TechCrunch Examines SMX Molecular Marking and Digital Material Passport Platform
SMX said a TechCrunch feature has examined its molecular marking technology and Digital Material Passport Platform, which link physical materials with digital records throughout their lifecycle.
SMX (Security Matters) PLC said a new TechCrunch feature has examined its technology for linking physical materials with digital information. Published on October 29, 2026, the article focuses on the company's molecular marking system and Digital Material Passport Platform (DMPP).
The feature looks at the challenge of confirming that a physical material corresponds to the digital information assigned to it. SMX's approach uses invisible molecular markers embedded in materials, allowing those materials to retain an identifiable link to digital records.
According to the description of the technology, those records can include details such as provenance, composition and lifecycle history. The DMPP is presented as the system that connects this information with physical materials as they move through their lifecycles.
The TechCrunch coverage discusses potential applications of the platform across plastics, metals and textiles. SMX also describes its markers as suitable for use in solids, liquids and gases, with the markers designed to be detected and verified over time.
The company develops molecular traceability and material authentication technologies intended to support supply-chain transparency and integrity across global industries. Its stated areas of focus include sustainability, recycling, textile traceability, precious metals authentication, material verification and compliance.
SMX also pointed to recent coverage in Benzinga, the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, the Miami Herald, TIME, Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Tribune. The reported topics included recycled waste, recycling compliance, plastics, sustainability and methods for verifying materials.
SMX (Security Matters) PLC is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol NASDAQ:SMX.
SMX announced that a new feature about its technology had been published by TechCrunch. The feature examines SMX’s molecular marking technology and Digital Material Passport Platform (DMPP).
The TechCrunch feature is titled “SMX is giving physical materials a digital identity”. It examines how SMX connects physical materials with digital information throughout their lifecycle.
SMX’s technology addresses the challenge of establishing a direct connection between a physical material and the digital information associated with it. The TechCrunch feature asks how a manufacturer can know that a physical material matches the information attached to it.
SMX embeds invisible molecular markers directly into physical materials. These markers allow the materials to carry a persistent identity that can be detected and verified throughout their lifecycle.
SMX’s technology can connect physical materials to digital records containing information such as provenance, composition and lifecycle history. The records are linked to the materials through the company’s molecular marking technology and DMPP.
SMX’s Digital Material Passport Platform connects physical materials with digital information throughout their lifecycle. The platform is described as applying to materials including plastics, metals and textiles.
SMX’s platform is described as working across plastics, metals and textiles. The company also says its invisible molecular markers can be embedded in solids, liquids and gases.
SMX (Security Matters) PLC develops molecular traceability and material authentication technologies designed to strengthen supply-chain transparency and integrity across global industries. Its platform embeds invisible molecular markers into physical materials so they can be detected and verified throughout their lifecycle.
SMX (Security Matters) PLC is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SMX, written in the source as NASDAQ:SMX.
The announcement cited recent profiles of SMX in Benzinga, the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, the Miami Herald, TIME, Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Tribune. The cited coverage addressed subjects including recycled waste, recycling compliance, sustainability, plastics, textile traceability, precious metals authentication, material verification and compliance.