jewish boy in NYC’s teeming Lower East Side and ending as a master of imagination for pop culture giants like Marvel and DC, influencing millions, “Jack Kirby: From the Ghetto to the Cosmos” features displays that tell biographical details, show the finer details of his artwork and process, and present familiar works at larger scale. The pop-up display will span the length of Kirby’s fascinating life and career, from his “Kid Gang” stories to the cosmic wonder of his Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, and Thor at Marvel, and his later sci-fi epics such as DC’s New Gods and Forever People and his stunning Lord of Light work.

EXHIBITION: Friday, Nov. 28 – Sunday, Dec. 7, 12-6 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, Nov. 29, 6-9 p.m.
WHERE: One Art Space, 23 Warren Street, New York, NYC (Tribeca)
ADMISSION: $5 Suggested Donation (Kirby Museum Members FREE!)

The Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center is organized exclusively for educational purposes; more specifically, to promote and encourage the study, understanding, preservation and appreciation of the work of Jack Kirby by illustrating the scope of Kirby’s multi-faceted career, communicating the stories, inspirations and influences of Jack Kirby, celebrating the life of Jack Kirby and his creations, and building understanding of comic books and comic book creators.

Information: www.kirbymuseum.org | IG: @jackkirbymuseum |

One Art Space opened in May 2011, in the heart of Tribeca, NY and has both museum-caliber and emerging artists for 15 years. Located at 23 Warren Street in Tribeca, New York City, the gallery occupies a ground-level space with a glass façade, natural light and an inviting view from the street. The gallery mixes storied figures in New York’s art scene like Al Diaz, world-famous street artists like Shepard Fairey, abstract painters Andrew Salgado, and coming in February 2026, the solo exhibition of work by Purvis Young, whose paintings are held in prestigious institutions like The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian, and the Whitney as well as in many private collections. Our mission is to create a place where the giants of art history and the visionaries of art’s future come together in One Art Space.

Information: www.oneartspace.com | IG: @oneartspace | F: OneArtSpaceNYC |

Contact Information

MaryAnn Giella McCulloh
Co-Owner, Gallerist and Curator
info@oneartspace.com
(646) 559-0535

Randolph Hoppe
Director
info@kirbymuseum.org
(201) 204-0532

SOURCE: One Art Space

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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.

Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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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.

Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 26, 2025 / NTTS and HPB today announced the return of FOB 2026: From Summit to Solution, taking place in New York City on March 10-11, 2026.

Following the success of last year’s successful inaugural event, the Future of Batteries (FOB) Summit will once again bring together a curated group of decision-makers from Europe and the United States to advance collaboration in the field of next-generation battery technology.

Besides NTTS and HPB, FOB 2025 saw participants from Porsche Consulting, Siemens, McKinsey, NY-BEST, among many others. Next year, the event shall focus on moving from vision to execution, transforming innovative ideas into real-world solutions. The summit connects leaders in technology, manufacturing, investment, and policy who are driving the industrialization of solid-state and advanced battery systems.

The event is free to attend, but participation is by application only. To apply, become a sponsor or to request more info, visit: https://fob-summit.com

Who should attend

• Manufacturers and integrators exploring solid-state and stationary storage production.

• Utilities, grid operators, and project developers focused on energy and grid storage.

• Equipment and automation providers, recyclers, and validation partners.

• Investors and policymakers supporting US clean manufacturing.

Agenda:
March 10: Networking dinner
March 11: Main event

At two exclusively selected venues in Manhattan, details will be shared with approved attendees.

“FOB SUMMIT 2026 is about moving from conversation to action,” said Vince Caruso, CEO of NTTS. “We are focused on bridging European innovation with American manufacturing capacity.”

“We are creating an environment where partnerships can take shape and technology can scale responsibly,” said Dr Sebastian Heinz, CEO of HPB.

About NTTS
NTTS (New to The Street) is a multi-channel financial media platform connecting innovators with investors across broadcast, digital, and live events. They profile companies, advertise and markets their products and services, and provides business news.

About HPB
Based in Bonn, Germany, HPB (High Performance Battery) develops and licenses next-generation solid-state battery technologies that are safer, longer-lasting, and greener than conventional lithium-ion batteries. The HPB Solid-State Battery delivers over 12,500 full
charge-discharge cycles under demanding conditions (1C/1C, 0-100% State of Charge, at room temperature). The technology achieves up to 50% better environmental performance compared to traditional batteries, notably by avoiding critical raw materials such as cobalt.

Contact:

Monica Brennan
Monica@NewtoTheStret.com

SOURCE: New To The Street

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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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SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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