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

On-Chain Analyst Will Clemente Sees a Change in BTC Market Structure as Whales Revert to Buying

In his latest week 23-edition of the Blockware Intelligence newsletter, on-chain analyst Will Clemente reports that holders with more than 1,000 Bitcoin (BTC), also known as whales, have finally started buying again after months of sell-offs According the analyst this could signal a change in Bitcoin’s market structure Market is looking good at..
4 years ago

Visa’s Crypto Payments Grow 21% in Last Three Months of 2021 to $2.5B

During the last three months of 2021, payment giant Visa processed $25 billion in crypto payments for its customers worldwide During an earnings call Chief Executive Officer Al Kelly said that in the quarter his firm completed a total of over $467 billion worth in transactions, an increase of 21% compared to the year before The transactions..
4 years ago

On-Chain Analyst Willy Woo: “Bitcoin Futures Are Bad for Bitcoin”

In the latest episode of Peter McCormack’s ‘What Bitcoin Did’ podcast, popular on-chain analyst Willy Woo was saying that the crypto market is currently experiencing funny times but noted that the bottom has been made Not fully aware of the fact that the podcast had started recording Woo immediately told McCormack that he should be buying..
4 years ago

American Express Sees Crypto as Asset Class & No Threat

“Cryptocurrency is an asset class” This is what American Express Chief Executive Officer Steve Squeri recently said During the 2021 Q4 earnings call earlier in the week, he added that right now, his firm does not see crypto as an immediate or medium-term threat to its business Squeri said: “As far as cryptocurrency goes, we watch..
4 years ago

Revolutionary Blockchain Technology Is ‘Here To Stay’ CEO of UAE Based Bank Says

The Chief Executive Officer of United Arab Emirates’ Bank of Sharjah, Varouj Nerguizian, has said that although blockchain and cryptocurrencies are difficult to regulate, they are here to stay In a recent interview with with Emirates News, Nerguizian said that blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies will become a significant part of the..
4 years ago

“Ethereum an Outright Scam” Former Wall Street Trader and Podcast Host Max Keiser Says

Ethereum’s (ETH) strong performance in the past year alongside the rise of NFTs and DeFi has made some in the crypto industry bullish about the runner up cryptocurrency to Bitcoin (BTC), fantasizing that it could potentially flip Bitcoin Nevertheless, there is a majority that still label Ethereum and other crypto tokens as “scams”, albeit..
4 years ago

Robinhood Announces Global Expansion of its Crypto Trading Services in 2022

Nasdaq-traded online trading platform, Robinhood (HOOD) released its fourth quarter and 2021 year results on Tuesday Revealing impressive growth numbers, the company shared its goals for 2022, where it is set for international expansion, believing “in the immense potential of the crypto economy and sees a big opportunity in serving customers..
4 years ago

Crypto.com Adds Lebron James to its Roster in a Multi-Year Deal

On Friday, Cryptocom announced that it has signed a multi-year with NBA-Basketball star LeBron James and his charity the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) According to the cryptocurrency exchange, the main focus will be “educational empowerment” The former Cleveland Cavaliers forward, currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers is..
4 years ago

Arizona State Senator Proposes Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

Arizona state Senator Wendy Rogers has put a bill forward that would make Bitcoin legal tender in the state should the legislation be accepted The bill, SB 1341, looks to amend the list of accepted legal tender to include Bitcoin, which means the cryptocurrency would be accepted for debt payment, public charges, taxes and other..
4 years ago

Sportsbook BtoBet gets Approval for Dutch Market Entry

Sportsbook supplier BtoBet, part of the Aspire Global Group, announced Thursday it has been given a license by the Dutch gaming authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) BtoBet's Neuron 3 sportsbook platform is now fully compliant with Dutch regulations and ready-to-market, allowing local operator partners to provide a tailored betting..
4 years ago

SEC Snubs Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF Application

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again put off the reality of a first Bitcoin Spot exchange-traded fund, or ETF, in the country This time the regulator rejected the application from asset manager Fidelity An ETF, is a publicly-traded investment vehicle that tracks the value of an underlying asset, Bitcoin in this..
4 years ago

Vladimir Putin Highlights Russia’s Potential as a Bitcoin Mining Nation

There is hope for the Russian crypto community as President Vladimir Putin likes to see consensus between his country's government and the central bank after the institution recently suggested an outright ban on crypto The president has given his “two cents” on the ongoing discussion on how to put Russia’s growing crypto space in order At..
4 years ago

Takeaways With Raoul Pal at ARK Invest’s Big Ideas Summit 2022

Macro guru and Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal joined the Ark Invest’s virtual Big Ideas Summit 2022 where he appeared alongside Cathie Wood, Peter Diamandis David Liu and other special guests Discussing the inflation, the cryptocurrency market and Bitcoin in the "Takeaways with Special Guest Raoul Pal", Pal tried to predict the effect of the..
4 years ago

OpenNode Ink Deal With ‘Bitcoin Standard’ Real Bedford FC

Bitcoin payment processor OpenNode has announced a new partnership with Real Bedford FC to enable the football club to accept Bitcoin payments for merchandise, sponsorships, online ticket sales, and in-person tickets and concessions sales at games OpenNode state they are “committed to growing the Bitcoin economy and making it easy for any..
4 years ago

Valkyrie Files For ETF Targeting the Bitcoin Mining Industry

Digital currency asset manager Valkyrie has applied for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC )that focuses on the bitcoin mining sector According to a January 26 filing with the SEC, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets into firms that make at least 50% of their revenue from the..
4 years ago

The Sandbox Leads Metaverse Development And Launches $50M Incubator Program

Popular Metaverse and virtual gaming world The Sandbox has launched a $50 million incubator program together with venture accelerator Brinc Announced on Wednesday, the program will have up to $250,000 available each year for a period of three year, divided over 30–40 metaverse startups The first grants will be announced within a few..
4 years ago

Meta Offloading its Assets in ‘Sinking Ship’ Crypto Project Diem

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, formerly Facebook, is reportedly looking to sell its interests in the cryptocurrency project Diem, formerly known as Libra Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg published on Tuesday that the social media giant is in talks with investment bankers to sell its assets in the cryptocurrency project Meta owns..
4 years ago

U.S. Fed Keeps Interest Rates at Zero; Crypto Traders Watch Closely

On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve announced it would keep interest rates near zero, even as it comes closer to removing some of the extraordinary stimulus provided to financial markets since the Covid pandemic started According to a statement from the Fed's monetary-policy panel, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the benchmark US..
4 years ago

FTX U.S. Ready for Competition After Series A Funding Round Leads to $8B Valuation

Crypto asset exchange FTX US revealed to have raised $400 million in a Series A funding round with participation of Softbank, Paradigm, and Multicoin Capital The investment effectively values the exchange at $8 billion The US based FTX US launched in 2020 and has since seen its user base grow 52% quarter-over-quarter FTX US trading volume is..
4 years ago

NYC Mayor Talks About His Bitcoin Paycheck

New York City Mayor and Bitcoin advocate, Eric Adams, sat down with CNN on Sunday to discuss his first paycheck that he received in the top cryptocurrency Adams, who promised to take all his first three paychecks in Bitcoin, made the conversion with the help of Coinbase The mayor’s timing might not have been the best, since right after his..
4 years ago
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