Lottery tickets with Bitcoin and Bitcoin cash on lottery.bitcoin.com platform

Rivals IBM and Oracle are collaborating to facilitate interoperability between their own blockchains.

Oracle developers announced at the Arizona Global Hyperledger Forum that they are working on interoperability with the IBM blockchain.

The two IT giants concluded that companies using one of their blockchain solutions would be interested in being able to communicate with other networks.

“We have done full testing with IBM and SAP. Basically, the teams from the three companies carried out cross-network tests ”,

said Oracle’s product manager in an interview.

“So if someone comes and says they want to run a network on Oracle, but they have some members whose preference is to be on IBM, we can show them the process that is tested and certified.”

Basically, interoperability requires blockchain nodes to be deployed on both IBM cloud and Oracle. It also opens the door to connecting consortia of companies grouped on the two platforms.

Technical aspects include the exchange of information between networks in a format that the other party can digest.

“The long-term goal should be to create a simple user interface that you can click and configure. But for now, I have tested the manual connection and connection ”,

said the representative of Oracle.

For example, Oracle and IBM launched two massive consortia for the shipping industry – Global Shipping Business Business (GSBN) and TradeLens. Harmonizing these projects built on Hyperledger Fabric has enormous potential value for players in the industry.

Bitcoin.com offers the option to purchase lottery tickets with Bitcoin and BCH

Bitcoin.com recently partnered with Bravio Technologies Limited and launched the Lottery.Bitcoin.com platform. It allows users to purchase tickets at the most popular lotteries worldwide. Tickets can be purchased using BTC and BCH as payment methods.

To purchase the ticket, you need to create an account and associate a crypto wallet. After the payment is made, a team of local distributors working with the platform will purchase the tickets and a scanned copy will appear in the user’s account. The lottery.bitcoin.com platform will also announce the users if they win.

The option to purchase lottery tickets with Bitcoin and BCH is valid for the following lotteries: EuroJackpot, EuroMillions, UKLotto and US PowerBall.

Blockchain.com announces cryptocurrency lending services

The Blockchain.com platform announced the “Borrow” service, which allows users to borrow against Bitcoin held in their wallet. The company announced that the loans are available as soon as the collateral is available and will be paid in a stable cryptocurrency. Although it did not specify in what currency the loans will be paid, Blockchain added support for PAX last year.

Lending has become a rapidly growing sector in the cryptocurrency industry. Companies such as Binance, Babel and BitGo already provide this customer service.

Securitize launches real estate financing platform in Japan

The security token platform Securitize has announced a partnership with Tokyo-based LIFULL to provide real estate financing services. According to the press release, the collaboration has succeeded in demonstrating that blockchain technology and digital titles are very effective crowdfunding tools for the Japanese real estate market.

The new platform aims to revitalize abandoned homes in rural Japan. According to the authorities’ assessments, there are over eight million abandoned houses in “ghost villages” as a result of the massive urbanization trend in the Asian country.

Securitize and LIFULL hope that, by facilitating the financing of purchases and renovations, they will attract a wide range of interested persons to enter the Japanese real estate market.