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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  • Poker
  • iGaming
  • Casino

Peter's latest articles

MicroStrategy is Hiring a Bitcoin Lightning Software Engineer

After recently purchasing 301 Bitcoin (BTC) to add to its balance sheet, business software intelligence firm MicroStrategy posted a job listing on the online portal smartrecruiterscom MicroStrategy’s job offer is for full-time employment as a Bitcoin Lightning Software Engineer and the chosen employee will be in charge of establishing a..
4 years ago

German Telco Giant Deutsche Telekom Runs Ethereum Validator

Deutsche Telekom has declared its support for the Ethereum network, announcing intentions to run a validator node on the world's largest proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain According to an announcement made by the telecoms behemoth on Thursday, the company's action is part of its larger goal of growing its activities throughout the blockchain..
4 years ago

Crypto Friendly Bank Juno Raises $18M and Launches JCOIN Token

Singapore based crypto digital banking firm Juno has successfully raised $18 million in a Series A financing round The firm that offers checking accounts tied to cryptocurrencies has also launched a new ERC20 token called JCOIN and will use the new capital to expand on its team and operations According to the announcement, the bank will start..
4 years ago

Crypto Regulations Good for Bitcoin U.S. Senator Lummis Says

Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming recently said that the crypto industry needs to weed out its bad players for Bitcoin to fully emerge Speaking to Nathalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast, Lummis said: “As soon as more of the bad actors can be dismissed, the better it looks for Bitcoin because of its complete decentralization..
4 years ago

Paraguayan President’s Veto on Crypto Bill Rejected by Senate

The Paraguayan Senate is going against the country’s president when it comes to the passing of the recently approved cryptocurrency bill President Mario Abdo exerted a complete veto action on this initiative earlier this month, but the Senate has reaffirmed its support for the sanction of this bill in a new discussion, rejecting Abdo’s..
4 years ago

Meta Rolls out NFTs on Instagram and Facebook to All U.S. Users

On Thursday, Meta announced to have finally rolled out Instagram's non-fungible token (NFT) functionality to all its users in the US The new Instagram feature has been tested among selected users since May and will now enable millions of Americans to connect their wallets from Dapper Labs, MetaMask, Coinbase, Trust and Rainbow to their Instagram..
4 years ago

Ripple Sends Blow to SEC; Judge Rules Hinman Speech is Relevant

On September 29, Ripple Labs celebrated a big upside in its ongoing lawsuit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as Judge Analisa Torres agreed with Judge Sarah Netburn and granted permission for the records produced by former SEC Director William Hinman to be released The documents are related to a speech Hinman's gave in June..
4 years ago

Circle to Boost Crypto Payments Adoption with Elements Acquisition

Circle on Thursday revealed an expedited crypto payments strategy today on stage at Converge22, bolstered by the recent acquisition of Elements, a merchant and developer-first payments orchestration platform The announcement includes intentions to rapidly grow payment offerings in order to unlock utility value for cryptocurrency and lower the..
4 years ago

El Salvador Host to ‘Adopting Bitcoin’ Conference in November

El Salvador, the first sovereign country to make Bitcoin legal tender on September 7 2021, will be hosting ‘Adopting Bitcoin’, a conference to promote Bitcoin adoption in the context of creating a freer and fairer financial system Held in San Salvador and Bitcoin Beach from November 15-17, the conference brings together the Bitcoin..
4 years ago

Kevin O’Leary Calls Out JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon on Crypto Threat

Shark Tank host and multi-millionaire venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary came out hard against the CEO of JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, on Wednesday In an appearance at Converge22, O’Leary said that the CEO of the banking giant is feeling threatened by how crypto is disrupting the traditional payments systems O’Leary responded to Dimon’s..
4 years ago

Crypto.com Bags Another Regulatory Approval: France

Crypto asset trading platform Cryptocom has received the regulatory green light to operate as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) in France The Singapore based exchange announced on Wednesday that it had successfully registered with France's top markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) To allow the service of..
4 years ago

AQUA Launches Flagship Gaming Marketplace And Lands $10M Investment

Web3 community platform startup for gamers, AQUA, has announced a $10 million investment on Wednesday as it also launched its flagship marketplace for trading in-game assets Aiming to release new titles every month, the AQUA marketplace will highlight featured games and currently has partnered with three titles, which include God’s Unchained..
4 years ago

StarCasinò Sport New Premium Partner of Football Club AS Roma

Serie A Football Club AS Roma has announced a new partnership with sports infotainment website StarCasinò Sport, making the site the club's new premium partner Thanks to this new partnership, Roma fans can stay up-to-date with the latest news from their favorite team and enjoy exclusive content exclusive to them - including the "Esperienze..
4 years ago

Binance Committed to Help Law Enforcement Detect Financial Crimes

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, recently announced the Global Law Enforcement Training Program Since last year, when Binance expanded its investigations team, the program has grown exponentially It is the first coordinated effort among blockchain's global ecosystem, and it was created to assist law..
4 years ago

Digital Bank Revolut Gets Green Light for U.K. Crypto Trading Services

A lengthy yet fruitful wait for popular European digital bank Revolut as it finally got approved by the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority to offer its crypto services in the UK The bank with roughly 20 million users worldwide of which 17 million in the European Economic Area, was added to the FCA’s crypto-asset firm register on..
4 years ago

Howey Test in Favor of Ripple’s Defense – CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Ripple Labs has good hopes of a positive conclusion in its legal fight with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator sued the crypto solutions provider in December of 2020 over the alleged sale of an unregistered security token, XRP In an interview on CNBC Crypto World, Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse, shared his..
4 years ago

Jack Mallers’ Bitcoin Payments Solutions Firm Strike Raises $80M

The popular Jack Mallers-led Bitcoin payment solutions provider Strike has raised $80 million in a Series B funding led by Ten31 According to a press release on Tuesday, the investment round included participation of Washington University in St Louis, the University of Wyoming and previous investors  run by crypto entrepreneur Jack Mallers,..
4 years ago

FTX.US President Brett Harrison Steps Down

The president of cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s US branch, Brett Harrison, announced on Tuesday to be stepping down from his role Not disclosing any details, Harrison told his Twitter followers that he will “remain in the industry with the goal of removing technological barriers to full participation in and maturation of global crypto..
4 years ago

FTX US Wins Bidding War for Voyager Digital’s Assets

With a bid of approximately $14 billion, the US branch of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has won the bidding war for the assets of bankrupt Voyager Digital FTX was reportedly bidding against digital-asset investment firm, Wave Financial and Binance In a press release on Monday, Voyager said in a press release that FTX winning offer represented..
4 years ago

Retail Giant Walmart Enters the Roblox Metaverse

On Monday, the US-headquartered retail giant Walmart announced its “Walmart Land” and “Walmart’s Universe of Play” on metaverse gaming platform Roblox Roblox is a gaming platform with 522 million active daily users, according to its website and has gained traction among Generation Z users Walmart’s debut in the metaverse will..
4 years ago
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