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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U.S. Senate passes Infrastructure Bill with “unworkable” crypto provision

On Tuesday, the US Senate voted 69-30 to approve the $12 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes what many call an “unworkable” crypto reporting requirement provision As a result of concerns about the provision, amendments were put forward for rectification, however the amendment did not pass the Senate on Monday While it needed..
5 years ago

Bitcoin’s crash actually a good thing, FTX CEO hints at

While the recent crash of May has had Bitcoin trading below the $30,000 mark for a while, the world’s top digital currency has shot up to about $45,000 at the time of writing With a gain of roughly $15,000 in just a couple of weeks, the outlook for Bitcoin is looking good The bull market seems to have never been over According to the Chief..
5 years ago

PayPal’s Venmo brings a “Cash Back to Crypto” feature to its users

On Tuesday, PayPal announced the introduction of a new feature on its Venmo platform called “Cash Back to Crypto” With the new addition, Venmo credit card customers can now “use monthly cash back in their Venmo account to auto-purchase cryptocurrency of choice, with no transaction fees” The announcement reads: "Starting today, Cash Back..
5 years ago

First digital Jamaican Dollar minted on Monday

Jamaica Central Bank (JCB) is rapidly progressing with the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) In what was a short financial ceremony on Monday morning, the country’s first “digital version of the Jamaican Dollar” was minted The Bank of Jamaica reports that a total of J$230 Million in CBDC, roughly US$14million, will be..
5 years ago

Analyst signals green light for Bitcoin

With Bitcoin hitting its highest levels since mid-May, surging up to over $45,000 at the time of writing, the crypto community is extremely bullish, yet again It seems that even the US Infrastructure Bill that intends to heavily tax cryptocurrency usage, has not had any effect The bullish sentiment is also reflected in various on-chain analysis..
5 years ago

BUSTA launches the first of its kind GameFi platform on Binance Smart Chain

BUSTA today announced the launch of its GameFi platform It is the first of its kind to be built on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) BUSTA will be home to multiple games and tokens with many ways to earn Players can “be the House” by staking and holding $BUST and earn rewards as people play and trade The BUSTA platform also contains a..
5 years ago

U.S. Senate rejects amendments to $1.2million infrastructure bill

On Monday, the US Senate rejected a bipartisan amendment to the $12trillion infrastructure bill, aiming to clarify the tax-reporting provisions required for brokers in support of the Bitcoin industry The compromise which proposed amending provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure deal on crypto did not pass unanimous consent in the Senate It..
5 years ago

Circle has filed to become a Full Reserve Commercial Bank

Circle, the co-creator of the USDC stablecoin, announced its intention of becoming a full-reserve national commercial bank This comes shortly plans of the company to go public were revealed Circle filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the 6th of August If the proposal is approved, their proposed digital currency..
5 years ago

Three year deal for Chelsea FC and Parimatch Tech

2020/21 Champions League winners Chelsea Football Club, announced on Monday the signing of a three-year partnership with technology and betting company Parimatch Tech Part of Parimatch International (PMI), the subsidiary promotes the Parimatch brand globally, and provides marketing solutions in the betting and entertainment industry For..
5 years ago

Clock is ticking for $1 trillion infrastructure bill’s tax provision

Last week’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill that includes controversial crypto taxes have led to a last-minute frenzy keeping the entire crypto community on alert According to the latest tweets from Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, the final voting on proposed amendments will take place on Monday, August 9 at 9AM The bill has the potential to..
5 years ago

NFT Gaming is booming; Pokemon inspired game passes $1billion in sales

Play-to-earn and Ethereum based Axie Infinity (AXS) just surpassed $1 billion in all-time sales, adding to the surging popularity of games based on non-fungible tokens (NFT) Axie Infinity is a Pokémon-inspired universe where anyone can earn tokens through skilled gameplay and contributions to the ecosystem The online video game is developed by..
5 years ago

On-chain data signals $53,000 the ‘next stop’ for Bitcoin

On-chain data, such as Bitcoin accumulation patterns are indicating that the recent rally is not ending soon Investors have continued to take their coins of the exchanges as the volume of Bitcoin sent to exchanges drops below the accumulation rate Noting clear accumulation patterns rather than sell patterns, market analysts continue to see..
5 years ago

Brian Brooks leaves Binance US as its CEO

The former acting Comptroller of the Currency at the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, who also worked with Coinbase as its former Chief Legal Officer, Brian Brooks, has announced his resignation as Chief Executive Officer of Binance US Brooks’ move comes just less than four months after he had joined Binance and was greeted by..
5 years ago

Bundesliga issues first NFT collection ever

German football league, the Bundesliga, has partnered with non-fungible token (NFT) platform ToppsNFTscom to release an exclusive collection of NFT trading cards The cards will feature the German soccer league’s top players, rising stars and highlights from the season This NFT collection is something new for the German football..
5 years ago

Coinbase integrates Apple Pay on its platform

Nasdaq listed crypto exchange Coinbase announced on Thursday that its customers can now use Apple Pay to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on its platform Senior director of Coinbase’s Payments & Financial Hub, Prakash Hariramani, senior director of, said on the company's blog: "We’re introducing new and seamless ways to enable..
5 years ago

Bitcoin back on track for $100,000

This Wednesday, Bloomberg Intelligence released its monthly report with analyst Mike McGlone’s August cryptocurrency outlook He came out with a price prediction for Bitcoin that will sound like music in the ears for many McGlone sees Bitcoin setting to turn $40,000 into support, stating that “this year is prime for bitcoin to take the next..
5 years ago

Uruguayan Senator of country’s ruling party proposes a crypto bill

A lot of movement on the Latin American continent as of late Uruguayan Senator Juan Satori has joined a number of politicians from South American and Spanish-speaking countries in their efforts to bring crypto adoption into the mainstream Satori did his part in the country and has introduced a draft bill to regulate cryptocurrency and allow..
5 years ago

SEC’s Gary Gensler agrees that “every ICO is a security”

On Tuesday the of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler remarked that it would sternly regulate cryptocurrency markets using existing rules Among other points, Gensler continued on the enduring importance of the Howey Test: If a financial instrument promises returns from the efforts of others, it’s a security and can be..
5 years ago

Ripple’s motion for access to Binance’s record in SEC case granted

Another turn this week in the ongoing suit between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the defendant was granted access to Binance's documents On Tuesday, Ripple Chief Executive Officer, Brad Garlinghouse’s motion to “Obtain international discovery” of Binance records was granted by Judge Sarah Netburn This..
5 years ago

Google’s updated policy allows for crypto ads again

Under Google’s new policy that went into effect on August 3, advertisers offering cryptocurrency exchange and wallet services are once again allowed to market their products Google is effectively allowing crypto advertisement again, now that its updated financial products and services policy is in full effect since August 3 This means that..
5 years ago
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