Blog

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 12, 2025 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is not an overnight sensation. For years, it’s been building toward the moment that the global supply chain was not yet ready to confront. The idea was simple but disruptive. Materials should not rely on paperwork, declarations, or trust to prove their identity. They should be able to show it themselves with something far more persuasive: PROOF.

That idea is no longer theoretical. And the market is finally responding. Yes, its stock surged. But that’s backstory now. The real interest in SMX should be about what is ahead for a company that has the technology to change supply chain landscapes across the board.

Again, not new to many. Its molecular identity technology has been in development, testing, and real-world demonstration well before 2025. The company spent years embedding molecular markers into materials and proving that identity can survive manufacturing, processing, recycling, and trade. What changed is not the technology. What changed is the environment around it.

Supply chains are now under pressure from both regulators and consumers to evolve. Neither is willing to rely on assumptions anymore. They want something far more credible. Truth. More importantly, they want that truth backed by proof.

From Trust to Proof

With it, global commerce can change the default setting from “trust” to “verified.” Suppliers can confidently certify materials. Brands can rely on supporting documentation. And regulators can accept declarations as proof points. In other words, through a simple-to-embed SMX molecular marker, supply chains can be held to their highest standard.

Regulators that demand verifiable evidence get it. Investors who reject ESG claims that cannot be substantiated no longer have to. Consumers who expect transparency that goes beyond marketing language get what they want. Everyone can win. And they come through SMX technology, which closes the gap between what companies believe is happening in their supply chains and what they can actually prove, making it impossible to ignore.

This change is also structural. Supply chains built on trust are fragile. Supply chains built on proof are resilient.

SMX anticipated that shift long before it became fashionable to talk about it.

Years of Work Before Recognition

Well before the recent surge in attention, SMX was doing the unglamorous work. Embedding molecular markers into plastics. Validating identity retention in rubber. Demonstrating traceability in metals. Testing whether proof could survive the harsh realities of industrial processing.

Each material presented different challenges. Each required a solution capable of operating at commercial scale, not just in a lab. SMX methodically expanded the scope of its platform, proving that identity could persist where traditional tracking systems fail.

The most recent demonstration involving cotton crystallized that effort. Cotton has long been one of the hardest materials to trace. Once fibers are shredded, blended, and spun, origin disappears. SMX showed that molecular identity can survive those transformations, turning one of the most opaque materials in global trade into a verifiable asset.

That was not a sudden breakthrough. It was the result of years of groundwork.

And cotton is not standing alone.

In precious metals, SMX has demonstrated that molecular identity can survive refining and trading processes, including work connected to the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. That capability introduces the possibility of identity-backed bullion and verified metals markets where provenance has historically been assumed rather than proven.

In plastics, deployments with partners such as REDWAVE and A*STAR have shown how molecular marking can verify composition, recycled content, and material history at industrial scale. These are not isolated pilots. They are sector-level validations that show the technology works across fundamentally different material systems.

Together, these milestones place SMX well beyond early-stage experimentation. They show the platform is gaining traction across multiple high-value global industries.

Why the Market Reacted Now

Here’s the part causing all the interest. The market’s reaction is not about novelty. It is about necessity.

What SMX offers aligns directly with the pressures facing modern supply chains. Governments are tightening import controls. Brands face legal and reputational risk from unverifiable claims. Investors are allocating capital toward companies that can demonstrate real accountability.

In that environment, SMX’s technology stopped looking like future infrastructure and started looking like a present-day necessity.

Materials embedded with molecular identity behave differently in the market. They reduce risk. They simplify compliance. They allow companies to prove claims rather than defend them. That capability carries immediate economic value.

Recognition, Not Hype

It’s important to distinguish recognition from speculation. The interest surrounding SMX is grounded in validation. The technology exists. It works. It operates at commercial scale. And it addresses a structural weakness shared across industries.

SMX does not require new manufacturing infrastructure. It does not rely on manual data entry. It embeds identity directly into the material itself. That shift fundamentally changes how verification works.

When materials can prove what they are, supply chains gain confidence. Confidence reduces friction. Reduced friction creates value.

That is why the valuation conversation has shifted.

A Structural Shift Underway

Yes, SMX’s $116.6 million ELOC provides flexibility. But it’s not the reason for sustained interest. The reason is alignment. The global economy has moved from trust to verification. From assumptions to evidence. From tolerance to accountability.

SMX built for that world years ago. The market is simply catching up to a technology whose time has arrived.

By no means is this latest chapter the end of the story. SMX continues to prove its value to investors and organizations worldwide, most recently in front of high-stakes decision makers at NAFRA. Expect more of that. SMX is seizing the moment when preparation meets necessity. And when that happens, recognition does not fade. It compounds.

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

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts, events, or circumstances that SMX expects, believes, or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including statements relating to the Company’s business strategy, financial position, future operations, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans, and objectives of management, as well as statements regarding the Company’s liquidity position, capital needs, anticipated financing timelines, expected dilution, future share issuances, the anticipated use of proceeds, expected performance of the amended financing agreement, market conditions, adoption of the Company’s technology, commercial pipeline, regulatory approvals, industry trends, competitive position, and any assumptions underlying the foregoing, are forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks relating to: the Company’s ability to successfully execute its operating plans; the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards; market conditions and volatility in the trading price of the Company’s ordinary shares; dilution that may result from the Company’s existing financing arrangements; the Company’s ability to access capital under the standby equity purchase agreement and related amendments; the timing and occurrence of any closings under such agreements; the Company’s expectations regarding its financial runway and future capital needs; risks associated with the Company’s ability to scale its technology, secure customer adoption, or convert pilot programs into commercial deployments; risks relating to supply chain conditions and global economic trends; the Company’s dependence on key personnel; the Company’s ability to maintain intellectual property protection and defend against infringement claims; changes in applicable laws and regulations; general economic, political, and market conditions; risks relating to digital asset markets and the Company’s potential future acquisition or holding of digital assets; and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and its subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated due to various risks and uncertainties, and all forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 12, 2025 / For decades, global industries kept moving forward on the assumption that supply chains were essentially reliable. The belief was that materials were what suppliers claimed they were, that certifications reflected real practices, and that sustainability metrics could be trusted because companies intended to act responsibly. That belief worked as long as no one looked too closely. Once governments and markets began demanding actual proof, the old system cracked open. Intention was no longer enough.

Today, the gap between what companies think is happening in their supply chains and what is actually happening has become too wide to ignore. Regulators are tightening disclosure rules, consumers are demanding transparency, and investors are rejecting sustainability claims that cannot be verified. Industries that once relied on paper trails and supplier promises are discovering that those tools were never designed for the scrutiny of 2025. Because of that, the world has shifted from tolerance to verification.

This change isn’t driven by scandal or blame. It’s driven by maturity. Supply chains have become complex, global, and fragile. Systems that were built for trust are now expected to hold up under forensic inspection. The only path forward is verifiable data that moves with the material itself. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) can provide that. And at the same time, deliver the one thing every industry suddenly needs: Physical proof.

The Moment Materials Become Intelligent

That is something supply chains never had. A way for materials to identify themselves. With SMX technology embedded, a plastic pellet can confirm whether it is virgin or recycled. The same is now true for cotton, rubber, and textiles. SMX’s molecular identity can authenticate these materials long before they move through the supply chain unnoticed. These capabilities are not theoretical. They exist, they are proven, and they already work at commercial scale.

What makes the system powerful is not just the digital tracking component. It’s the way SMX delivers it. The company embeds a molecular marker inside the material at the beginning of its journey. That marker survives manufacturing, processing, transportation, and recycling. When scanned, it reveals a secure digital record tied to the material’s identity. This flips the burden of truth. Instead of relying on every link in the chain to record data correctly, the material records itself. And the timing could not be more urgent.

Industries around the world are under pressure to deliver exactly this kind of visibility. Automotive manufacturers need to trace metals and rare earth minerals used in batteries. Packaging companies must prove recycled content levels. Fashion brands must document ethical sourcing. Governments need confirmation that imported materials meet environmental or safety standards. SMX does more than solve any one of these sectors’ problems. It solves a structural weakness shared by all of them.

Pressure Is Coming From Every Direction

That pressure is what has created the surge in interest. Europe’s new regulations require physical evidence of sustainability claims. The global plastics treaty is moving toward mandatory verification of recycled content. Battery material sourcing is under intense geopolitical scrutiny. Even carbon markets are cracking down on unverifiable credits. Every one of these forces points toward a single requirement. Companies must prove the truth of their materials.

Markets are responding. Institutional investors, including some of the world’s largest banks and philanthropic foundations, are allocating capital toward companies that can substantiate their ESG commitments. Consumers are rewarding brands that offer transparency. Regulators are imposing penalties for unverifiable claims and incomplete reporting. Meanwhile, the financial risk of getting it wrong is rising. A mislabeled shipment can trigger fines. Unverified material can halt a production line. A failed audit can erase brand trust built over decades.

This convergence makes SMX’s technology essential instead of optional. The world no longer accepts claims without evidence. It wants materials that can speak for themselves. SMX built the platform that gives them that voice. Whether the material is plastic, rubber, metal, textile, or an industrial component, the ability to embed identity at the molecular level creates a universal verification engine ready for global adoption.

Why SMX Sits at the Center of the New Era

SMX is not adding another random tool to the circularity mission’s arsenal. It’s providing the only known system capable of delivering molecular-level precision, creating an infrastructure layer for a world that now demands accountability. It’s the enabling technology that ties physical materials to verifiable data, offering clarity in a landscape that urgently needs it. This is why interest is accelerating across continents. This is why brands, governments, and institutional partners are paying attention.

A supply chain without material intelligence cannot meet the expectations of modern regulation or modern markets. A supply chain built on SMX’s molecular identity system can. It gives companies a pathway to operate with confidence rather than on assumptions. That confidence does more than meet compliance. It protects reputations, prevents disruption, and can create a competitive advantage.

Do not believe otherwise. The materials accountability era has arrived. SMX did not wait for it. SMX built the technology that makes it work. And finally, the world is paying attention.

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: successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber, plastic 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; 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.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 12, 2025 / Whenever a technology shows the potential to reshape supply chains, people naturally lean in. They want to understand how it scales, how it fits, and how it operates within the industrial world already in motion. That level of curiosity is healthy. It reflects a market that recognizes when something new might redefine what’s possible.

SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is generating exactly that kind of attention. And like any transformative platform, understanding how it works eliminates questions before they arise. Some observers initially assume the challenge is larger than it actually is, imagining the technology reaching backward to tag every steel beam, textile fiber, or plastic component already in circulation. Viewed through that lens, mass integration looks impossible. But that assumption starts from the wrong point of reference.

SMX was never built to rewrite the past. While itcan embed a molecular signature into existing products, its primary role is to enhance the future. There, it’s a perfect fit.

The world renews itself constantly through production cycles. Every day, steel plants produce new heats, plastics manufacturers blend fresh resin, textile mills extrude new fiber, and refineries create purified metals. These are the moments when SMX enters the picture. Quietly, seamlessly, and at the point where materials first come into existence.

Integration Happens at the Source, Not After the Fact

SMX’s molecular identity is applied at the earliest stage of manufacturing. A plastics plant blending resin. A steel mill forming a batch during the heat stage. A textile producer extruding polymer into fiber. A refinery purifying metal. These are the natural integration points. The marker becomes part of the material itself, not something attached later. Once embedded, it remains permanent, invisible, and functional throughout the lifecycle.

This approach doesn’t just remove the perceived obstacles. It highlights the scale of the opportunity. There’s no retrofitting of old infrastructure. No global hunt for products already out in circulation. Everything that exists today can remain unchanged. It doesn’t have to. SMX can add its molecular signature to existing items, say, if a brand wanted to protect provenance or if a plastics resin distributor wanted to start tracking where its resin travels and back.

Still, the best integration point is the creation of new materials, where identity can be embedded without disrupting established operations. Manufacturers don’t need to reinvent their processes. They simply add a microscopic layer of intelligence to the stages they already control.

This is why the model scales. Industrial production already runs at massive volume. Factories are natural amplifiers. By placing identity at the source, SMX grows in step with the world’s ongoing output. The system expands because production expands. When viewed from this forward-facing perspective, the logic becomes clear. The future scales itself.

A Forward Model That Makes the Future Trackable

Here’s the bonus: once identity is embedded upstream, everything downstream becomes more efficient. Recyclers gain accuracy instead of guesswork. Regulators gain verifiable data instead of fragmented reporting. Brands gain supply chain clarity without extra steps. Importers, exporters, and certification bodies gain authentication that doesn’t depend on labels or paperwork. When the material carries its own truth, every participant gains confidence.

This is how industries modernize. Barcodes didn’t tag products retroactively. RFID didn’t revisit pallets already sitting in warehouses. Digital audits didn’t rewrite old inventory logs. Each innovation became standard the moment manufacturers embedded it into what came next. SMX follows the same trajectory, only at the material level itself.

And people are right to examine the question of integration closely. SMX welcomes that. They want to explain how this shift is more than meaningful; it’s transformative. And understanding it is what will naturally move the conversation from backward-looking to forward-looking.

Once that perspective changes, the pathway becomes clear. SMX isn’t addressing the world as it was. It’s shaping the world as it’s being created. Identity begins at the source, where production meets possibility. That’s how the system scales. That’s how the future becomes trackable. And, more importantly, it’s how SMX contributes to a cleaner, more sustainably minded global economy. Once all of that is understood, then valuations, even after a historic move, make total sense.

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

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts, events, or circumstances that SMX expects, believes, or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including statements relating to the Company’s business strategy, financial position, future operations, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans, and objectives of management, as well as statements regarding the Company’s liquidity position, capital needs, anticipated financing timelines, expected dilution, future share issuances, the anticipated use of proceeds, expected performance of the amended financing agreement, market conditions, adoption of the Company’s technology, commercial pipeline, regulatory approvals, industry trends, competitive position, and any assumptions underlying the foregoing, are forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks relating to: the Company’s ability to successfully execute its operating plans; the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards; market conditions and volatility in the trading price of the Company’s ordinary shares; dilution that may result from the Company’s existing financing arrangements; the Company’s ability to access capital under the standby equity purchase agreement and related amendments; the timing and occurrence of any closings under such agreements; the Company’s expectations regarding its financial runway and future capital needs; risks associated with the Company’s ability to scale its technology, secure customer adoption, or convert pilot programs into commercial deployments; risks relating to supply chain conditions and global economic trends; the Company’s dependence on key personnel; the Company’s ability to maintain intellectual property protection and defend against infringement claims; changes in applicable laws and regulations; general economic, political, and market conditions; risks relating to digital asset markets and the Company’s potential future acquisition or holding of digital assets; and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and its subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated due to various risks and uncertainties, and all forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire