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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  • Crypto
  • Poker
  • iGaming
  • Casino

Peter's latest articles

Q4 of 2021 will be Massive for Crypto, Raoul Pal Predicts

The last quarter of 2021 is going to be a blast for cryptocurrency This according to former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal who is expecting a big run-up by the end of the year Speaking to 549,000 subscribers of his own channel, Pal discussed Bitcoin in a new Real Vision Finance YouTube video that aired on September 10 “Generally speaking,..
5 years ago

Christie’s Latest NFT Auction List Rare Zombie Cryptopunk

A rare zombie CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) will have biddings starting this Friday with Christie’s auction house The online auction, No Time Like Present, runs from September 17 through September 28 and will feature several in-demand NFTs It is expected that ‘piece de resistance, a red-eyed and bearded zombie with a black cap, Larva..
5 years ago

Paxful Integrates Lightning and Connects 7 Million Users

Peer-to-peer digital asset marketplace Paxful has adapted the Lightning Network, a layer 2 payment product built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain Serving over seven million Paxful users, the global integration will enable them to transfer Bitcoin “in a matter of seconds with much lower fees” This according to a statement the firm released..
5 years ago

U.S. House Democrats Aim to Close a Tax Loophole for Crypto

A group of democrats in the US House of Representatives are proposing to treat digital assets like stocks rather than property to close an existing tax loophole for cryptocurrency investors Crypto transactions that are not profitable and lose money are allowed to be considered capital losses, which can then alleviate fiscal charges Since..
5 years ago

Morgan Stanley Launch Crypto Research Team

US banking giant Morgan Stanley is diving deeper in cryptocurrencies after it set up a new crypto research division In a memo to the staff, Morgan Stanley’s executives confirmed that the launch of a dedicated crypto research team “is in recognition of the growing significance of crypto currencies and other digital assets in global..
5 years ago

Apple vs. Epic Games Court Ruling Bullish For Bitcoin?

It is possible that a long-awaited ruling on the Apple versus Epic Games legal battle will have ‘bullish’ implications on Bitcoin and the crypto market The two giants entered legal battle in August 2020 over the alleged violation of the developer agreement by Epic with its popular game Fortnite The ruling was a loss for the gaming company,..
5 years ago

Ukraine Looking to Be Next Country to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

After it legalized cryptocurrency in a near-unanimous vote last week, Ukraine might be taking things a step further by making Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender If this will happen, Bitcoin would then have the same status as the Ukrainian hryvnia and paying for everyday things with BTC in the former Soviet country would become reality Ukraine’s..
5 years ago

Carbon Neutral Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Making its Nasdaq Debut

Within this day, Bitcoin mining company Greenidge is about to finalize a merger with customer and technical support solutions provider Supportcom Following the completion of the transaction, it will become the latest publicly listed mining firm, with the new entity’s Class A shares trading on Nasdaq under the ticker GREE In a September..
5 years ago

MicroStrategy bags another 5,050 Bitcoins and holds a total of 114,042 BTC

Amidst the recent market sell-off, MicroStrategy CEO and Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor has added more than $240 million in BTC to the Nasdaq-listed company’s reserves The pro-bitcoin software company made the announcement of the purchase of 5,050 Bitcoins on Monday Michael Saylor..
5 years ago

50% Of Brazilians Would Like Bitcoin As Legal Tender, New Study Shows

A new survey shows that nearly 50% of Brazilians say they would embrace the adoption of Bitcoin as their official currency El Salvador surprised the world when it took the bold step of making Bitcoin the country's official currency However, Brazilians also seem to be pretty adventurous A survey commissioned by Sherlock Communications shows..
5 years ago

Ganesh Chaturthi Crypto Giveaways in India

With the holiday season in India on the way, cryptocurrency exchanges are looking to seduce retail traders to choose Bitcoin as a gift instead of the tradition choice, gold During Ganesh Chaturthi—or Vinayaka Chaturthi, a ten-day festival, held to honor the Hindu god of intelligence, Ganesha, the crypto exchanges are running aggressive..
5 years ago

Zimbabwe to Reconsider Cryptocurrency

With cryptocurrency making it to the mainstream and usage rising around the world, Zimbabwe is considering to give the blockchain technology another chance Zimbabwe’s finance minister, Mthuli Ncube was recently at the DMCC Crypto Center in Dubai and was inspired by the possibilities that blockchain technology offers to lower the cost of..
5 years ago

Cardano’s Alonzo Upgrade Is Live

On September 12, IOHK, the developing team of the Cardano network, announced that the long-awaited Alonzo upgrade had been deployed successfully The creation and execution of smart contracts on the public blockchain will now be possible, “the start of a new era” as the developers..
5 years ago

Bitcoin On Exchanges at Extreme Low, A Good Sign?

Bitcoin may seem to be stalling at the $46,000 support level and although Bitcoin’s price dropped 10% at the beginning of the week, there is not much to worry about Some prominent on-chain analysts temper the noise as they provide some insights to current developments As the CEO of CryptoQuant noted, BTC supply on exchanges is at an..
5 years ago

$1.1 Million NFT Record Purchase Made on ‘Ethereum Killer’ Network Solana

On Saturday about 5980 SOL or $111 million was paid for a Degenerate Ape Academy non-fungible token (NFT) on the Solana blockchain For what now looks to be the most important rival to the Ethereum blockchain, this is the largest-ever NFT sale on the network The NFT craze initially focused on the Ethereum blockchain However, popularity caused..
5 years ago

Grayscale CEO Praises El Salvador’s “Milestone” Move

Chief Executive Officer of Grayscale, Michael Sonnenshein, is acknowledging a trend where emerging nations are gradually being drawn towards Bitcoin Commenting on Bitcoin made legal tender in El Salvador, he called this “an incredible milestone for the (Bitcoin) community” Appearing in a Yahoo! Finance interview on Thursday, the CEO of the..
5 years ago

Blackrock CIO Sees Significant Upside to Bitcoin

Blackrock’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Global Fixed Income, Rick Rieder, discussed his view on bitcoin now that the cryptocurrency is legal tender in El Salvador as he made his appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Friday With about $95 trillion in assets under management (AUM) at the end of the second quarter, Blackrock is the..
5 years ago

“You In?” NFL Legend Tom Brady Appearing in New FTX Commercial

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and his wife Gisele Bündchen are appearing in a new commercial for cryptocurrency exchange FTX The commercial titled “FTX You in” was released by FTX on Wednesday The US affiliate of FTX is investing $20 million in the campaign, the Wall Street Journal reports The campaign has kicked of on Thursday..
5 years ago

Ukraine Legalizes Crypto; What Is Next?

Ukrainian Parliament has approved a bill which legalizes Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the country This ‘bold’ move comes after El Salvador has just adopted Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender and could accelerate a growing global trend that sees nations adopt cryptocurrencies According to the Ukrainian government, the plan to legally..
5 years ago

XRP Spikes After Brief “Return” On Coinbase

Delisted crypto asset XRP had recently made a brief reappearance on Coinbase Pro, which led to its price jump 14% in only a matter of minutes US-based Coinbase removed the ability to trade XRP on its platform as soon after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched its lawsuit against Ripple The SEC claims Ripple sold XRP as an..
5 years ago
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