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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Pending regulation, Ghana’s SEC warns citizens to “stay away from crypto”

Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to the people in its country The regulator said to avoid cryptocurrencies and repeated that “they are illegal in the country and are not regulated by the commission hence Ghanaians should stay away from them” In an exclusive interview with ModernGhana News, Paul..
5 years ago

Bitstamp follows through on 570% customer growth numbers with U.S. expansion

Crypto space old timer and ‘world's longest-standing bitcoin exchange’ Bitstamp announced that it is going to bump up its efforts in the United States The cryptocurrency exchange, made the announcement on Monday and said it would be launching a poweful marketing campaign in the US Joining other exchanges in similar efforts, Bitstamp will..
5 years ago

Bitcoin less volatile than Apple and Tesla stocks, Binance CEO says

Binance Chief Executive Officer, Changpeng Zhao appeared in an interview with Bloomberg TV this Monday Zhao argued that Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is likely less volatile than stock prices of similarly-sized companies by market capitalization such as Apple and..
5 years ago

Thailand requires KYC checks on crypto exchanges to be done “in person”

Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) recently announced that “local digital exchanges must verify their customers’ identities through a ‘dip-chip’ machine Starting September, this will require new clients to be physically present” This will be in sharp contrast with the current process of opening a new account Verification..
5 years ago

10 Reasons why Ethereum can push to $10,000 after just hitting a new all-time high

Over the last week, Ethereum (ETH) has been consistent and gained 5% daily While outperforming Bitcoin, ETH reached a new all-time high of $2,95507 in the past 24 hours It was the popularity and success of DeFi platforms and other Ethereum-powered applications and its use cases that is still driving ETH’s surge as institutional investors gain..
5 years ago

Macro investor Raoul Pal predicts Bitcoin and Ethereum to shine in 2021

  In a series of tweets released on Saturday, former Goldman Sachs executive and founder of Real Vision Group, Raoul Pal, shortly explains how Bitcoin and Ethereum will continue to shine in 2021 In what is not a first time , Pal repeats that he believes Bitcoin is a “super massive black hole,” which will continue to suck capital out..
5 years ago

Recent UBS publication defying Bitcoin fundamentals slammed on social media

A recent publication about Bitcoin by Paul Donovan chief economist at the largest bank in Switzerland, UBS, has led to some uproar on social media In a weekly update published on the bank’s website entitled “Does Bitcoin defy the Zeitgeist”, Donovan outlined a number of issues with the cryptocurrency In quite a provocative piece, the..
5 years ago

Ripple Labs releases $1.6 billion of XRP in circulation

Ripple Labs have unlocked approximately $16 billion worth of their native token XRP from its escrow wallet today, This according to Whale Alert, a service that tracks the movement and transactions of large amounts of cryptocurrencies https://twittercom/whale_alert/status/1388282683093041157 Although the circulating volume of XRP was..
5 years ago

The UFC is looking to release its own branded cryptocurrency and NFT application

With the popularity of crypto on the rise and even NFTs starting to make it to the general public, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) looks to be the last one to jump on board That is according to Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben Intellectual Property Gerben shared with his followers that the UFC have recently submitted trademark..
5 years ago

Fed Chair Jerome Powell comments on Dogecoin recent surge

During an online press conference on Wednesday, United States Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell was asked by Yahoo Finance reporter Brian Cheung if recent market events such as Dogecoin(DOGE)  massive rally suggest a relationship between low rates and easier monetary policy towards such things Cheung also asked there are any concerns about..
5 years ago

Hot prospect and new Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback signs endorsement deal with FTX-powered Blockfolio

Hot prospect and first pick in this year’s NFL Draft, Trevor Lawrence has made his first big move of the season Into investing that is The new Jacksonville Jaguars’ Quarterback signed a multi-year deal with global cryptocurrency investment app Blockfolio Blockfolio is powered by cryptocurrency exchange FTX Blockfolio believes the..
5 years ago

Why is ETH outperforming Bitcoin?

Investment bank JPMorgan published a report on Tuesday in which it explained Ethereum’s (ETH) strong performance recently In the report titled “Why is ETH outperforming” the firm’s analysts broke down why ETH is currently outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) The report was sent out as a note to the bank’s investors Coming up with multiple..
5 years ago

Ethereum overtakes platinum and continues its rise as the European Union sells Ethereum bonds

Ethereum(ETH) is closing in on the top 30 most valuable assets in the world Its recent price breakthrough provides enough evidence that the proof-of-stake network is experiencing a bull-market With the second largest cryptocurrency in the world recording new all-time highs, its total market value has surpassed that of mined platinum New..
5 years ago

German investment funds can soon hold 20% of its portfolio in crypto assets

Big news coming from Europe, where in Germany, new legislation is about to enable 4,000 institutional investment funds to allocate 20% of their total in crypto assets This will happen on July1 These ‘Spezialfonds are popular among institutional investors and interest in them has recently been booming The new legislation is considered a boost..
5 years ago

Elon Musk calls himself “Dogefather” as he announces to host Saturday Night Live on May 8

It was only a matter of time after Elon Musk announced on April 25 to host the May 8 airing of Saturday Night Live, that he would once again express his love for the popular Shiba Inu And he did so on Wednesday The Tesla CEO sent out a tweet, referring to himself as the “Dogefather”, that prompted immediate excitement among Dogecoin traders..
5 years ago

SEC pushes decision on first U.S. Bitcoin ETF to June

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has not come to a decision whether it would approve a first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the country The commission has extended the original 45-day window to approve a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund from asset manager VanEck This according to a SEC filing on Wednesday in which the..
5 years ago

Crypto related stocks are hugely outperforming indexes in 2021, Goldman Sachs notes

While there are hundreds of funds making large investments into the crypto and blockchain industries, banking giant Goldman Sachs stressed that crypto-related stocks are outperforming the indexes Goldman Sachs released a note to its investors on Tuesday The bank’s analysts highlighted 19 US stocks with each a market capitalization of over $1..
5 years ago

Visa leaning into “digital gold” in a “big way”

Visa Chief Executive Officer, Al Kelly, described the payments firm as "extremely well-positioned" to realize its crypto ambitions, during an earnings call this Tuesday Visa is currently set on a multi-faceted strategy with its payments services related to Bitcoin, other crytpocurrencies and also central bank digital currencies or CBDCs..
5 years ago

Major Asian gaming publisher Nexon announces $100 million purchase of Bitcoin

South Korean–Japanese video game publisher Nexon announced a $100 million purchase of Bitcoin today, thereby joining the likes of Tesla, MicroStrategy who exchanged their cash reserves for the leading cryptocurrency In a press release, Nexon announced it had purchased 1,717 bitcoins at an average price of around $58,226 This is inclusive of..
5 years ago

Binance enters the NFT space with its own NFT platform

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will be joining the nonfungible token industry and is introducing its own NFT platform and marketplace On Monday, the company announced the launch of their new platform Binance NFT, that is expected to start operating in June Binance NFT is based on Binance’s blockchain infrastructure..
5 years ago
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