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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  • Poker
  • iGaming
  • Casino

Peter's latest articles

Bull-Run Good for One More Year, Analyst Willy Woo Says

According to on-chain analyst Willy Woo the crypto bull run can easily continue for another year by considering recent Bitcoin accumulation trends Speaking to Preston Pysh on his Bitcoin Fundamentals show, Woo notes that the long-term Bitcoin holders are much wealthier than in other bull cycles, which is a positive signal for the top..
5 years ago

El Salvador Buys the Dip and Now Holds 1,120 Bitcoin

On Wednesday, October 27, Bitcoin (BTC) and almost the entire cryptocurrency market experienced a strong correction with Bitcoin slipping under the $60,000 for a 10% drop Seeing the positive here, Bitcoin nation El Salvador bought the Bitcoin dip adding 420 Bitcoins worth $25 million to its national holdings, according to a Twitter announcement of..
5 years ago

Crypto Exchange FTX Secures Super Bowl LVI Advertisement

Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that leading Bitcoin exchange FTX has purchased an advertisement slot for the upcoming Super Bowl LVI that will be held on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California FTX did not reveal how much it put down for the ad or what it will look like Founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried said: “We’re..
5 years ago

ECB Announces Advisory Group for Digital Euro

The European Central Bank has appointed the Digital Euro Market Advisory Group, an organization that will work for the bank to find out more on how they can add value to the proposal of a central bank digital currency The Central Bank has filtered and selected the most experienced applicants after it called interested parties to join the group in..
5 years ago

Tom Brady’s 600th Touchdown Pass Gets Lucky Fan 1 Bitcoin

Last Sunday, in the game between the Tampa Buccaneers and Chicago Bears, quarterback Tom Brady threw his 600th career touchdown pass, thereby making history not only by being the first NFL player to hit this milestone mark but also in one fan’s life It was wide receiver Mike Evans who ran Brady’s touchdown pass into the end zone and then..
5 years ago

Steam Receives Open Letter from Blockchain Gaming to Reconsider Ban

On Tuesday, Valve, creator of the gaming platform Steam, received a plea from a handful of blockchain gaming companies who sent an open letter requesting the gaming platform to reverse its decision to ban blockchain-based entertainment from its offering Notably, Fight for the Future, Enjin, and The Blockchain Game Alliance, together with 26..
5 years ago

SEC v Ripple Case ‘Going Better Than Expected’, Coinbase CEO Says

Brian Armstrong, CEO of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, recently commented on the SEC v Ripple case saying it “seems to be going better than expected” Sharing a Forbes article titled “The crypto uprising the SEC didn’t see coming,” he told his Twitter audience things are looking good for..
5 years ago

Crypto-Friendly Dubai Issues Guidelines on Investment Tokens

As part of its efforts to give the digital financial and technology space an extra push, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) established a regulatory framework for investment tokens effectively meeting market demands and requirements With the regulatory framework in place, the UAE continues to be one of the most crypto-friendly..
5 years ago

South Korean Teacher’s Pension Fund To Invest in Bitcoin

One of the biggest pension funds in South Korea, the Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU), is reportedly ready to invest in multiple Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) The public pension fund was set up to provide retirement benefits for the country’s education personnel According to a report from the Korea Economic Daily, the fund that..
5 years ago

Banks in Spain to Offer Crypto Services by End of January 2022

It finally happened, following months of waiting in anticipation, the Bank of Spain has released instructions on how institutions can register to start offering crypto-related services in the country Interested institutions can apply through an electronic registry, after which Spain’s central bank will review the application in a process that..
5 years ago

Will Tesla Soon Accept Bitcoin Payments Again?

In a latest filing with the Securities and Exchanges Commission, electric vehicle maker Tesla has revealed that it has sold no Bitcoin in Q3 and is considering to start accepting the top cryptocurrency for payments once again Tesla had enabled Bitcoin for payments earlier in 2021 However after criticism over Bitcoin’s alleged unfavorable..
5 years ago

Senator Rand Paul Sees Bitcoin Becoming World Reserve Currency

In an interview on Axios last Friday, United States' Senator Rand Paul told Mike Allen that with people losing confidence in government institutions, what is happening right now, bitcoin has the potential to rise and become the world's reserve currency The Senator said: "I've started to question now whether or not cryptocurrency could actually..
5 years ago

Mastercard Driving Crypto Adoption After Partnering with Bakkt

A big day for crypto as payments giant Mastercard on Monday took a huge step inside the crypto space by massively expanding crypto access for businesses and consumers As per an announcement on Tuesday, Mastercard is partnering with digital asset firm Bakkt and launching a range of options that will allow merchants and shoppers to be able to..
5 years ago

The SEC is Given Newfound Authority on Stablecoins

Regulators in the US seem to have decided that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will take the lead in the United States’ campaign to regulate stablecoins This according to a Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources “familiar with the matter” The US Treasury Department will announce the SEC’s “significant authority” in..
5 years ago

US Will Soon Experience Hyperinflation, Says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

The CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey, tweeted a warning about hyperinflation in the US on Friday saying that “hyperinflation is going to change everything” His tweet caused a storm in replies and has so far received more than 74 comments and has been liked 723K times Following up on his first tweet, Dorsey later on confirmed it is..
5 years ago

Shiba Inu Is Surging Despite Elon Musk Setback

Shiba Inu (SHIB), the Dogecoin spin-off, has seen a massive price surge this weekend of more than 46% in just two days to top off its recent run that started October 17 The SHIB/USD trading pair was valued highest at $0000044 on October 24 Nevertheless, SHIB quickly went down once Elon Musk got involved when he was asked if he holds any Shiba..
5 years ago

Banks in Spain Ready for the Green Light on Crypto Services

Spanish banks are preparing to start offering cryptocurrency services to their customers and will start to comply with new regulations The Bank of Spain is creating an overview of virtual asset service providers and custody companies and Spanish banks are working hard to make it to the list The list needs to be finalized before October..
5 years ago

Affected Mt. Gox Users to Receive over $9 Billion in Bitcoin

According to a rehabilitation plan document filed with the Tokyo District Court for the closed-down crypto exchange Mt Gox, creditors can expect to recover more than $9 billion worth of Bitcoin Mt Gox went offline in February 2014 a substantial hack by which at the time almost half a billion USD was taken At the time, it was the largest..
5 years ago

FTX Raises $420,690,000 and is Valued at $25 Billion

Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX revealed on Wednesday it had raised $420,690,000 in a Series B-1 funding round Sixty-nine investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global, were involved and able to get a share in the fastest growing crypto business With the latest funding, the exchange is valued $25 billion, a near 39% spike since the Series..
5 years ago

Axie Infinity Early Investor, Animoca Brands, Valued at $2.2 Billion

Large investor in non-fungible tokens (NFT) and decentralized gaming, Animoca Brands, has completed the raise of $65 million capital, thereby realizing a $22 billion valuation The news was announced by the company on Wednesday as investors in the round included Liberty City Ventures, Ubisoft Entertainment, Sequoia China, Dragonfly Capital,..
5 years ago
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