SMX (Security Matters) Enters into Sales Cooperation Agreement with Data Vault

Intention to Jointly Create Web 3.0 Tools

NEW YORK, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW) today announced that it has entered into a Sales Cooperation Agreement with Data Vault Holdings, Inc., which acts in the area of Web 3.0 technologies, crypto anchors and data software as a service, pursuant to which each party on a non-exclusive basis will effect introductions of potential clients to the other.

Pursuant to the agreement, any transaction between a party and an introduced client shall entitle the introducing party to a commission on income received in the transaction for 48 months.

In addition to entering into the Sales Cooperation Agreement, the companies intend to collaborate to advance Data Vault's Web 3.0 strategies for data visualization, inventory tracking and laboratory automation, using SMX's digital blockchain platform enhanced with a physical marker.

"We believe that systems integration with SMX's blockchain technology will enable our ability to track and trace data objects within laboratory environments. Our ability to have invisible marking for consumer product is expected to enhance Data Vault's proprietary solutions. The patented technology stack we now have in tandem with SMX's tracing and tracking technology would expand what is currently possible with our platform. In conjunction with our other Web 3.0 anchors that allow for greater specificity, security and control, SMX's technology is expected to give us a technical advantage. Data Vault's planned integration of SMX's blockchain technology will allow our customers to deploy and direct digital twin, tracing, anti-counterfeiting and data security initiatives directly from our platform with a level of scalability that we believe is truly novel," stated Nathaniel Bradley, CEO of Data Vault Holdings.

SMX management stated, "We are excited with this cooperation that we expect could lead to an increase in SMX's reach in finding new clients for its services. We believe that this is yet another milestone towards SMX's growth strategy."

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.

About Data Vault Holdings Inc.

Data Vault Holdings Inc. is a technology holding company that provides a proprietary, cloud-based platform for the delivery of branded data-backed web 3.0 tools. Data Vault Holdings Inc. provides businesses with the tools to monetize data assets securely over its Information Data Exchange^Ⓡ (IDE). The Data Vault Holdings owns Donate Technologies, Inc., ADIO LLC, and Datavault Inc. as wholly owned subsidiaries under one corporate structure.

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