Peter Siu

Peter Siu

iGaming.org Editor/Team Leader
Peter is a former poker-pro, turned crypto enthusiast with 8+ years’ experience in operational roles dealing with all online gaming verticals within large iGaming companies, including Flutter and Entain. Now an expert in the field of Sports Betting, Casino, iGaming, and Poker, he is our team leader and editor. When not working, Peter can be found in the gym or playing sports like football, tennis and more recently padel.

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Peter's latest articles


Prospect Labs Launches NFT Fantasy Sports App Ahead of NBA Season

Prospect Labs today announced the launch of Prospect Sports, a mobile-first decentralized fantasy sports app that allows users to own Athlete NFTs that receive rewards depending on real-life in-game performance The software is currently available on the Apple App Store, with plans to release more features including player portfolio management and..
4 years ago

Mastercard and Paxos to Collaborate on Crypto Trading Services for Banks

On Monday, Mastercard announced a collaboration with cryptocurrency trading platform Paxos to develop a service that would assist financial institutions in offering cryptocurrency trading Mastercard launched the Crypto Source initiative, which will assist banks in adhering to crypto compliance requirements, verifying transactions, and providing..
4 years ago

Magic Eden NFT Marketplace to Support Alternative Royalties Model

Magic Eden, the top cross-chain NFT platform, today declared that it would launch a Creator Monetization Hackathon with a maximum investment of $1 million to support the creation of pro-NFT royalties and alternative monetization tools on Solana in response to the growing trend away from static creator royalties Magic Eden is prepared to provide..
4 years ago

Mastercard Continues Unlocking the Potential of Crypto Technology

Raj Dhamodharan, head of crypto and blockchain at Mastercard, wrote in a recent business blog post that the firm intends to live up to the eagerly anticipated anticipation of cryptocurrencies as workable payment options Bringing together the various financial services businesses, according to Dhamodharan, is the secret to success in this area..
4 years ago

Nigeria Can Become World Leading Crypto Economy, VP Osinbajo Says

Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president of Nigeria, recently asserted that his nation had sufficient human capital to make it a global leader in the digital economy However, the vice president said that for this to happen, Nigeria must adopt the proper strategy and policies Osinbajo reportedly made the comments while speaking to attendees of the..
4 years ago

FTX’s Bankman-Fried Takes Back Promise of $1B in Presidential Backings

In a new interview with Politico's Morning Money, Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of crypto derivates platform FTX, backed down on his claims that he would give up to $1 billion in the next US presidential election Earlier this year, the billionaire stated that he planned to spend a figure of more than $100 million on future political races..
4 years ago

Binance NFT And Ukrainian Art Museum Present Exclusive NFT Collection

The Kharkiv Art Museum, one of the oldest and most expensive museum art collections in Ukraine, has announced the debut of its NFT collection on Binance NFT, the NFT marketplace of Binance, the world's top blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Approximately 25,000 pieces of fine art from Ukraine, Western Europe, the..
4 years ago

America’s Oldest Bank BNY Mellon Launches Crypto Custody Platform

BNY Mellon announced today that its Digital Asset Custody technology is now operational in the United States With select clients being able to keep and transfer top crypto assets, Bitcoin and Ethereum, BNY Mellon's commitment to meeting client demand for a trusted supplier of both traditional and digital asset servicing is reinforced BNY..
4 years ago

Crypto Exchange Huobi Global Agrees to Takeover by About Capital

Cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform Huobi Global announced its take-over by Hong Kong-based investment company About Capital Management Upon finalization of the deal, About Capital will have a controlling stake in Huobi, according to the press release Huobi, founded in 2013, said that the change of ownership will not have any effect..
4 years ago

FTX and Visa Announce Global Partnership

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has partnered with payment giant VISA to roll out crypto debit cards, linked directly to users’ accounts Following the global partnership deal, countries in Latin America, Europe and Asia will be focused on first and FTX customers can already start to register on a waitlist for the VISA cards FTXUS customers are..
4 years ago

Bitcoin and Ethereum Subject to Macro Economy and Regulations, FTX CEO Says

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and founder of crypto derivatives exchange FTX explained how crypto markets are still very much subject to macro-economic forces and regulations Recently speaking with Laura Shin on the Unchained Podcast, the FTX chief said: “Crypto is responsive to general macro environments, and that’s where we’re in The big..
4 years ago

Lula, Bookies’ Favorite to Become Next President of Brazil, Outlines Crypto Stance

Luiz Inacio Da Silva, also known as “Lula”, a frontrunner to become the next president of Brazil, clarified his position on cryptocurrencies Lula already served an eight year period as president between 2003 and 2011 With bookmakers having him as the outright favorite to beat sitting president Bolsenaro after having obtained the most votes..
4 years ago

Bitcoin and Ethereum Ready for a New Rally, Says Mike McGlone

Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone thinks that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are close to price bottoms and could start a new rally once the economy moves in better shape In the Bloomberg Intelligence October Crypto Outlook, McGlone said that BTC and ETH could be outperforming other assets, even as soon as this..
4 years ago

Animoca Brands Partners with Cool Cats to Grow GameFi

Cool Cats Group LLC, the web3 company behind the legendary blue-chip NFT collection Cool Cats, announced today a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, a firm that advances digital property rights for games and the open metaverse The collaboration will help Cool Cats achieve its goal of being the leading worldwide NFT brand and a strong media..
4 years ago

Bitcoin Bottom In, On Chain Analyst Calls Out “Bull Opium”

Illustrated by a series of Tweets, Ki Young Ju, founder and CEO of on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant said that current metrics could signal an end of the bear-market In an explanation to his Twitter followers, the on-chain analyst points to Bitcoin’s accumulation level which is currently the highest it has been in the last seven years In..
4 years ago

Done Deal with a Twist; Elon Musk Will Buy Twitter for $44 Billion

After all that has been taking place in recent months in the matter, Twitter looks to be moving into the new ownership of Elon Musk After Musk accused Twitter of not having the issue of fake accounts and bots under control and massively underrepresenting them in user numbers, the $44 billion initial offer is back on the table rather..
4 years ago

Japan will Invest in Web3 Transformation, Prime Minister Says

Japan’s prime minister since 2021, Fumio Kishida, revealed plans of the government dabbling into Web3 services, including NFTs and the Metaverse Addressing Japan’s cabinet, the National Diet, on October 2, Kishida shared how his government is going to promote Web3 and facilitate the country’s digital transformation He explained that..
4 years ago

Crypto Services Firm NYDIG Sees Bitcoin Holdings & Revenues Grow

Despite a crypto winter this year, NYDIG announced in a recent news release that their Bitcoin holdings are up nearly 100% year on year while revenues have gone up 130% through Q2 Despite Bitcoin's downturn in 2022, the firm that offers institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals cold storage custody solutions, is even holding more..
4 years ago

Argentina Starts Bitcoin Mining Thru State-Owned Energy Provider

Argentina's state-owned energy provider, YPF, said on Sunday that it started delivering electricity to an unnamed multinational crypto mining company YPF Luz, the company's renewable energy branch, began a 1 megawatt (MW) test operation three months ago, providing power generated from waste gas left over from oil production, YPF Luz CEO Martn..
4 years ago

BetConstruct is Coming to G2E Vegas 2022

BetConstruct, a gaming and betting software company, has today announced its participation in G2E Vegas 2022, which will take place on October 11-13 G2E Vegas is North America's largest meeting of global, commercial, and tribal gaming professionals It is the ideal location for conducting business, networking with peers, and learning..
4 years ago