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

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Expects DeFi to Best Centralized Services

Co-founder and CEO of of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, said that the future holds further decentralization of financial services Appearing on the Bankless YouTube channel on July 1, Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao predicted that in the long run decentralized finance (DeFi) and decentralized exchange platforms (DEXes) will be..
4 years ago

VanEck Gives Spot Bitcoin ETF Another Shot and Files Anew

Global Investment manager VanEck has filed a new application for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) The announcement comes just eight months after the SEC rejected VanEck’s previous application and just a day after the Grayscale and Bitwise applications got snubbed by the US..
4 years ago

BlockFi Agrees to Deal with FTX With ‘Option to Acquire’ for $240M

FTX US has penned a deal with BlockFi that will provide the beleaguered crypto lender with a $400 million capital injection and gives the cryptocurrency exchange the option to purchase the lending firm In an announcement made on Twitter this Friday, BlockFi CEO Zac Prince said that his firm had signed agreements with FTX US for a $400-million..
4 years ago

Head of Largest Crypto Hedge Fund Expects New Crypto Market Rally

The head of Pantera Capital, Dan Morehead believes that prices of crypto assets are going up in a year as they will diverge from traditional assets such as stocks, bonds and real estate Speaking with CNBC discussing whether the US Federal Reserve is running a Ponzi scheme, the CEO of the American hedge fund, specialized in cryptocurrencies,..
4 years ago

Masters of the Dip, El Salvador Buys 80 Bitcoin at $19,000 per Coin

On Thursday, El Salvador president Nayib Bukele announced on Twitter that his country purchased another 80 Bitcoin (BTC) at $19,000 per coin A bargain, according to the ‘Bitcoin President’ “Bitcoin is the future Thank you for selling cheap,” Bukele shared with his Twitter followers, as he included a screenshots of 40 purchases made on..
4 years ago

Meta Brings NFTs to Facebook, Enabling Cross-Posts with Instagram

Facebook is bringing nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to its users worldwide It will be adding a “digital collectibles” tab on creators’ timelines to display their work Ahead of the official announcement, Meta technical program manager Navdeep Singh already shared some screenshots of NFTs and a creator’s page to his Twitter followers on..
4 years ago

FTX Close to Taking Over Troubled Crypto Lender for Only $25M

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is close to finalizing its takeover of beleagered crypto lender BlockFi First reported by CNBC, a person familiar to the matter said FTX would only have to pay $25 million for the lender that reportedly was close to finalizing a funding round for a company valuation of $1 billion at the beginning of June In March..
4 years ago

EU Crypto Legislation: Unhosted Wallet Not Subject to AML Checks

Despite industry protests over the breach of privacy and stiffling of industry innovation, on Wednesday, the European Union finally agreed on landmark anti-money laundering rules for crypto transactions Lawmakers agreed on the verification of customer identity for crypto transfers between two regulated digital wallet providers, even for the..
4 years ago

CryptoQuant CEO Sees “$25B of Loaded Bullets” Ready to Lift Bitcoin

With Bitcoin trading at around the $20,000 level for weeks now after hitting a low not seen since November 2020 of under $18,000, there are some that believe the market is not in such a bad shape and that confidence is still present On chain analyst and CEO of CryptoQuant, Ki Young Ju, tells his followers on Twitter that despite the recent..
4 years ago

MicroStrategy Shows Faith And Buys More Bitcoin Amidst Market Sell-Off

Nasdaq-listed business intelligence firm, MicroStrategy, has purchased more Bitcoin A Wednesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealed that the Michael Saylor led company bought the dip once again and between May 3 and June 28, it “acquired approximately 480 bitcoins for approximately $100 million in cash, at an..
4 years ago

Grayscale’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Rejected, Lawsuit Initiated

On Wednesday the SEC denied Grayscale Investments’ application to convert its $135 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a spot-based bitcoin ETF The SEC cited failure to address immediate concerns such as market manipulation in its filing to dismiss a first Bitcoin ETF The SEC also rejected Bitwise’s application for approval of a..
4 years ago

Football Star Kylian Mbappé Joins NFT Fantasy Sports Platform Sorare

Ethereum-based, fantasy football and NFT platform, Sorare, today announced that Kylian Mbappé has joined the company as an investor and exclusive player ambassador The French international and World Cup winner, Kylian Mbappé is widely-regarded as one of the sport's greatest talents, as well as a successful entrepreneur, investor and..
4 years ago

Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Waiting to Scoop Up Bitcoin Bargains

Author of the global best seller Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, is looking forward to buy Bitcoin at a massive discount The current bear market is an opportunity, Kiyosaki tells his two million followers on Twitter: “RICH Dad lesson: ‘LOSERS quit when they lose’ Bitcoin losers are quitting Winners learn from their losses I am..
4 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg on the Metaverse

CEO of Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, discussed the metaverse with Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money In his interview last Wednesday, the Facebook co-founder forecasts that the metaverse will become a major part of his company’s business in the next ten years Elaborating on Meta’s metaverse projects he..
4 years ago

Gary Gensler: Bitcoin Is a Commodity And ‘That’s the Only One I’m Going to Say’

Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), told Mad Money host Jim Cramer on Monday that Bitcoin is a commodity Appearing on the CNBC network show, the SEC Chairman clarified his position on cryptocurrencies and in particular Bitcoin Furthermore, he emphasized that the SEC, the Commodity Futures Trading..
4 years ago

Central African Republic Plans a “Crypto Hub” and “Crypto Island”

President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, has announced the government is launching an initiative centered around developing the country’s blockchain infrastructure The country became the second nation in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in April this year In September 2021, El Salvador was the first to..
4 years ago

Is Robinhood FTX’ Next Target for Acquisition?

A takeover of Robinhood Markets by cryptocurrency exchange FTX is reportedly in the making According to Bloomberg, the popular trading app that welcomed millions of traders to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Dogecoin (DOGE), has become subject of internal discussion at FTX that is considering an acquisition Citing sources familiar to the..
4 years ago

Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban On A Favorite Investment, Axie Infinity

Billionaire investor and Dallas Mavericks owner appeared on the Bankless’ YouTube channel to discuss the future of blockchain-based play-to-earn gaming and how to maintain their relevance Cuban, also known as one of the Sharks on ABC’s Shark Tank said that the popular Axie Infinity game will have to develop a business model strong enough to..
4 years ago

Mastercard Crypto Study Shows Over 50% of Latin Americans Are In

According to a recent survey conducted by Mastercard, over 50% of consumers traded or used cryptocurrencies The study displays the immense popularity of digital currencies in the Latin American region The increased crypto adoption could be explained by a number of factors, considering that the region has been affected by inflation, economic..
4 years ago

FTX Eyes New Acquisition, Troubled Crypto Lender BlockFi

After marking BlockFi as a new target by extending a $250 million emergency line of credit to the firm last week, crypto firm FTX looks to finalize a stake in the troubled crypto lender According to the Wall Street Journal, talks are ongoing and final terms still being worked out A BlockFi representative commented on the..
4 years ago
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