AWS Data Center Drone Strikes Cost Amazon $150M; AWS Marketplace Adds Chainlink Services
Amazon incurred about $150 million in customer credits after drone strikes disabled AWS data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, highlighting war exclusions in its insurance policies. AWS Marketplace added Chainlink Data Feeds, Streams and Proof of Reserve services to supply blockchain price feeds and on-chain reserve attestations.
1. AWS Data Centers Hit by Drone Strikes
Last month, drone strikes linked to Iran struck Amazon Web Services data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, causing service outages that persisted for weeks. Amazon issued approximately $150 million in customer credits to compensate for disruptions, and its insurance policies excluded war-related damages, leaving the company to absorb the full financial impact.
2. AWS Marketplace Adds Chainlink Services
AWS Marketplace added Chainlink’s Data Feeds, Data Streams and Proof of Reserve services, enabling developers to integrate decentralized price feeds and on-chain reserve attestations directly through Amazon’s cloud platform. Reference architectures illustrate how these oracle services connect with AWS tools such as API Gateway, Lambda and DynamoDB, strengthening blockchain and tokenization workflows.