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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Peter's latest articles

Come in and Talk to Us – SEC Chairman Tells Crypto Industry

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, Gary Gensler, said in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal that there is no need to treat crypto markets any different from other capital markets just because it is using a different technology While inviting the crypto trading and lending platforms for a dialogue, Gensler..
4 years ago

Iran Importers Request Clarity on the Use of Crypto for Payments

Trading companies in Iran are calling for regulations and infrastructure to continue using crypto for payments in international trade The head of Iran’s Importers Group and Representatives of Foreign Companies (Import Association), Alireza Managhebi, pointed to the need of stable regulations and further clarity to continue using..
4 years ago

Andreessen Horowitz Leads $56M Series B Round for Metaverse Avatar Creator RPM

Ready Player Me, an Estonian AI-generated avatar creator for the metaverse, has raised $56 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto and gaming fund In an announcement on Tuesday, RPM detailed the participation of other investors such as Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, Roblox co-founder David Baszucki, and Kevin..
4 years ago

Morgan Stanley Notes a Bit of an Upturn for Crypto

A Morgan Stanley research report said that last week was the first time since April that the market capitalization of stablecoins didn’t drop on a monthly basis Stablecoins are crypto coins with its value tied (pegged) to real-world currencies such as the US dollar, or other assets like gold The researchers detailed that the redemption of..
4 years ago

Bitstamp CEO Sees Huge Crypto Interest from Institutions

In a new interview with Business 2 Community, CEO of Bitstamp, Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, discussed a wide range of crypto matters, covering everything from stablecoins to the regulation, the exchange’s substantial cash pile, how to get tokens listed at one of the oldest and most reputable cryptocurrency exchanges, and rumours of the firm..
4 years ago

Telegram Considering Auction Marketplace for Wallet Addresses

Founder Pavel Durov said on Monday that his messaging platform Telegram has developed a marketplace to auction addresses and might be on the verge of launching it In a message on the app, Durov cited The Open Network, a protocol he developed alongside Telegram, where there had been an auction of wallet domain names previously Following..
4 years ago

Chomping At The Bit: Trends That Make Us Hopeful For A Bitcoin Future

Since the advent of the internet, the world has seen rapid improvements, adjustments, and advancements in many industries Virtual reality is looking to change the game in many fronts around the world, artificial intelligence hopes to bring automation to a variety of professions, and cryptocurrency is promising a digital future where our credit is..
4 years ago

CBDC Is The Solution to Cryptocurrency Dominance, ECB Says

The European Central Bank last week released a discussion paper on the pros and cons of implementing central bank digital currency While looking for ways to ensure that central banks across the world keep its monetary sovereignty and not getting beaten by cryptocurrencies, the ECB finds a solution in CBDCs The paper suggests that, while CBDC..
4 years ago

‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scam is Dangerously Advancing

US authorities are warning about a new sort of cryptocurrency scam that is becoming increasingly troublesome Dubbed as 'pig butchering', scammers lure their victims into sending crypto funds by picturing them a future filled with romance and riches, after which they take it all and leave without a trace The pig butchering fraud usually begins..
4 years ago

Crypto Exchange FTX Records 1000% Revenue Increase

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX went all-in during the crypto hype of 2021, investing heavily in customer onboarding, sports and celebrity sponsorships and other big partnerships Its activities did not do the leading crypto exchange any harm, as leaked internal documents indicate FTX recording a 1000% revenue increase in 2021 According to CNBC..
4 years ago

SEC Continues to Squabble over Hinman Speech in Ripple Lawsuit

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is committed to fight Ripple Labs as the defendant in the lawsuit that the US regulator started in 2021 holds critical evidence that might harm the SEC’s changes of winning The SEC continues to hold on to its objection to include the draft of the infamous speech made by its former Director of..
4 years ago

Gordon Ramsay Bringing “Hell” to the Metaverse

“Hell is coming to the metaverse” That is what celebrity chef and entrepreneur Gordon Ramsay announced on Twitter this week Ramsay is moving into the metaverse with a non-fungible-token (NFT) adaptation of his award-winning cooking competition, Hell’s Kitchen on decentralized platform The Sandbox The outspoken restaurateur shared the..
4 years ago

Stepn Launches NFT Sneaker Collection with Atlético de Madrid

Web3 move-to-earn (M2E)wellness app Stepn is releasing a limited edition non-fungible token (NFT) sneaker collection in partnership with Spanish La Liga football club Atlético de Madrid and crypto exchange WhaleFin The companies announced the partnership on Thursday The limited edition of 1,001 soccer boots is hand-drawn and celebrates the..
4 years ago

Ripple Rolls Out Crypto-Enabled Payments in Brazil with Travelex Bank

Ripple’s on-demand liquidity (ODL) crypto service has been rolled out in Brazil in partnership with Travelex Bank, the company announced on Thursday The ODL will accelerate the transfer and exchange of fiat currencies between countries with the use of Ripple’s native token XRP Travelex, the first entity approved by the Brazilian Central..
4 years ago

Fewer People Falling for Crypto Scams in 2022 – Chainalysis

Chainalysis mid-year crypto crime update titled “Illicit Activity Falls With Rest of Market, With Some Notable Exceptions” was released on Tuesday The report shows that in the first half of this year, illicit crypto volumes have dropped significantly at only 65% of what it was during the same period of last year Total scam revenues totalled..
4 years ago

Bitget and Juventus FC Continue Partnership in 2022/23 Season

Leading global derivatives exchange Bitget will continue its partnership with Juventus as official sleeve partner into the 2022-2023 football season Founded in 1897, the Italian Seria A club Juventus is one of the leading and most established football clubs in the world, earning it the nickname 'the Old Lady' The partnership started in..
4 years ago

Crypto is Really for the People, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Says

The chief executive officer of crypto exchange Kraken, Jesse Powell, is still very bullish on Bitcoin and does not advise anyone to bet against the world’s flagship cryptocurrency Appearing on Bloomberg Markets and Finance on Tuesday, the Kraken CEO hailed Bitcoin’s fundamentals as he revealed to have bought himself more coins when BTC hit..
4 years ago

The Merge Will Not Better Transaction Fees – Ethereum Foundation

The Ethereum Foundation on Wednesday issued a statement informing the public to be aware that the September ‘Merge’ upgrade will not lower onchain transaction fees The long anticipated update which is just 28 days away, will transition the network from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW) On the foundation’s website,..
4 years ago

Crypto Has Massive Power, FTX CEO Says – Here’s Why

FTX founder and chief executive officer, Sam Bankman-Fried made an appearance on Andre Iguodala’s Point Forward podcast where he discussed cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology The crypto billionaire told the NBA Star that digital assets like Bitcoin are much cleaner and transparent than any other asset, for example gold “At its..
4 years ago

Another Banking Giant in Brazil Launches Crypto Trading Platform

Another big Brazilian financial institution has started offering crypto services Brazil's largest investment bank, BTG Pactual, on Monday opened a crypto trading platform, called Mynt On the same day, Brazil’s largest brokerage firm by market value, XP, launched its own cryptocurrency trading services called XTAGE On Mynt, BTG Pactual..
4 years ago
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