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.

EXPERTISE

  • Crypto
  • Poker
  • iGaming
  • Casino

Peter's latest articles

Top 5 Female Poker Pros with the Best Poker Face

Poker is a game of skill and strategy, but having a good poker face can also give players an edge at the table A poker face is the ability to conceal one's emotions and intentions while playing cards, in order to deceive opponents While the game of poker is traditionally seen as a male-dominated field, there are many female pro poker players who..
3 years ago

Blockstream Raises $125M to Expand Bitcoin Mining Ops

Blockstream, a cryptocurrency infrastructure business, obtained $125 million in convertible note and secured loan funding to expand its bitcoin mining hosting services The business, which received $210 million in August at a $32 billion valuation, said in a news release Tuesday that the cash will be used to expand its mining facilities to..
3 years ago

QuickNode Raises $60M in Series B Round Led by 10T Holdings

QuickNode, a premier end-to-end development platform for Web3 builders, today announced the completion of a $60 million Series B fundraising round headed by 10T Holdings and included Tiger Global, Seven Seven Six, Protocol Labs, and QED, among others, valuing QuickNode at $800 million This current amount of funding will be utilized to drive the..
3 years ago

Is Iran Sidestepping Sanctions Using Crypto?

As international sanctions continue to tighten against Iran, the country has been forced to find creative ways to circumvent the restrictions and access the global financial system One method that has been gaining traction in recent years is the use of cryptocurrency Could Iran potentially be sidestepping sanctions using crypto And how does it do..
3 years ago

Philippines Immigration Officers Find ‘Crypto Trafficking Ring’

The Philippine Bureau of Immigration's (BI) travel control and enforcement unit (TCEU) stated that it had rescued six victims of a "cryptocurrency trafficking ring," according to reports by local Philippine news media According to Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Norman Garcera Tansingco, the accused victims were apprehended by BI agents as..
3 years ago

What to Expect from NFTs in 2023?

Despite the crypto bear-market, 2022 has been a pretty good year for NFTs with its use cases increasing Based on this, what can we expect in 2023 It is difficult to predict exactly what will happen with NFTs in 2023, but it is likely that they will continue to grow in popularity and usage Some potential developments that could occur in the coming..
3 years ago

Bank of Spain to Lead a Pilot on Euro-Pegged Stablecoins

Europe is quickly becoming a center for CBDC (central bank digital currency) innovation The Bank of Spain approved a pilot initiative involving the issuing of euro-pegged digital tokens on January 19 The initiative, led by MONEI, a licensed fintech payments business, will let users to create their own euro stablecoins for a variety of uses The..
3 years ago

Cardano Experienced Short Network Outage on Sunday

The Cardano network experienced a brief outage on Sunday, which was automatically resolved within minutes, according to engineers in a GitHub post Several developers reported the problem on GitHub, but all nodes were instantly restarted A Telegram broadcast message indicates that block creating nodes were briefly impacted Nodes are network..
3 years ago

Tiny Colony Sim Game Announces its Launch on ImmutableX

Tiny Colony, a web3 construction and management simulation, has announced its debut on ImmutableX, Immutable's preferred developer platform for developing and scaling web3 games on Ethereum Tiny Colony, which was originally built on the Solana blockchain, is transferring to IMX to take use of the platform's cutting-edge scaling features while..
3 years ago

Institutional Investors on Binance Can Keep Collateral in Cold Wallet

Binance will permit institutional investors to maintain collateralized cryptocurrency used for leveraged positions outside the platform Binance clarified in a statement on Monday that the exchange will allow investors to post collateral with Binance Custody, which will keep the assets off the internet in cold storage wallets Once deals have..
3 years ago

Grayscale Fires at SEC Saying their Bitcoin ETF Rejection is Unreasonable

Grayscale, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, has told the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that their rejection of Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs is unreasonable Grayscale responded to the SEC's brief last month, stating that turning the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a spot BTC ETF will benefit traders significantly by raising value and offering..
3 years ago

Blockchain to Map Cannabis Legitimacy

A California cannabis nursery is utilizing blockchain and smart contracts to secure the legitimacy of its medical plants EMTRI programs and software business Global Compliance Applications established a collaboration with cannabis nursery Mendocino Clone Company on January 13 It will leverage the project's blockchain capabilities to provide..
3 years ago

5 Cryptocurrencies to Watch in 2023

2023 may be the year that changes the way cryptocurrencies are viewed in the mainstream With the development of new technologies, such as quantum computing and blockchain, there is a lot of potential for the value of cryptocurrencies to increase dramatically As such, there are certain cryptocurrencies that are worth keeping an eye on in 2023..
3 years ago

‘Volcano Bonds’ One Step Closer in El Salvador After Passing of Law

El Salvador's Legislative Assembly passed a bill that regulates the issuance of digital assets other than bitcoin on Wednesday A legal framework that permits the issuance of a Bitcoin-backed bond, also known as the Volcano Bond, was incorporated into the legislation Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, stated in September of 2021 that..
3 years ago

Pragmatic Play Launches Wild Wild Bananas Slot

Pragmatic Play, a major iGaming content supplier, has introduced Wild Wild Bananas, a new tropical island-themed slot The slot has monkeys, pelicans, and snake symbols that must create matching combinations over the title's 576 winning ways to deliver a win Wilds appear on the first two reels, replacing for all other symbols in the game and..
3 years ago

2022 A Successful Year for Dubai Free Zone

In what was a successful year, the oil-rich Middle Eastern country has attracted more than 500 cryptocurrency startups and around 3,000 registered companies in 2022, according to the Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) Strong domestic and international demand, DMCC's continued initiatives in key commodity sectors, and increased demand from..
3 years ago

Coinbase to Let Go Another 20% of Staff by Q2

Coinbase (COIN) has announced plans to lay off approximately 950 employees as part of a restructuring that will be completed by the end of the second quarter That number equates to around 20% of Coinbase's total workforce, which the company's website estimates to be more than 4,700 employees In a statement to the SEC on Tuesday, Coinbase said..
3 years ago

Binance One Step Closer to Acquiring Voyager Assets

Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Voyager's proposed sale of some of its assets to Binance US is one step closer to reality At a hearing Tuesday afternoon, US District Judge Michael Wells for the Southern District of New York approved a disclosure statement explaining aspects of the proposed plan to sell Voyager's assets, but asked attorneys..
3 years ago

Casino Content from Gaming Corps Goes Live with Gaming Innovation Group

Up-and-coming Gaming Corps, a Swedish developer, is extending its distribution network through a partnership with iGaming platform and solution provider Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) Many popular casino brands on the worldwide iGaming market use the award-winning GiG platform, to which Gaming Corps material is now available Penalty Champion,..
3 years ago

Bankman-Fried’s Private Robinhood Stocks Seized by DOJ

According to a court document, the DOJ confiscated more than 55 million shares of Robinhood (HOOD) stock owned by Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX co-founder Gary Wang through a holding company Based on HOOD's Friday closing price of $825, the shares were valued somewhat more than $456 million According to the court filing, the seized Assets include..
3 years ago
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