Amazon’s X-Energy Stake Soars 27%, AWS Loses $150M and Launches Chainlink Oracle
Amazon’s 29% stake in X-Energy, comprising 65.8M shares, gained as the firm surged 27% in its Nasdaq debut, raising $1.02B and valuing it at $12B. AWS suffered a $150M loss after drone strikes on Bahrain and UAE data centers and added Chainlink oracle services on AWS Marketplace for blockchain feeds.
1. X-Energy IPO Debut and Amazon Stake
X-Energy became the first major advanced nuclear developer to list on Nasdaq, raising $1.02 billion in its IPO priced at $23 per share. Amazon held 65.8 million shares, or 29% of the company, before the listing, and saw its stake appreciate as shares closed up 27% and the company reached a $12 billion valuation.
2. AWS Data Center Disruption and Financial Impact
Drone strikes on AWS data centers in Bahrain and the UAE disrupted cloud services for weeks, prompting Amazon to issue customer credits that cost approximately $150 million. Standard insurance policies excluded war-related damage, leaving Amazon to absorb the full financial impact of the outages.
3. AWS Marketplace Adds Chainlink Oracle Services
AWS Marketplace now offers Chainlink Data Feeds, Data Streams and Proof of Reserve services, enabling enterprises to integrate decentralized price data, high-performance market feeds and on-chain reserve attestations into blockchain and tokenization projects. This enhancement bridges cloud infrastructure with on-chain workflows for DeFi, tokenized assets and real-time trading systems.