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

New Crypto Role Playing Game MIR4’s Popularity is Surging

Since MIR4 launched on Steam and mobile devices last week, the number of players online enjoying the game has has been increasing dramatically every day since The crypto role-playing game (RPG) is has already settled into Steam’s top 25 And despite ‘mostly negative’ reviews posted for the game so far, its breakthrough is largely due to..
5 years ago

Binance and St. Petersburg State Hermitage Museum to Auction a Series of NFTs

NFTs are hot again! Binance NFT Marketplace announced on Monday that they will launch a premium NFT collection backed by the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia  Starting on August 31, the NFT auction will run until September 7, 2021 and will see the works of renowned artists like van Gogh, Monet and da Vinci being sold to the..
5 years ago

Crypto Should Follow Same Laws as Other Assets, ECB Vice President says

Luis De Guindos, current Vice President of the European Central Bank, is of the opinion that crypto assets should be regulated, just like any other asset in the market The vice president made his remarks on cryptocurrencies in a presentation during a series of summer courses sponsored by the European Parliament and the European Union De Guindos..
5 years ago

Five-Star Resort in the Swiss Alps Starts Accepting Crypto

Swiss five-star luxury hotel, Chedi Andermatt owned by billionaire Samih Sawiris, announced it will accept guests to use digital currencies to pay for their stay in the Swiss Alps resort Guests looking to enjoy the beauty of the Alps in the serene location can pay for their stay by using one of the top two leading cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and..
5 years ago

China Keeps Pressuring Crypto as it Looks to Finish It Off

It has been reported that China continues to crack down crypto in the country to prevent its 14 billion population any access to cryptocurrencies Attending to local media, the deputy director of the Financial Consumer Rights Protection Bureau of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), Yin Youping, reassured that the central bank will maintain a..
5 years ago

Cuba to Regulate Crypto, But Will it Also Make it Legal Tender?

Cuba is planning to recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies for payments This according to news outlet Al Jazeera It is reported that the island’s central bank will provide rules to push mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency transactions while government authorities will hand out relevant licenses to businesses based on their role in the..
5 years ago

Jack Dorsey Announces Building a Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange

Square's "TBD" unit is creating a "non-custodial, permissionless, and decentralized financial services" business with a "primary focus on Bitcoin" The plan to build a decentralized bitcoin exchange was announced on Friday when Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey send out Tweet asking the community for..
5 years ago

Crypto Role Playing Game MIR4 is Live in 170 Countries

MIR4, a new blockchain-based multiplayer online role-playing game, has completed testing According to a press release, the video game that features a utility cryptocurrency is now live MIR4 made its debut in South Korea last year for a first testing phase and successfully completed further testing earlier this month The game that launched..
5 years ago

Morgan Stanley Holds $255 Million Worth of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

As per SEC filings from Morgan Stanley on Thursday, the financial giant has bought over 65 million shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust spread over more than a dozen funds With a single share price of $3915, this adds up to about $255 million of exposure in GBTC With the investment, Morgan Stanley is now the second-largest known holder of GBTC after..
5 years ago

Producer of hit ‘Entourage’ is working on a crypto series

Producer of HBO series "Entourage" and "Ballers," Rob Weiss will start putting his hands on a new 10-episode series centred on the modern cryptocurrency culture “Hold On for Dear Life” as the series is called, is an acronym for HODL, the popular Bitcoin maximalist term As reported in Variety, the series places a young woman in the..
5 years ago

Asset managers, private & public companies now hold 5% of total Bitcoin supply

With Bitcoin’s supply capped at 21 million BTC and the final Bitcoin estimated to be mined in the year 2140, it is good to look at where we are now How much of Bitcoin’s supply is actually held by corporations On this day, the majority of the 188 million BTC in circulation is still held by individual/private investors Corporate holdings of..
5 years ago

UK regulator FCA gives Binance the go-ahead

On Wednesday, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom announced that Binance Markets Limited, the branch of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is now in compliance with the set regulatory requirements Following a warning in June, the FCA imposed restrictions on the Binance group on operating in the UK These..
5 years ago

Should Filipino Axie Infinity players be worried?

Crypto powered game, Axie Infinity has seen a massive surge in popularity across the globe in recent times The Pokémon-inspired game, where anyone can earn tokens through skilled gameplay and contributions to the ecosystem, is extremely popular in the Philippines And while Axie infinity has recently claimed over $1 billion worth in transactions,..
5 years ago

El Salvador is ready to embrace Bitcoin as legal tender on September 7

President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, said on Sunday that the country's residents will not “have to” use Bitcoin and will have the opportunity to convert their crypto to fiat In an announcement on Twitter, the main figure behind the country's adoption of Bitcoin, Bukele said that 45 million adults in El Salvador can choose between HODLing..
5 years ago

Kraken to Acquire European License in 2021 and Looks for a Head of Operations in Dublin

Major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is eyeing a European license by the end of 2021 It is thereby following in the footsteps of rivals Coinbase by officially expanding into the European peninsula In an interview with German news agency Handelsblatt, published on Tuesday, Kraken co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jesse Power, confirmed his..
5 years ago

MicroStrategy grabs the bull by its horns and adds $177 million worth in Bitcoin

Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has made another majestic Bitcoin purchase as the price of the top crypto asset has dropped under $50,000 Michael Saylor, notorious bitcoin bull and Chief Executive Officer of MicroStrategy, announced that it raised $177 million to accumulate Bitcoin to its reserves The latest purchase was good for..
5 years ago

Cal Memorial Stadium rebranded to FTX Field following a 10-year deal

After it had already entered into naming rights deal with NBA franchise Miami Heat, crypto derivates exchange FTX has now purchased the naming rights to the Cal Memorial Stadium, home of California University’s 'Cal Golden Bears' Football team While the Miami Heat saw their team’s home-ground rebirthed to FTX Arena, Cal Memorial Stadium..
5 years ago

Visa adds a CryptoPunk NFT to its art collection

Seeing a future where NFTs will play an important role in commerce, Visa announced on Monday that it has purchased a CryptoPunk NFT Arguably the hottest thing in the world of crypto right now, the non-fungible-token industry is expected to grow beyond its current $3 billion valuation Commenting on the $150,000 purchase of the CryptoPunk 7610..
5 years ago

Bitcoin hits $50,000 once again for a first time since May

Bitcoin (BTC) price is back for its second leg of the bull market after hitting the $50,000 mark once again for the first time since May Following CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin made it to $50,36485 at around midnight Eastern Time, after breaking the barrier a little over an hour prior In just a few months’ time, the top cryptocurrency recovered..
5 years ago

“Crypto can replace fiat in 5 years”, Deloitte survey shows

“Big Four” accounting firm Deloitte has published its annual global blockchain survey Findings are that 76% of finance professionals globally believe that digital assets “will serve as a strong alternative to, or outright replacement for, fiat currencies in the next 5–10 years” Deloitte has been conducting a blockchain survey for the..
5 years ago
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