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

Peter's latest articles

PokerStars and PaddyPower to Sponsor 2023 Irish Poker Open

PokerStars has announced that during its next event, it will sponsor the 2023 Irish Poker Open, one of the world's most famous and longest-running poker festivals The event will be place in the RDS Ballsbridge in Dublin from April 3-10, 2023, and will be sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power, both of which are owned by Flutter..
3 years ago

The Seven Days that Rocked The Crypto World

Even for someone who has owned cryptocurrencies for a decade, the past week has been extraordinary Sentiment in the crypto market was neutral and even equally hopeful when Bitcoin was worth 21 thousand euros Then, out of nowhere, FTX dragged all cryptocurrencies into the abyss Troubled Crypto History Bitcoin is less than 14 years old, and a..
3 years ago

FTX Under Investigation for Criminal Activity in the Bahamas

Financial task forces in the Bahamas, where Sam Bankman-FTX Fried's is based, are collaborating with the local securities authority to determine whether any criminal activity happened Following the platform's abrupt collapse and bankruptcy filing last week, law enforcement in the Bahamas is investigating Sam Bankman-crypto Fried's exchange..
3 years ago

Bitcoin Vulnerable After FTX Crisis, Could Drop to 10K, Bloomberg Analyst Warns

According to Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity analyst, Mike McGlone, Bitcoin (BTC) might fall to values last seen in July 2020 McGlone thinks that there is a possibility that Bitcoin might decline 39% from its present price and revisit the $10,000 support level in the following weeks The macro strategist highlights in his latest..
3 years ago

FTX Logo Removed from Miami Heat Home Arena, Sponsorship Deal Ends

The Miami Heat and Miami-Dade County issued a joint statement hours after FTX filed for bankruptcy, saying they would sever ties with the now-dishonored Bahamian cryptocurrency exchange — effective immediately The press statement issued on Friday said: "The reports about FTX and its affiliates are extremely disappointing Miami-Dade County..
3 years ago

GameStop Cuts Ties with FTX.US and Refund Customers.

After the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy, video game retailer GameStop (GME) plans to discontinue its connection and pilot gift card marketing collaboration with FTXUS Customers who purchased FTX gift cards from GameStop will receive refunds GameStop, which was a significant player in the meme-stock mania 18 months ago, said in a tweet..
3 years ago

FTX Local Crypto Exchanges Start Allowing Withdrawals, FTX International Does Not

FTX customers in Japan and Turkey can withdraw modest sums to their bank accounts through the exchange's regional operations in the country The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan voiced worry over the crypto exchange's viability, prompting FTX Japan to begin yen withdrawals FTX Turkey, on the other hand, stated that it was trying to..
3 years ago

Filing of Documents Reveal Twitter Plans for Payments, Debit Cards

It is no secret that Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner has plans of turning the social media platform into a global version of popular Chinese internet platform WeChat The New York Times reported this week that Twitter Inc submitted registration papers with the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to allow it to receive..
3 years ago

What Risk Does the USDT Stablecoin Face In FTX Aftermath?

The cryptocurrency space has been scrutinizing big stablecoin firms about their dealings with FTX and FTT Perhaps because of concern that a rerun of the Terra event would occur Tether's CTO, Paolo Ardoino, was recently queried about the cryptocurrency's possible vulnerability from FTT as well So, how significant is USDT's exposure to this..
3 years ago

U.S. Regulators to Blame for FTX Debacle, Coinbase CEO Says

United States financial regulators, such as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have to take some of the blame for the latest troubles in the crypto markets surrounding the insolvency of cryptocurrency trading platform FTX This according to the head of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong Following the collapse of the FTX global crypto..
3 years ago

FTX Close to Bankruptcy As Binance Withdraws Take Over Deal

According to a Binance statement made on Wednesday, the company has canceled its letter of intent to acquire competitor crypto exchange FTX Binance's withdrawal of its offer capped a frantic day and a half in which the world's largest crypto exchange by volume agreed to bail out its troubled rival in the face of a liquidity crunch caused, in..
3 years ago

Bitcoin and Crypto Markets Down to a Two Years’ Low As FTX Collapses

Bitcoin and the global crypto markets are seeing a sharp turnaround as two of the world's major crypto exchanges announced an emergency rescue deal that has sent shockwaves across the sector Following speculations of FTX insolvency and liquidity issues, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried announced that Binance will buy FTX..
3 years ago

Kraken NFT Marketplace is Now Live for Beta Users

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced that the new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace is now open for beta testers who have previously signed up on its waitlist The beta testers will soon receive instructions on how to gain exclusive access to the marketplace, which will offer trades without transaction costs for the time being,..
3 years ago

Telcoin Expands its Crypto Wallet and DeFi Exchange into the EU

Telcoin, a decentralized financial technology platform bringing low-cost remittances and crypto transactions to people around the world, announced today its entry into the European market Telcoin Europe UAB is registered in Lithuania and provides digital asset services, enabling the company to offer its self-custody digital asset wallet and..
3 years ago

Haas F1 Racing Team To Release NFTs with Official Partner Opensea

A Friday press release by the American-owned Haas F1 announced an alliance with the leading non-fungible token peer-to-peer marketplace, Opensea Haas F1, currently the, only American owned team racing in the FIA Formula One World Championship, will be releasing its own NFT collection As the official NFT marketplace partner of the Formula 1..
3 years ago

SEC Needs More Time to Respond to Amicus Briefs In Ripple Case and Files New Motion

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a fresh petition with the court demanding an extension to the time it has to respond to the several amicus briefs backing Ripple Labs The SEC has formally sought extra time to reply to the papers, defense lawyer James K Filan who has been carefully following the case, said on Twitter..
3 years ago

Umetaworld Launches Free NFT Mint of Rooms in its Metaverse,

Umetaworld, the virtual world of augmented cities and places, has announced the release of its NFT room collection in its virtual imitation of the actual world Umetaworld provides Web3 users with a bridge between real and virtual experiences, allowing them to build and commercialize their own assets using NFTs While Meta takes the majority of..
3 years ago

South African Supermarket Giant Pick n Pay Accepts Bitcoin via the Lightning Network

One of South Africa's largest retail companies has recently joined Bitcoin’s global adoption race Supermarket chain Pick n Pay is now taking Bitcoin (BTC) via the Lightning Network application After it was extensively tested in 10 of the country's largest grocery shops over a five-month period, the cryptocurrency may now be used in 39 Pick n..
3 years ago

Trading App Robinhood Reports Decline in Q3 Results

Crypto trading platform, Robinhood has reported $51 million in crypto revenue in the third quarter, a 12% decrease from $58 million in the second quarter Robinhood said in August that it was laying off 23% of its workforce, or 780 individuals, in order to cut expenses amid a continuous fall in monthly active users (MAU) Earlier this year,..
3 years ago

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Keeps 2.4% Twitter Shares

Under Elon Musk's new ownership, former Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey has retained a share in Twitter, which equates to roughly $1 billion in value According to a recent SEC filing, Dorsey agreed to transfer his remaining 24% share in the firm he co-founded to Musk's new holding company for Twitter, X Holdings I Inc According to the..
3 years ago
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