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- 1NorthStar raises $180M to expand radiopharmaceutical isotope and CDMO operations●NorthStar locks down $180M as radiopharmaceutical isotope, CDMO expansion plans advance
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has secured $180 million in new funding to support its expansion plans in radiopharmaceutical isotopes and contract manufacturing. The company is scaling up production of medical isotopes used in diagnostics and therapy, alongside its contract development and manufacturing business. The raise signals continued investor confidence in the growing radiopharmaceuticals market.
- 2Proposal floats currency based on a radioactive isotope●Hence I propose defining a currency in terms of something that CAN'T be hoarded: a radioisotope. In order to maintain on
An idea circulating online proposes defining a currency in terms of something that cannot be hoarded: a radioisotope. Under the scheme, anyone holding a stock of potassium-40 would have to keep spending effort enriching natural potassium to maintain their holdings, and accumulating too much would become physically unsafe. The proposal is framed as an alternative to gold or bitcoin-style assets that reward hoarding, though it appears to be a thought experiment rather than a serious plan.