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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 16, 2026 / For much of modern industrial history, supply chains functioned on assumption. Materials were accepted as genuine because suppliers said they were. Certifications were trusted because systems relied on good faith. Sustainability metrics were taken seriously because companies claimed responsible intent. That framework held together only because it was rarely tested. Once regulators, investors, and consumers began asking for evidence rather than explanation, its limits became impossible to ignore.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 16, 2026 / The global gold market functions on faith. Vault operators rely on refiners. Refiners rely on upstream suppliers. Banks rely on custody chains. Investors rely on all of it holding together-purity, legality, and origin assumed to be unquestionable. That confidence appears solid, but it is far thinner than most participants admit. And it would take only a single failure to reveal just how fragile it really is.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 16, 2026 / Security Matters plc (NASDAQ:SMX), a global leader in molecular-marker technology and blockchain-backed digital product passports, today announced that it has opened a corporate account with Kraken as part of a treasury strategy authorized by the Company's Board of Directors.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 16, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX), a global pioneer in molecular-marker technology and blockchain-backed digital product passports, today announced that it has opened a corporate account with Kraken as part of a treasury strategy authorized by the Company's Board of Directors.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Don't pay attention to the clickbait headlines that have no substance. Many of these so-called bear cases are written to grab attention, drive traffic, or frame a broader argument about an entirely different stock. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) just gets pulled into the headline because it's volatile and misunderstood. That doesn't make the analysis substantive. It makes it convenient.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Modern supply chains were optimized for speed and scale, not interrogation. For decades, questions of origin, custody, and compliance were resolved through documents, attestations, and long-standing relationships. That approach worked-until regulatory scrutiny intensified, disputes multiplied, and global trade fractured into competing jurisdictions. What once ran on assumption is now being asked to stand up to inspection.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW), a global provider of material-level identity and digital traceability solutions, has expanded its platform into denim and recycled-denim applications, bringing its cotton-based material authentication capabilities into one of the apparel industry's largest and most widely consumed product categories.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / The cannabis industry is approaching a regulatory turning point where storytelling gives way to substantiation. As federal oversight advances, cannabis is transitioning out of fragmented state-by-state systems and toward a compliance model consistent with other regulated industries. In that environment, credibility is no longer measured by disclosure alone. It is measured by verifiable control.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / For generations, economists and market strategists debated when gold might reclaim its formal role in global finance. Theories cycled. Predictions resurfaced. Calls for a return to currency-backed bullion never quite materialized. While that debate continued, a more consequential shift emerged quietly. The next gold standard is not monetary. It is evidentiary.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Infrastructure technologies are unforgiving by nature. They demand patience, sequencing, and alignment with systems that move deliberately and penalize disruption. When deployment is rushed or incentives favor speed over stability, failure is rarely subtle. It shows up quickly and publicly.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / A subtle but important change is underway in how SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is being evaluated by the market. The company is no longer positioned as a technology story waiting to be proven. That phase has largely passed. What remains is the market's adjustment to evidence that already exists.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / A quiet recalibration is taking place across global supply chains. It is not driven by aesthetics, seasonal cycles, or branding strategy. It is driven by a more basic question: what happens when materials are no longer anonymous?

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / For decades, supply-chain integrity functioned largely as a messaging process. Companies disclosed policies. Auditors reviewed procedures. Regulators accepted what could not realistically be verified once materials moved at scale. That model depended on trust, interpretation, and paperwork.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 14, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has expanded its industrial rubber traceability platform into the global latex and rubber gloves market, extending its circular materials strategy into one of the world's largest post-use rubber waste streams. The move marks the sixth application of SMX's circular-rubber program and targets a sector where recovery and reuse have historically been limited.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 14, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) continues to expand its footprint in the cybersecurity hardware space through proprietary technology created to protect critical electronic components across global supply chains. The company's approach, aligned with its "AAA" vision of AI Autonomous Arteries, leverages patented sub-molecular markings, micro-GPS tracking, and blockchain encryption to authenticate, trace, and safeguard devices from tampering, fraud, and unauthorized access throughout their lifecycle.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 13, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW), a leader in material-embedded identity and digital traceability solutions, is applying its proprietary molecular marking technology to silver, demonstrating how the metal can carry a persistent, verifiable identity throughout its lifecycle from production and refinement through use, resale, and recycling.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 12, 2026 / SMX (NASDAQ:SMX), a global innovator in material-embedded identity and digital traceability, was recently featured on MSN.com in an article examining how advanced technology could redefine transparency in the precious metals market.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 12, 2026 / For years, "supply chain integrity" was basically a vibes-based system. Brands said things like trust us, we checked, or the ever-popular our partners assured us. Regulators nodded, auditors skimmed PDFs, and everyone moved on-until suddenly they couldn't.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 9, 2026 / Once upon a time, "regulation" was the monster under the corporate bed. Executives whispered about it in earnings calls. Lawyers circled it in red ink. PR teams spun it like it was a surprise pop quiz nobody studied for.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 9, 2026 / Luxury used to work like this: You saw the logo, felt the fabric, swiped the card. End of story. If a brand said something was real, sustainable, or "ethically sourced," you nodded and believed them. Because...why wouldn't you?

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 9, 2026 / Silver has always played it cool.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 9, 2026 / Gold has never been short on mystique. It appears polished and permanent, as if it's always existed exactly where you found it-on a ring, in a vault, behind glass at a jeweler's counter. But the reality is far messier. Before it becomes something beautiful or valuable, gold passes through mines, refineries, traders, borders, and buyers, often leaving very little evidence of where it's been or how it got there.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 8, 2026 / For companies operating at the intersection of sustainability and supply-chain technology, financial structure is increasingly part of the story.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 8, 2026 / Once upon a time, gold and silver lived mysterious lives. They were mined somewhere far away, melted down, traded hands in hushed rooms, stashed in vaults, worn on fingers, and occasionally lost in the couch cushions of history. Where did they come from? Who owned them before you? Were they responsibly sourced-or did they take a shady detour through a few international borders?

Full conversion of convertible notes reduces long-term liabilities, removes potential equity overhang, and helps position SMX to advance project development and circular-materials strategy