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


Coinbase Stands Behind Ripple Labs in SEC Court Case

Coinbase has asked a federal court for permission to write an amicus brief (friend-of-the-court) in the ongoing dispute between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs The Nasdaq listed cryptocurrency exchange has joined the Blockchain Association, an industry lobbying group, SpendTheBits, a crypto payments app that uses..
3 years ago

Ethereum Will Continue to Shake up Global Financials

According to Bloomberg's chief commodity strategist Mike McGlone, the dominant smart contract platform, Ethereum (ETH), is set to further shake up global financials and its technology In a new interview with BNN Bloomberg, McGlone explained that he believes Ethereum's value is supported by the fact that dollar-pegged stablecoins require the..
3 years ago

Weekend Long Celebration – Dogecoin Now 6th Largest Cryptocurrency

Over the past weekend, Dogecoin (DOGE) was able to surpass Cardano (ADA) as the world’s sixth largest cryptocurrency Dogecoin’s new rally set off after confirmation of Elon Musk taking over Twitter on Thursday was made public The self-proclaimed Dogefather was the fuel on the fire starting the surge to at its peak was $0145 according to..
3 years ago

VISA Working on Digital Wallet and NFTs, New Trademark Applications Show

Global payments firm Visa has filed two trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) concerning digital wallets, non-fungible tokens, and the metaverse The applications were filed on October 22nd, after the filing of similar documents by numerous significant corporations, including American Express and the..
3 years ago

Crypto Exchange FTX Could Create its Own Stablecoin

Leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX is developing a stablecoin, according to CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in an interview with The Big Whale In the interview, Bankman-Fried stated that it is highly likely that FTX will produce a stablecoin, a crypto currency whose value is linked to the value of another asset He explained that the exchange understands..
3 years ago

Online Bank Revolut Customers Can Make Purchases With Crypto

Revolut, a digital banking business, is implementing a cryptocurrency spending function that will allow consumers to utilize their cryptocurrency balance to pay for regular transactions using their Revolut card According to a corporate notification, the service will be accessible beginning Nov 1, and clients will be able to receive 1% cash back..
3 years ago

Elon ‘Chief Twit’ Musk Visits Twitter HQ, Dogecoin Jumps 15%

Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter appears to be nearing completion, as the flamboyant billionaire just paid a visit to the company's headquarters Musk's initial moves have had an immediate impact on the Dogecoin price, which jumped more than 15% https://twittercom/elonmusk/status/1585341984679469056 Dogecoin and Elon Musk It is a public secret..
3 years ago

Brazilian Football Star Launches ‘Beastmode Metaverse x Neymar Jr.’ NFT Collection

Neymar Jr embraces web3 and establishes his own community Fans all across the world get access to restricted NFTs Meet and greet fans in the metaverse Unique collector goods are available Allow new forthcoming projects to be added to the list Singapore headquartered NFTSTAR announced today that its NFT community and trading..
4 years ago

ACDC Solar Powered BTC Mining Farm in Texas Starts Operations

Aspen Creek Digital Corporation (ACDC), a renewable bitcoin mining operator, announced today that its second high performance computing center (HPCC) in Texas has begun operations The 30MW data center can house 10,000 ASIC miners and is linked behind-the-meter to a new 87MW solar farm This project provides the Electric Reliability Council of..
4 years ago

Ripple Labs Accuses SEC of Abusing its Powers and Predicts Big Impact on Crypto Space

Ripple Labs' legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) over allegedly selling XRP as an unregistered security is going to leave a big mark on the crypto industry This is what Ripple’s deputy general counsel said in a recent interview Speaking with Modern Counsel, Deborah McCrimmon accused the SEC of abusing its..
4 years ago

Apple Updates App Store Rules – 30% Fee on NFTs and Geo-Blocks on Exchanges

Apple has updated its App Store policies regarding nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency exchanges, marking the first time that precise rules for NFTs have been established The new guidelines define how NFT purchases will be taxed and what they can and cannot be used for, as well as when a crypto exchange app may be listed In..
4 years ago

Chinese Agents Used Bitcoin to Bribe U.S. Government Official

The Department of Justice revealed Monday that two intelligence operatives working for the People's Republic of China allegedly attempted to bribe a US government official with Bitcoin in order to get information about a case against an unidentified corporation According to a press release and an unsealed deposition, Guochun He and Zheng Wang..
4 years ago

New in Crypto? Start with These Five Coins

Alright, so you are new in crypto and want to invest in coins because you do know that it is the future But where do you start Well, roughly by the coins in this top 5, with two stable rocks on top and three potential mega hits Ethereum (ETH), has been fluctuating stable around $1300 since June and has become greener since the merge Quite..
4 years ago

Five Rules to Guide You When Trading Cryptocurrencies

If trading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP was easy, everyone would do it right and be making a lot of money But it's not easy, and when things aren't easy you need some guiding principles which will help you navigate the stormy waters DYOR: do your own research In short, read the white papers yourself, assess the user case..
4 years ago

Starting at $50,000 Fidelity Clients Can Now Invest in Ethereum Fund

One of the world’s largest financial services business, Fidelity Investment, has launched a Fidelity Ethereum Index Fund via its subsidiary, Fidelity Digital Assets According to a recent SEC filing, the Boston investment giant offers its clients exposure to the leading smart contract network Ethereum at a minimum backing of $50,000 Until now,..
4 years ago

Coinbase Supports Grayscale in SEC Case Over Bitcoin ETF

The legal dispute that crypto asset management firm Grayscale started against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the regulator’s rejection of its spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) got the backing of an industry giant, Coinbase Coinbase’s support was noted in an October 18 brief filed with the US Court of Appeals for..
4 years ago

Indian Cricket Star Sachin Tendulkar Joins Rario and Releases Exclusive NFT Series

According to a press release, Sachin Tendulkar, dubbed the "God of Cricket" and one of India's most recognized athletes, has made his first entrance into the realm of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by working with digital collectibles platform Rario A series of exclusive NFTs of Tendulkar's life and career will now be available only on Rariocom,..
4 years ago

Korean Web3 Developer Mantisco Joins Hands with NFT Platform Immutable X

Mantisco, a Web3 game developer and publisher located in Seoul, Korea, today announced a collaboration with Immutable X, an industry-leading NFT minting and trading platform and the world's first Layer 2 rapid-scaling solution on Ethereum, to create a Web3 game named "Hunter's Arena: Rebirth" With Web3 gaming on the upswing, Mantisco has been..
4 years ago

Tesla Releases Q3 Earnings, Did Not Sell Any Bitcoin

Tesla (TSLA) did not sell any of its Bitcoin (BTC) assets or acquire any new Bitcoin in the third quarter, according to the company's latest financial report released on Wednesday The value of its digital assets stayed at $218 million, the same as at the end of the second quarter, when Tesla stunned some investors by selling $936 million in..
4 years ago

A Crypto Payments Standard with Coinbase and Primer

Primer, the world's first payments and commerce automation platform, and Coinbase have announced a strategic partnership that will allow merchants in markets throughout the world to accept cryptocurrency as a normal mode of payment at checkout Primer and Coinbase are collaborating to streamline crypto payment acceptance by reducing the numerous..
4 years ago