Goldstrom Partners with SMX to Deliver End-to-End Traceability and Circularity in Precious Metals (Form 6-K)

Goldstrom Partners with SMX to Deliver End-to-End Traceability and Circularity in Precious Metals

NEW YORK, NEW YORK / SINGAPORE / DUBAI - 29 October 2025 - SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ: SMX), a global leader in molecular-marker technology and blockchain-backed digital product passports, today announced entering into an Advisory Agreement with Goldstrom Advisory FZCO, which is an expert in the field of global physical precious metals.

The Advisory Agreement provides that Goldstrom Advisory will assist in the development of SMX's products within the gold and silver supply chain and industry, including the refining business and physical precious metals trading activities regionally and globally. Through this arrangement, SMX expects that Goldstrom Advisory will collaborate to introduce and evaluate SMX's patented molecular-marking, tracking, and digital registry technology within client advisory engagements, with the goal to empower clients across mining, refining, and trading to achieve full audit-grade transparency, provenance, and sustainability.

Transforming the Precious-Metals Ecosystem

Goldstrom's services to SMX are also expected to enable the parties to jointly deliver a new class of services and solutions for the precious-metals industry:

"SMX believes that its relationship with Goldstrom will allow SMX to bring its proven molecular-traceability technology to the forefront of global precious-metals trade," said Oliver Buckle-Wright, Vice President Client Success, SMX. "Together with trueGold and trueSilver, we are seeking to create a trusted digital foundation for the industry, where every metal carries a memory, every bar has a verified journey, and every transaction reinforces integrity."

"At Goldstrom, we are committed to enabling our clients to trade, store, and invest in precious metals with absolute confidence," said Jeffrey Rhodes, CEO, Goldstrom Advisory. "Collaborating with SMX through our advisory platform is expected to allow us to offer measurable traceability and ESG assurance, transforming compliance from an obligation into a competitive advantage."

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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.

SMX's subsidiaries, trueGold™ and trueSilver™, are pioneering the development of verifiable "memory-enabled" gold and silver supply chains. These platforms utilize SMX's molecular markers and blockchain registry to authenticate origin, ownership, and recycling pathways for precious metals, enabling responsible sourcing and traceable circularity in alignment with LBMA, DMCC, and EU sustainability frameworks.

About Goldstrom

Goldstrom is an integrated, global precious metals company with offices in Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe. Regulated and licensed in Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai, our team brings over 250 years of combined expertise in bullion banking, physical and financial trading, wealth management, logistics and insurance.

Forward-Looking Statements

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