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Uranium.io Shakes Up Uranium Market With Real-Time Price Oracle Launch
Uranium.io Launches Real-Time Pricing Oracle
- Uranium.io introduced a near-real-time uranium pricing oracle to address price opacity in the uranium market.
- The platform aggregates data from various sources, providing updated uranium spot price estimates every 60 seconds.
- This innovation aims to enhance transparency and participation in the traditionally opaque uranium market.
- Uranium.io tokenizes uranium, allowing investors to trade fractional shares of physical uranium (U₃O₈) via xU308 tokens.
- Tokens are backed by real uranium stored in a facility operated by Cameco, a major uranium company.
- The project leverages the Tezos blockchain for verification, registration, and tokenization.
Market Impact and Performance
- Uranium ETFs like Global Uranium ETF (URA) have seen a 71% surge this year, outperforming bitcoin-related ETFs.
- The introduction of the pricing oracle could improve liquidity and efficiency in the uranium market.
- Uranium is crucial for clean energy, powering nuclear reactors for low-carbon electricity.