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

Aussie Millennials embrace crypto, a recent Kraken survey reveals

Research has revealed that one in five Australians believe that crypto is the key to homeownership as confidence in traditional savings plunges A recent survey held by Kraken crypto exchange revealed that an increasing number of young Australians are losing faith in the value of their traditional cash savings The survey shows that one of five..
5 years ago

Anonymous takes on Elon Musk calling him a “narcissistic rich dude desperate for attention”

Decentralized hacktivist group Anonymous has published a message for Elon Musk in a video where they called the Tesla CEO “nothing more than another narcissistic rich dude who is desperate for attention” In the video posted on Friday, Anonymous sheds light on many things people may not know about..
5 years ago

Will El Salvador be the first country to declare Bitcoin as legal tender?

On the second and last day of the Bitcoin 2021 conference, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced that the country’s government will soon declare bitcoin as legal tender He did so in a recorded message that was shared during a presentation hosted by Jack Mallers, founder of Lightning Network payments platform Strike In the..
5 years ago

Ethereum vs Cardano; Buterin and Hoskinson go head to head as their battle continues

The battle between Ethereum and Cardano intensifies as Ethereum’s co-creator Vitalik Buterin appeared in the Lex Fridman podcast, commenting on Cardano Although he acknowledged that Cardano offers interesting ideas, he made it clear that the two take fundamentally different philosophical..
5 years ago

Jack Dorsey says that Square could create a Bitcoin hardware wallet

Payments firm Square is considering creating a bitcoin hardware wallet in collaboration with the community On Friday, Square founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jack Dorsey announced in a series of Tweets that there is a possibility of the company creating a bitcoin hardware wallet He then outlined a number of guiding principles on their..
5 years ago

U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson calls for crypto wallet privacy

During the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Congressman Warren Davidson sat down together with United States Senator Cynthia Lummis, to answer some questions On the topic of privacy, Davidson felt obliged to respond “At the end of the year, if you think about it, Secretary Mnuchin was talking about banning private wallets,” Davidson said..
5 years ago

Globe Telecom’s E-Wallet GCash Is Chasing Cryptocurrency

One of the most popular e-wallets in the Philippines, is reportedly considering offering crypto trading services GCash president and Chief Executive Officer, Martha Sazon, announced that the company is looking at offering users the ability to trade and store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum Sazon was interviewed by large national..
5 years ago

Google, Alibaba and over 300 others have applied for Singapore crypto licenses

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has to decide over 300 requests for payments and crypto exchange licenses in the country under the Payment Services Act This comprehensive regulatory framework is intended for companies that handle digital assets, payments and trading Apperaring on Bloomberg, MAS Chief Financial Technology Officer..
5 years ago

Satoshi Nakamoto will come to life in Budapest, yet without a face

Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s mythical creator is set to be immortalized as he will be depicted in a life-size bronze statue in Hungary's capital city, Budapest Local news outlet Hungary Today, spoke with the sculptors, Réka Gergely and Tamás Gil about the statue’s design The two unveiled their initial plans of a figure with a featureless..
5 years ago

Elon Musk tweets about a possible break-up with Bitcoin

Bitcoin has taken a fall following another tweet from Elon Musk suggesting that he is breaking up with the top cryptocurrency Bitcoin was in relatively calm waters the past days and hopes of a breakout before the weekend were dashed this morning following Musk’s tweet, which included a reference to popular Linkin Park hit song ‘In the..
5 years ago

Ripple looking to throw a knockout punch as its requests documents from international exchanges

A new motion has been filed by Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen The US Securities and Exchange Commission are requested to investigate Bitfinex’s parent company, iFinex, and an additional 14 international crypto exchanges The June 2 motion requests documents from exchanges including iFinex, Bitforex, Bithumb,..
5 years ago

Coinbase Card integrated with Apple Pay and Google Pay

The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, announced that it has integrated Apple Pay and Google Pay Shoppers can now pay with their Coinbase Card on both online payment platforms, while also earning crypto cashbacks of up to four percent https://twittercom/coinbase/status/1399721265993175040 In a blog post on Tuesday, Coinbase..
5 years ago

China’s ‘Red Envelope’ Lottery Gifts $6.2 Million to Beijing Citizens in New Digital Yuan Trial

To stimulate its ongoing digital currency trials, the Chinese government is launching another digital yuan lottery This time in the country’s capital city of Beijing The Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration officially announced  on Tuesday that 40 million digital yuan ($62 million) will be distributed to Beijing residents..
5 years ago

Dogecoin makes it to Coinbase Pro

In an announcement made in a blog post on Tuesday, Coinbase’s professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro said it is adding the meme-inspired cryptocurrency, DOGE, to its line-up of tradable cryptocurrencies Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong first hinted to a DOGE listing last month during an earnings call, when he said: “We are a platform We..
5 years ago

BNY Mellon opens up a crypto unit in Dublin as the Bank of Ireland warns Bitcoin ‘is of great concern’

BNY Mellon, America’s oldest banking institution and the world’s largest custodian bank with $417 trillion in assets, is about to offer crypto custody services out of Dublin The bank that currently operates in 35 countries has announced it has just established a digital hub Interestingly, the news coincides with a top official of the Irish..
5 years ago

India’s central bank says banks can not advise against crypto trading

On Monday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removed some of the uncertainty regarding the regulatory nature of cryptocurrencies in the country India’s central bank sent out a tweet saying that no bank in India should stop its customers from dealing in crypto assets citing an old 2018 circular that was successfully overturned by the Supreme..
5 years ago

‘Attorney-client privilege’ brings Ripple another win in the XRP lawsuit

Another win for the Ripple team and the XRP community could not have been more delighted After the United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) had requested access to Ripple’s own due diligence regarding XRP, on Sunday, Judge Sarah Netburn denied the motion by stating: “Ripple asserts that the SEC’s requested communications are..
5 years ago

China’s top expert on CBDBs says they can run on Ethereum

According to the former head of the digital currency initiative at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), Yao Qian, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will grow “smart” and could one day run on Ethereum or similar Blockchain networks Yao, the current Director of the Science and Technology Supervision Bureau of the China Securities..
5 years ago

Bitcoin mining operations discovered in the U.K. after suspicions of marijuana farming

Law enforcement officers in the United Kingdom have discovered a professional Bitcoin mining operation after suspecting a cannabis farm In a statement, police from Sandwell, West Midlands said there were suspicions of a building in the Great Bridge Industrial Estate operating as a cannabis farm Telltale signs of marijuana farming operations..
5 years ago

Virtue Poker is launched on the Ethereum mainnet; Paul Pierce and Mr. Beast to participate in charity tournament

Virtue Poker has finally opened The ethereum-based decentralized poker platform announced their long-awaited launch today Founded back in 2016 the team spent the past 5 years developing and beta testing their platform in preparation of their greatest moment https://twittercom/philivey/status/1398706238368616451 The launch will bring along..
5 years ago
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