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

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Nigeria’s peer-to-peer crypto trading is up 30% since government ban

In just three months after Nigeria’s central bank put restrictions in place that prevents anyone from dealing with anything crypto-related, Bitcoin peer-to-peer trading in the country ironically surged almost 30% This according to data from analytics platform UsefulTulipsorg Bitcoin peer-to-peer trading is not only on the rise in Nigeria as..
5 years ago

Bitcoin price dips below $50,000, still fighting to regain support

Bitcoin has dropped under the $50,000 psychological support line Thereby hitting its lowest point in 48 days At around 13:00 ET on Thursday, Bitcoin‘s price went down from around $54,900 to $51,500 before the markets inflicted a second sell-off to $48,827, according to CoinMarketcap data Prices are currently floating just below the $50,000,..
5 years ago

$5.3 billion investment firm RIT Capital Partners acquires stake in crypto exchange Kraken

London-based investment trust RIT Capital Partners has recently acquired a stake in crypto exchange Kraken The trust with $53 billion in its portfolio holds ties to the Rothschild banking family through Chairman Jacob Rothschild It seems that the London firm is convinced in Kraken’s potential amid the success of Coinbase, citing its..
5 years ago

New U.S. legislation passed to provide clarity on crypto regulations

The US House of Representatives has passed new legislation that could provide some clarity on the rules surrounding cryptocurrencies That is, once approved by the Senate and signed by President Biden The Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act, introduced by North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry, is intended to “direct the Commodity Futures..
5 years ago

Cryptocurrency “could become a great asset class”, BlackRock CEO says

Following increased institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies, it seems that BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is about to make its first steps on the rapidly expanding crypto space BlackRock, with over $87 trillion in assets under management dabbled into Bitcoin this January after a double filing with the US Securities and..
5 years ago

Bitcoin in the “red”; should we be worried?

In the night of Saturday to Sunday, Bitcoin price suddenly dropped by thousands of dollars and catching some by surprise For the Bitcoiners among us who have been around for a while, this was not too much of a shock However, if you just got started, you might need some time to get used to Bitcoin’s volatility Last week everything seemed just..
5 years ago

TIME magazine enables cryptocurrency payments

Major American news magazine and website TIME is making it possible for its readers to pay for digital subscriptions with cryptocurrencies In an announcement made on Monday, the media giant said it had partnered with digital asset exchange Cryptocom for the initiative With immediate effect, subscribers will be able to pay with crypto for a..
5 years ago

Binance appoints former U.S. banking regulator as its new CEO

Brian Brooks, the former acting comptroller of the currency of the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is appointed new Chief Executive Officer for the US affiliate of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance Brooks first day in office will be May 1 He is replacing current Binance US CEO Catherine..
5 years ago

Major brands joining the DOGE craze ahead of #Dogeday

Today is #DogeDay The day where the community is looking to bring DOGE to the moon with a price of $1 or more In an effort to boost spirits on April 20th, major brands are chipping in Newegg Joining in on all the fun is North American leading tech-focused e-retailer Newegg In what is a well chosen marketing effort, the company announced on..
5 years ago

Canadian mining firm Bitfarms strengthens ties in Argentina

Canadian publicly traded mining firm Bitfarms is expanding its current operations in Argentina The company has signed an agreement under which it can draw up to 210 MW of electricity for its planned mining facility in Argentina The 210 MW capacity will be able to power roughly 55,000 new generation mining machines Bitfarms has signed a..
5 years ago

Is DOGE on its way to the moon? And what is fueling its rocket?

With an out-of-this-world performance in the past 10 days, Dogecoin (DOGE) surged to a new all-time high at $045 After a 15% correction, it is currently trading at $038 DOGE is holding on to its spot as the fifth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, leaving Cardano (ADA), Polkadot (DOT) and Litecoin (LTC) in its shadow Interestingly,..
5 years ago

Has China Changed its Position on Cryptocurrencies?

It is some revelation coming from China, where deputy governor Li Ba of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said that the central bank is considering cryptocurrencies to be alternative investments Deputy Li made the statement while discussing digital assets in China in relation to regulation His statement is essentially a first time that a..
5 years ago

Cryptocurrencies will bring people together, Wyoming senator says

Federals laws on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not likely to come in the next couple of years This according to US Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming Lummis was interviewed by MarketWatch and called Bitcoin a solid store of value that is currently at the center of mainstream attention Backing up her claim, the senator referred to..
5 years ago

Coinbase CEO and other insiders sold $5 billion in shares on first day of trading

$5 billion in shares were sold by Coinbase insiders and investors during COIN’s first day of trading on the Nasdaq earlier this week This according to filings made Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Coinbase Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong sold 749,999 shares in three batches at prices ranging from $381 to $41040..
5 years ago

A sudden overnight crash for Crypto markets

The crypto markets have stumbled overnight This amid rumors that the US Treasury Department are looking into financial institutions who may have used digital assets to launder money FXHedge, a popular Twitter account was first to report on the threat and send an alert out to 122,700 followers Although the Tweet did not name any sources, it..
5 years ago

COPA welcomes Bitpay to its alliance

Bitpay has announced that it is joining the Square-founded crypto patent effort the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) The world’s largest provider of cryptocurrency payment services will share open-source projects and use a shared patent library with the crypto patent organization Bitpay has been working with blockchain products since..
5 years ago

Professional investors skeptical about Bitcoin, a recent Bank of America survey says

Bank of America recently asked 200 professional investors with $533 billion in assets under management for their opinions on Bitcoin According to the survey that Bank of America conducted, findings show that a majority of professional investors are quite skeptical about the world’s largest cryptocurrency A staggering 74% of respondents to..
5 years ago

AXA Switzerland now offers Bitcoin as a payment method

Insurance provider AXA Switzerland announced that its Switzerland customers will now be able to pay their bills in Bitcoin (BTC) The insurer claims to be the first in Switzerland to enable customers to pay their premiums in Bitcoin The option to pay in Bitcoin will be introduced from the start of April for all its non-life products Meeting..
5 years ago

DOGE “to the moon” as Robinhood faces more scrutiny

After yet another phenomenal rally surging 114% in the last 24 hours, Dogecoin (DOGE) hit an all-time high of $029 With DOGE valuations soaring to $34 billion, the coin also makes an entry to the top-ten list as the eighth largest cryptocurrency leaving Litecoin (LTC), Uniswap (UNI), and Chainlink (LINK) are trailing once again There seems no..
5 years ago

“Bitcoin’s peak volatility is right on track to drop below fiat volatility”

There will come a time that Bitcoin will be less volatile than fiat money as money is being redefined And when this time comes, you better be holding some This is according to Willy Woo, a prominent online chain-analyst with roughly 400,000 followers on Twitter Woo’s comments are a direct response to remarks made by Johns Hopkins economist..
5 years ago
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