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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117 Parties Show Interest in Purchasing FTX Assets

As the deadline for opening offers approaches, 117 parties have shown interest in purchasing FTX units, according to a legal file issued Sunday While the crypto company's bankruptcy process might go on for years, the estate has prioritized the sale of LedgerX, FTX Japan, FTX Europe, and stock-clearing platform Embed, claiming they are the..
3 years ago

Binance Joins Crypto Compliance Organization ACSS

The global blockchain ecosystem that supports the biggest digital asset exchange in the world, Binance, today announced that it has joined the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS), the only group in the world bringing sanctions compliance experts together The 2018-founded ACSS offers its members top-notch education and perks..
3 years ago

Cooperation Agreement Announced by FTX Debtors and FTX DM (Bahamas)

The Joint Provisional Liquidators (Brian Simms, KC, Peter Greaves, and Kevin Cambridge) and FTX Trading Ltd (dba FTXcom), and its affiliated debtors (collectively, the "FTX Debtors"), today announced their agreement on terms for reciprocal cooperation in the chapter 11 cases of the FTX Debtors in Delaware and the provisional liquidation of FTX DM..
3 years ago

Shopify Merchants Can Now Create, Mint, and Market NFTs

On Thursday, Shopify (SHOP) expanded its non-fungible token (NFT) integration, enabling its millions of merchants to start developing, minting, and selling Avalanche NFTs According to a press release, stores may sell NFTs with minimum technological skills required by using the Venly Shopify merchant app Merchants' NFTs are automatically..
3 years ago

Major Updates Announced by MIR4 for 2023

Wemade released the video "Director's Commentary: The Future of MIR4" in collaboration with PD Sung Jungkook and CM Yunyoung Choi on its official Youtube channel, showing the main update in 2022 and the changes that will be updated in 2023 Restore game content between servers and Seoul Spooning 2022 Last year, MIR4 launched cross-server content,..
3 years ago

Indian Government Launching Campaign for Crypto Awareness

The Indian government is reportedly launching a groundbreaking campaign that is dedicated to educating the public about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies It will be administered by the Investor Protection and Education Fund Authority, a government agency that is under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs A government official was quoted by ET as..
3 years ago

Bitcoin Turns 14 Years and Is Alive & Kicking

Exactly 14 years ago yesterday, on January 3, 2009, the first block of the Bitcoin network was mined by Satoshi Nakamoto which included a special message Read in the code of this "Genesis Block" was: The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on through of second bank bailout In doing so, Satoshi alluded to the role Bitcoin could play in the future and..
3 years ago

“Not Guilty” Pleads Bankman-Fried in Fraud and Conspiracy Charges on Tuesday

On Tuesday, the disgraced former CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange appeared in court for the second time in New York Bankman-Fried was released on a personal recognizance bail following his initial appearance last week, and he traveled back to his parents' home in California immediately after During the former FTX executive's..
3 years ago

Twitch Streamer and Crypto Entrepreneur Gambles Away Investor Funds

On Tuesday, Twitch streamer DNP3, who founded multiple crypto projects including The Goobers NFT, Gridcraft Network, and charity-focused cryptocurrency CluCoin, admitted to gambling away investor funds The founder tweeted that he had just become extremely addicted to..
3 years ago

Disgraced Former FTX CEO ‘SBF’ Faces 115 Years if Convicted

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, is allegedly going to enter a not guilty plea to fraud charges stemming from the exchange's failure last year In response to the criminal claims that he misled investors and stole billions of dollars from the exchange, Bankman-Fried will plead not guilty, according to Reuters The former crypto millionaire..
3 years ago

MicroStrategy Sold Bitcoin in 2022 for “Tax Efficiency” – Michael Saylor

Former MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has detailed why the software business sold some Bitcoin after earlier declaring that it would not sell its cryptocurrency Saylor claimed in a conversation on Twitter Spaces that MicroStrategy may benefit from tax breaks by selling part of the business's Bitcoin because the company is a corporation..
3 years ago

Final Fantasy Developer Continues Path of Blockchain Gaming in 2023

Square Enix, the creator of the popular Final Fantasy franchise, intends to increase their involvement in blockchain-based games despite the volatility of the crypto market, according to a letter from the company's president, Yosuke Matsuda, that was published on Jan 1 The letter, titled "A New Year's Letter from the President," attempted to..
3 years ago

MicroStrategy Adds 2,500 Bitcoin to Stockpile and Holds 132,500 BTC

Business intelligence software company MicroStrategy has developed a reputation over the past several years as one that prioritizes investing in Bitcoin as a key resource The business just disclosed to the SEC that it spent $428 million on 2,395 BTC between November 1 and December 21, 2022 Purchasing about 2,395 bitcoins for $428 million..
3 years ago

Bahama Regulator Safeguards $3.5 Billion in FTX Customer Assets

According to a press statement issued by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas on early Friday morning Asian-Pacific time, the SCB has seized custody of FTX deposits worth more than $35 billion About $372 million worth of tokens were taken from the exchange shortly after FTX declared bankruptcy by an unidentified individual who is believed..
3 years ago

Will India Push for a Ban of Crypto Under its G20 Presidency?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has voiced renewed worry about the developing crypto ecosystem and urged that sections of it be prohibited In its most recent financial stability report, issued on December 29, the central bank stated that it will utilize its rotating leadership of the G20 group of the world's top economies to advocate for the..
3 years ago

Galaxy Digital Acquires Helios Bitcoin Mining Operations for $65M

Galaxy Digital, a cryptocurrency investment business, has paid $65 million for the main facility of Bitcoin (BTC) miner Argo Blockchain According to Argo, billionaire Mike Novogratz's crypto investment group is purchasing the Helios mining plant in Dickens Country, Texas, and lending the ailing company $35 million When the price of Bitcoin..
3 years ago

First CBDC Trials Completed in Turkye and Continue in Q1 2023

The Turkish digital lira has undergone its initial testing, according to the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) The CBRT successfully completed the first payment transactions on its central bank digital currency (CBDC) network as part of an initial test phase, according to a statement published on Thursday "The CBRT will continue its small-scale,..
3 years ago

China Launching State-Run NFT Marketplace on January 1

China is reportedly creating its first state-backed non-fungible token (NFT) platform, the latest hint of support for a technology that has inhabited a legal gray area inside the country's famously tight cryptocurrency restrictions A ceremony commemorating the marketplace's opening will be conducted in Beijing on January 1, 2023 According to..
3 years ago

Bankman-Fried’s Secured Personal Stake in Robinhood by Controversial Alameda Loan

The dirt surrounding the disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is coming to light According to court records, 'SBF' borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars from Alameda Research to acquire his personal stake in trading platform Robinhood Markets (HOOD) In an affidavit filed with a Caribbean court before to his arrest, Bankman-Fried stated..
3 years ago

Japan to Enable Trading in Stablecoins Next Year – Report

Japanese officials are rethinking certain important cryptocurrency limitations concerning the usage of stablecoins such as Tether (USDT) According to Nikkei, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) will relax the prohibition on domestic circulation of foreign-issued stablecoins in 2023 The new stablecoin legislation in Japan will allow local..
3 years ago
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