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
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2 Million UK PayPal users can now start trading crypto

Starting today, verified United Kingdom residents on PayPal, will be able to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies through the platform for the first time In an announcement made on Sunday, the leading mobile payments provider said that its UK customers will soon have access to Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH)..
5 years ago

Binance ups its KYC and goes full compliance

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced all its users are now required to fully submit to Know Your Customer (KYC) verification Although not clearly stated, the exchange’s new KYC requirements appear to be a direct response to growing regulatory concerns Existing users who have not already completed KYC verification are now also required..
5 years ago

A Missouri mayor will gift its residents $1,000 worth of Bitcoin

In an attempt to spur his towns wealth, Cool Valley Mayor Jayson Stewart in Missouri State ambitiously aims to give all of the town’s 1,500 residents some extra pocket money worth $1000 in Bitcoin Speaking with local news outlet KDSK the mayor said: "Look, it’s digital gold I would like to see every single household in my city receive..
5 years ago

BlackRock has significantly invested in Bitcoin mining

Global investment manager BlackRock with $9 trillion of assets in management has made significant investments in Bitcoin mining farms This according to filings submitted by firm Based on June 30 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Blackrock has investments of almost $384 million in Marathon and Riot With a $207 million..
5 years ago

Cardano hits all-time high and is targeting Ethereum

While earlier in the week Cardano (ADA) became the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, it reached another milestone today The token, created by Charles Hoskinson rose to a new all-time high of $255 At the time of writing Cardano is trading at $251, for a 24 hour gain of over 18%, with a market cap of $8069 billion This according to..
5 years ago

Coinbase to put a minimum of $500million in crypto in its books

Coinbase announced today that it will be putting at least $500 million into cryptocurrency assets, after the board of the publicly traded company nodded its approval The assets will not just be including Bitcoin but could be any crypto out there With the company currently holding $4 billion in cash, the minimum amount of $500 million can expected..
5 years ago

Facebook: Change to current “antiquated” fiat system is “long overdue”

On Wednesday, Facebook’s David Marcus dedicated a blogpost to the company's stablecoin project Diem The social media giant noted that the global payments system is seriously flawed and that they have the capacity to fix this Commenting on the current fiat system, the executive wrote: “… than the current antiquated system, which leaves..
5 years ago

Chainalysis Releases 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index

Blockchain data and research platform Chainalysis has released its 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index to kick of its series of geography of cryptocurrency reports With cryptocurrency adoption continuing to grow globally, organizations ranging from banks to institutional investors to everyday consumers take notice and have started incorporating..
5 years ago

Robinhood records 60% of Q2 earnings coming from crypto

Robinhood published its Q2 financial results on Wednesday with figures showing that crypto trading on the platform has dramatically grown in popularity and brings in 41% of the total revenue Following the frantic Doge hype in the first months of the year, 62% of the crypto earnings came from Dogecoin The popular retail trading app generated..
5 years ago

Binance brings in former IRS official to lead AML compliance

Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange that has recently encountered serious headwinds, announced that it onboarded former US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigator, Greg Monahan Monahan is brought in to ensure compliance across the globe and to lead the exchange’s global anti money-laundering efforts Binance had recently lowered..
5 years ago

This Turkish Crypto Exchange Is Moving Into All The Top Sports

When Cryptocom announced a blockbuster deal with Formula 1 racing at the end of June, business professionals perked up Suddenly, people were putting two and two together: what better way to take crypto mainstream than by involving it in a billion-dollar industry that gets millions of viewers In reality, Cryptocom was not the first crypto exchange..
5 years ago

Alibaba starts a copyright protected NFT platform

Chinese multinational e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group Holding, has just opened a new nonfungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace which allows holders to sell tokenized licenses to their intellectual property “Blockchain Digital Copyright and Asset-Trade” is what Alibaba’s new NFT auction site is called It is accessible via Alibaba's Auction..
5 years ago

U.S. Congressmen call for active dialogue between regulators and crypto industry

Two US Congressmen have initiated attempt for an open dialogue when it comes to the regulation and acceptance of cryptocurrency in the country Following recent comments on crypto by Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and a letter that he had sent to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), where he requested for additional..
5 years ago

Bitfarms reveals a nearly 400% growth in Q2 revenue

On Monday, Canadian mining company Bitfarms shared its Q2 earnings and reported that its sales had grown 396% year-over-year Its quarterly sales added up to $367 million while recording a net loss of $37 million for the period The company disclosed that it had mined 759 Bitcoin at an average cost of around $9,000 per coin It held 1,293 Bitcoin..
5 years ago

Top 5 crypto-adopted countries in the world are Asian

While the adoption of crypto is booming in every part of the world, a recent study shows that Asia is leading the way Following a recent survey by Finder conducted via Google and with participation of 42,000 people from 27 countries, Vietnam came out on top with 41% of respondents saying they own crypto Vietnam came out top, with 41% of..
5 years ago

Argentine President is open to consider crypto as legal tender

The current president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, shared his opinion of cryptocurrencies in an interview program on YouTube, Black Box, hosted by Julio Leiva When the Argentinian journalist asked about cryptocurrencies and if this is something the government is considering, Fernandez was not dismissive The president said that currently there..
5 years ago

Dogecoin on the Sleeves of Watford F.C. as Part of Stake.com Sponsorship

Following a multi-year agreement announced in July, crypto sports betting site Stakecom, has become the Watford FC’s principal shirt sponsor as the club has returned to the Premier League Now adding to this, players from the English football team will start wearing Dogecoin on the sleeves of their shirts during the 2021/2022 season In a first..
5 years ago

Bitcoin at $100,000 with Christmas, PlanB assures

Bitcoin’s surge back towards the $50,000 mark is to the delight of many in the crypto community One of those being popular crypto analyst PlanB who still sees his Stock-to-Flow model (S2F) in play for at least $100,000 end of the year In a recent appearance on the ‘What Bitcoin Did podcast’ with Peter McCormack, Plan B said that Bitcoin..
5 years ago

Coinbase likes to be the “Amazon of assets”

During its Q2 2021 earnings call on Tuesday Coinbase revealed its ambitions to be “the Amazon of assets” The cryptocurrency exchange says it wants to list every available legal crypto asset According to Coinbase Chief Executive Officer, Brian Armstrong, the Nasdaq listed exchange has outlined two long-term trends the business needs to..
5 years ago

Chainalysis to cover DOGE in its reports

Blockchain intelligence company Chainalysis has announced on their website that it will include Dogecoin (DOGE) in its reports DOGE has become very popular this year and as of August 9, the coin accounts for the fourth largest monthly trading volume in the cryptocurrency market, with over $199billion in transfers The message on the website..
5 years ago
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