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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Peter's latest articles

Facebook to announce Q1 results today; does it hold Bitcoin?

Some members of the online crypto community have been discussing the possibility that social media giant Facebook has Bitcoin on its balance sheets Rumours Investor Alistair Milne said on Twitter that there is a rumour about Facebook owning a large number of Bitcoin According to unknown sources, Facebook will announce the purchase after it..
5 years ago

Iran will start using freshly mined crypto to finance its international trade

Iran’s central bank is reportedly allowing some of the country’s financial institutions to use cryptocurrency to pay for imports However, the cryptocurrency has to be derived from licensed miners In an article in the Financial Tribune that appeared on Saturday, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has notified money changers and banks of its..
5 years ago

Gemini announces crypto rewards credit card with as much as 3% Bitcoin cashback

Gemini, the New York cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, today announced it partnered with Mastercard to launch a crypto rewards credit card this summer The announcement comes only a few days after the exchange added Google Pay and Apple Pay to its platform as means of..
5 years ago

China’s digital yuan, the fruits of a collaborative effort

As China is close to the end of ‘trialling’ their digital yuan, reports are coming out confirming a joint effort of its private and public sector So what 'secrets' has China been keeping It seems now that major tech and commerce firms in the country have been instrumental in helping China's central bank develop its digital currency This has..
5 years ago

Tesla turns its Bitcoin holdings into a profitable Q1 after selling 10%

Electric vehicle maker Tesla has recently sold part of its Bitcoin holdings This according to its latest quarterly earnings report Reportedly, Tesla made a $272 million profit from the sale of its digital assets Only a small 10% share of its total Bitcoin holdings was sold In a 30-pager accompanying its quarterly financial results, Tesla..
5 years ago

Big changes in global financial system coming, PayPal CEO says

Within the next decade, we will be seeing a lot more changes in the financial system than we have in the past twenty years, Dan Schulman, Chief Executive Officer of PayPal predicts In an interview with Time magazine on Sunday, the PayPal CEO said that demand for cryptocurrency has significantly exceeded the company’s initial expectations..
5 years ago

Biden’s proposed tax hike could be “bullish”, according to Messari CEO

Ryan Selkis, Chief Executive Officer of crypto intelligence firm Messari says that the Biden administration’s recently proposed tax hike on capital gains could be “bullish” for crypto and the decentralized finance (DeFi) space In an interview on CNBC that aired on April 23, Selkis said that investors might turn to DeFi should the federal..
5 years ago

“Volatility is the price you pay for performance”, fund manager Bill Miller says about Bitcoin

Bill Miller, founder and Chief Investment Officer of Miller Value Partners, remains bullish on Bitcoin Miller does not think bitcoin is a bubble (anymore) and said it is at the beginning of mainstream adoption In an interview with CNBC last week, the longtime value investor explained it is all very straightforward; Bitcoin’s price will rise..
5 years ago

Rapper artist Eminem releases series of NFTs

In partnership with Gemini owned Nifty Gateway, rapper artist Eminem has unveiled his first series of NFTs at Shady Con The renowned artist that goes under the name Marshall Mathers, is the latest celebrity joining the NFT craze Eminem’s first NFT collection was released on Sunday Three types, one limited edition Three types of NFTs were up..
5 years ago

Stay out of Bitcoin and get into ‘Olive Oil’, Nassim Taleb advises

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of “The Black Swan,” has shared his view on Bitcoin during an interview with CNBC on Friday The mathematical statistician and risk analyst was asked about cryptocurrency, in particular Bitcoin While he admitted that Bitcoin is “a beautifully set up cryptographic system," Taleb believes that in order to hedge..
5 years ago

Valkyrie Digital Assets has filed its application for a Bitcoin ETF listed on the New York Stock Exchange

Valkyrie Digital Assets is close to launch its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) On behalf of the investment firm, the New York Stock Exchange has filed a 19B-4 Form for its Bitcoin ETF this Friday This means a 45 day review period is about to start from the moment the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acknowledges the filing The..
5 years ago

Bitcoin must be greener to remain the top cryptocurrency, XRP creator says

Chris Larsen, Ripple co-founder and creator of XRP believes that Bitcoin needs to steer away from proof-of-work (PoW) for it to remain number one Larsen shared his beliefs in a Medium post published on Thursday in which he zoomed in on what he believes to be unsustainable energy consumption as a result of Bitcoin mining “I would argue..
5 years ago

Louisiana passes legislature praising Satoshi Nakamoto for his contribution to economic security

As of late we are seeing one after the other US state coming out to show its support for Bitcoin This time, Louisiana State has passed an official resolution that includes gratitude to Satoshi Nakamoto for creating Bitcoin The resolution commends the Bitcoin network for providing individuals all over the world with a distributed peer-to-peer..
5 years ago

Two Turkish crypto exchanges abruptly close down and are now under investigation by local authorities

In just a few days’ time, two Turkish cryptocurrency exchanges have abruptly halted trading and are now under investigation of The Turkish Financial Crimes Investigation Board Vebitcoin, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange, today stopped trading in a shock move, citing unspecified financial difficulties “Due to the recent interest in..
5 years ago

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reaching out to foreign regulators in its Ripple/XRP lawsuit

The Ripple lawsuit that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has started, does bring some excitement A lot is happening Just a few days days ago, it was revealed that the SEC is reaching out to foreign regulators requesting assistance for ‘discovery purposes’ As of recent, the SEC has asked the Court to deny Ripple’s dual requests..
5 years ago

Bitcoin’s ‘open borders policy’ facilitates global economy, Tim Draper says

Venture capitalist Tim Draper remains bullish on Bitcoin in spite of its recent dip While speaking at the Collision web summit on Thursday, Draper said Bitcoin (BTC) is an incentive for governments around the world to compete for the attention, devotion and therefore, money of its citizens The venture capitalist is outspoken and believes that..
5 years ago

Gemini cryptocurrency exchange now supports Apple Pay and Google Pay

New York-based crypto exchange Gemini has announced that its users around the world can now use Apple Pay and Google Pay to purchase crypto Regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS), the 16th largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world has an average daily trading volume of $474 million This according to..
5 years ago

Ripple CEO Garlinghouse Does Not Rule Out ‘Burning’ its 55 Billion XRP Holdings

Ripple’s Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse said the company is “open” to new ideas when it comes to their massive XRP holdings in escrow Garlinghouse recently appeared in the Thinking Crypto podcast where host Tony Edward asked the CEO whether Ripple is open to burning or perhaps distributing their XRP escrow holdings During their..
5 years ago

Bitcoin still on course for $100,000 and above despite recent drop

While Bitcoin’s latest crash might have upset those who recently bought their first Bitcoin, we are still on course for a price between $100,000 and $288,000 However, Bitcoin’s price will have to continue to follow the popular stock-to-flow models The recent correction has caused some serious pain long traders Nonetheless, infamous Quant..
5 years ago

Bitcoin to speed up energy transition to renewable energy sources, Square reports

Fintech giant Square has published a white paper making the case that Bitcoin is a catalyst for greener energy consumption The white paper was released as part of Square’s Bitcoin Clean Energy Initiative This is an effort to support companies working to integrate forms of environmentally sustainable Bitcoin mining The paper claims that..
5 years ago
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