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

Analyst Willy Woo Calls A New Surge Incoming for Bitcoin

Australian on-chain analyst Willy Woo told Peter McCormack on his ‘What Bitcoin Did’ podcast that Bitcoin’s latest correction looks to end soon and a next level up is expected According to Woo, Bitcoin’s on-chain fundamentals look strong with nothing much out of the ordinary to note Trading in an accumulation range following the 20%..
4 years ago

Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO

First reported on Monday by CNBC, pro-Bitcoin CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey is stepping down from his position as head of the tech company Dorsey’s role at online payments platform Square remains unchanged Effective immediately, per the company’s press release, Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief technology officer since 2017, is..
4 years ago

Central Bank of Indonesia: “Fight Crypto with CBDC”

To counter the use of cryptocurrency in the country which has significantly increased in covid-times, Indonesia is ready to develop their version of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) Since the plan’s inception earlier the year, wheels have already been put in motion Speaking in parliament, Juda Agung, assistant governor of Bank..
4 years ago

Shiba Inu Goes 30% Up after Kraken Listing

Shiba Inu (SHIB) price has surged up to 30% in the last 24 hours as US-based crypto exchange Kraken on Monday announced it will begin supporting the viral meme coin as of Tuesday November 30 According to the announcement on Kraken’s blog, there will be a minimum deposit of 373,000 SHIB ($16 USD), while the minimum trading volume is set..
4 years ago

MicroStrategy Adds 7,002 More Bitcoins, Holding 121,044 BTC in Total

Nasdaq-listed business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has added 7,002 Bitcoins to its totals and is now holding 121,044 Bitcoins worth around $68 billion The latest purchase was announced by CEO and Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor on Monday https://twittercom/saylor/status/1465305537210458115 Saylor recently opined Bitcoin had the potential to..
4 years ago

Kevin O’Leary Does Not Want To Be A “Crypto Cowboy”

Speaking from Abu Dhabi and interviewed by CNBC, O’Leary, who is also the chairman of O’shares ETF, discussed developments in the crypto space, Bitcoin, XRP and Ripple’s lawsuit O’Leary stressed that he prefers to keep an open dialogue with regulators to understand “what’s possible and what isn’t,” stating: "I have no interest..
4 years ago

The Future is Bitcoin in South Park’s Latest Episode

In its most recent episode “Post COVID”, South Park displays a future where the only accepted means of payment is Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone in 1997, the latest hour-long episode picks up 20 years in the future with the main characters all grown up Stan, Kyle and Cartman reunited in their hometown..
4 years ago

“Bitcoin Black Friday Sale”, Scaramucci Says About the Recent Dip

While the global markets suffered a significant blow Friday amidst fears of renewed economic hardships due to lockdowns and travel bans, Anthony Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital remained positive and sees a buying opportunity for both stocks and cryptocurrencies Bitcoin tanked 8% on Friday to a 6-week low, while other top crypto assets and..
4 years ago

New German Coalition Calls for Strong European Authority for Crypto

A newly formed German coalition has given cryptocurrency a place in the country’s new agenda as it calls for a new “dynamic in relation to the opportunities and risks from new financial innovations,” for example crypto assets and blockchain businesses From December, left-leaning Social Democrats (SDP), the Green Party and the..
4 years ago

El Salvador Buys the Dip as Bitcoin Loses 8% on Friday

As the financial markets are a sea of red on Black Friday, El Salvador bought 100 additional Bitcoin, president Bukele announced on Twitter Spurred by worries over a new coronavirus variant, S&P500 shares dropped hard and the crypto markets showed a similar decline in risk appetite Bitcoin tanked almost 8% on the day reaching a 6 week low..
4 years ago

Hillary Clinton Demands Crypto Regulation from Biden Administration

Former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, calls for clarity on cryptocurrencies as she spoke with MSNBC on Tuesday She urged the Biden administration to regulate the crypto markets as she elaborated on her crypto statement of last week where she said that crypto has the potential to undermine national currencies and destabilize..
4 years ago

A $1 Trillion Market On the Horizon for The Metaverse, Grayscale reports

A new report from digital asset investment firm Grayscale reveals that active Metaverse users have increased over tenfold between early 2020 and June 2021 In the November report titled “The Metaverse, Web 30 Virtual Cloud Economies”, Grayscale researchers estimate that there is over $1 trillion up for grabs in the next years in “market..
4 years ago

Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Criticizes Dogecoin Over Unlimited Supply

Speaking at a CNBC-moderated panel at the Fintech Abu Dhabi event on Tuesday, Ripple’s Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse warned the Dogecoin community of DOGE's alleged “inflationary dynamics” He said the meme coin is not a good thing for the crypto market, considering its unlimited supply Dogecoin started in 2013 with a supply limit..
4 years ago

Pacific Paradise Palau will Explore Digital Currency with Ripple

The beautiful pacific-island’ country, Republic of Palau, have brought payments network Ripple on board to develop strategies for a digital currency With the cooperation, the world’s first government-backed stablecoin could become a reality as soon as next year A USD-backed table coin could provide a good alternative to central bank digital..
4 years ago

Tether Plunges on Indian Exchanges, Bitcoin & Ethereum Follow

The world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, Tether (USDT), has shown some volatility on Indian exchanges after renewed regulatory concerns Some clever traders have profited from the price instability By definition, Tether, launched to help mitigate volatility associated with digital assets should always be worth $1 or rupees..
4 years ago

Hoskinson Fights Back as eToro Delists Cardano

On Tuesday, cryptocurrency exchange eToro made the announcement that it is delisting two major assets from its platform Via a blog post, the exchange announced the delisting of Cardano (ADA) and Tron (TRX) Customers of the platform also received an email informing them of this latest development The exchange said that US users are mainly the..
4 years ago

“PayPal of Crypto” MoonPay Raises $555 Million in First Funding Round

After raising $555 million in its first ever financing round, crypto payments infrastructure MoonPay has become a $34 billion company The financing round was led by Tiger Global and Coatue Although relatively new to the crypto space since its inception two years ago, the firm is already dubbed as the “PayPal of Crypto” MoonPay plans to use..
4 years ago

Citigroup Is Expanding Its Crypto Team

Citigroup is bringing in another 100 new people for its newly created digital assets team As reported by Bloomberg on Monday, Puneet Singhvi will be heading the firm’s crypto team Singhvi previously was head of blockchain and digital assets at Citi’s trading department According to an internal memo, to which Bloomberg got its hands on,..
4 years ago

Raoul Pal Predicts Long Lasting and Strong Bull Market Continuation

Former Goldman Sachs executive and Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal is predicting a new surge in crypto markets Speaking to Ash Bennington, Pal says that the markets could possibly enter a “final crazy” phase He said: “The chart I think is the most important chart right now is the chart of ETH versus BTC It’s currently at 0074 BTC At 008 it..
4 years ago

Brazil Plans a CBDC Pilot in 2022

Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) will be launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial in the coming year, 2022 A final version should follow two years later in 2024, BCB President Roberto Campos Neto said on Friday, local media outlet Estadao reported Without providing further details, the monetary authority of the South American country..
4 years ago
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