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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  • iGaming
  • Casino

Peter's latest articles


Marathon Buys Record Number of Miners to Expand Hashrate by 600%

Las Vegas-based Bitcoin mining company, Marathon Digital, is purchasing a record number of Antminer S19 XP (140 TH/s) bitcoin miners The announcement was made on Thursday with the deal being the largest single order of Antminer S19 XP bitcoin miners ever from Bitmain While on December 1, Marathon had 31,000 operational miners, producing 32..
4 years ago

Crypto Exchanges in Serbia To Receive Licenses In January

License applications submitted by three crypto exchanges, are currently being reviewed by Serbian authorities The country recently approved legislation and regulated the digital markets It is expected that Serbs can start to buy and sell cryptocurrencies legally in the next few weeks, the country’s Minister of Finance Sinisa Mali said: "I..
4 years ago

Thailand To Move CBDC Trial To End Of 2022

Thailand’s central bank, the Bank of Thailand will postpone its test of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) towards the end of next year The trial was initially scheduled in Q2 of 2022, Reuters reported on Friday Thailand will take a careful approach in testing the digital currency “as it does have a problem with fund transfers or..
4 years ago

Turkey President Erdogan Sends New Crypto Law to Parliament

Turkey’s parliament will soon be breaking its head over a new cryptocurrency law in the country As reported by news outlets ABC Gazetesi and the Daily Sabbah on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told reporters that the is ready and will soon forward it: “The law is ready, we will send it to the Parliament soon without..
4 years ago

Patriots Quarterback Mac Jones Gifts Bitcoin to His Entire Offensive Line

New England Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones has gifted Bitcoin to his entire offensive line this Christmas After reaching out to Bitcoin Magazine on how to give Bitcoin as a gift, the young sensation took to Swan Private, the concierge division of popular Bitcoin buying service Swan, to do his Christmas shopping It has been a..
4 years ago

Dogecoin Foundation Presents First-Ever Roadmap

The Dogecoin Foundation has launched its first-ever roadmap detailing a number of new projects Is the memecoin finally living up to its ‘potential’ as ‘Dogefather’ Elon Musk has repeatedly suggested this year The non-profit organization that aims to support the development of the memecoin through advocacy announced a Dogecoin..
4 years ago

Comprehensive Crypto Bill Coming up in US, Senator Lummis Says

US Senator Cynthia Lummis is said to to introduce a comprehensive crypto bill next year, Bloomberg reported on Thursday The bill will cover the full spectrum from cryptocurrency taxation to consumer protection, the pro-Bitcoin Republican senator from Wyoming explained According to the news outlet, Lummis’ bill will provide clear guidance on..
4 years ago

Ripple Has Best Year Despite SEC’s Lawsuit Over XRP

In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said that his company has had the “strongest year ever” despite the lawsuit over XRP by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commenting on Ripple’s achievement this year and crypto's regulatory landscape, he made use of the opportunity to strike back at SEC..
4 years ago

Raoul Pal Predicts Mainstream Adoption of Social Tokens to Be Next

Former Goldman Sachs Executive and Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal has identified the next big thing in crypto that will be making it mainstream Speaking to Angelo Robles on his YouTube, FamilyOffice, Pal predicts that social tokens, or crypto assets that serve as equity for blockchain-based communities, will soon be integrated in popular global..
4 years ago

Crypto.com Buys Ad Space For The 2022 Super Bowl

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Cryptocom, has decided to end the year in style by once again making a statement and positioning crypto in the mainstream A little less than two months away, it was reported today that the exchange had purchased an advertising slot in the Super Bowl LVI that will be held on February 13,..
4 years ago

SWIFT Network to Experiment With Tokenized Assets in Coming Months

SWIFT, the global interbank messaging network is planning to explore the possible support of interoperability in the tokenized asset market The organization will hold several experiments using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and established forms of payment in the first quarter of next year According to the announcement, the trial will..
4 years ago

Survey: Majority of Payment Firms See Crypto Payments as Groundbreaking

A recent survey by payment network Mercuryo revealed that 57% of respondents believe allowing for cryptocurrency payments would give businesses a massive edge Over a third of companies said that customers are asking to pay in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) or other digital assets Questioning 501 senior financial decision makers in the United..
4 years ago

Crypto Analyst PlanB: “Bitcoin Can Still Go 100x”

In a new interview on business and investment YouTube channel FamilyOffice, Bitcoin analytic and preeminent thought leader PlanB highlights a few signals which tell him that Bitcoin will eventually venture deep into the red Nevertheless, this will not happen anytime soon and the top cryptocurrency can still grow 100x he envisions In a..
4 years ago

A Financial Markets Crash Would Be “Good News” For Bitcoin, Robert Kiyosaki Says

In a recent interview with Danielle Cambone of Stanberry Research, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki reminds the audience on his previous predictions of a large market crash that can see holders of crypto and precious metals benefit from Despite Bitcoin’s recent price volatility, a huge market breakdown of traditional assets would be..
4 years ago

100 Companies in Singapore Denied A Crypto License

As reported in Nikkei Asia on Monday, 100 companies that applied for a crypto license in Singapore have either been turned down or withdrawn their applications About 170 companies have applied for a license to offer crypto-related services since Singapore began regulating the digital assets sector thru the Monetary Authority of Singapore..
4 years ago

“We Will Continue To Support The Crypto Ecosystem”, Visa Says

Visa has revealed that the payments giant is working with about 60 leading crypto platforms “to launch card programs that make it easy for consumers to convert and spend digital currency at 80 million merchant locations worldwide” Speaking to NDTV in an interview published on Monday, Visa’s head of crypto Cuy Sheffield talked about the..
4 years ago

El Salvador Buys A Festive 21 Bitcoin Saluting Its Limited 21M Supply

El Salvador keeps making headlines for itself as the pioneering and frontrunning nation in the crypto space On Tuesday President Nayib Bukele announced the purchase of 21 Bitcoin (BTC), at a price of a little over $49,000 per coin El Salvador’s latest investment has attracted headlines, not because of its significant worth of just around..
4 years ago

Kraken Crypto Exchange Purchases Staking Platform Staked

Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken completed the acquisition of non-custodial staking platform Staked, the company announced on Tuesday Without disclosing the exact amount paid, Kraken names the deal “one of the largest crypto industry acquisitions to date” The strategic move complements Kraken’s own custodial staking service Stake’s..
4 years ago

Stephen Curry and Under Armour Celebrate the All-Star’s New 3-Point Record with NFTs

Sports apparel brand Under Armour has stepped into the metaverse with their first wearable, cross-platform sneaker NFT after partnering with Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry In celebration of his record-breaking appearance setting a new all-time high total of three-pointers, Under Armour have dropped 2,974 non-fungible tokens (NFTs)..
4 years ago

Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Calls for Crypto ‘Alternative Money’ And Warns of Fiat Debasement

Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio said in an interview with Yahoo Finance that he continues to invest in Bitcoin (BTC) and top smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH) as inflation continues to hurt the value of fiat money The billionaire investor and former crypto skeptic reiterates that he owns BTC and ETH, which he considers an alternative to cash..
4 years ago