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

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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

Goldman Sachs Reportedly Interested in Celsius Buyout

Goldman Sachs is reportedly in the market to buy up assets from troubled crypto lender Celsius According to sources familiar to the matter the banking giant is looking to raise $2 billion from investors to make the deal happen The sources revealed that the deal would allow investors to buy up Celsius’ assets at great discounts in the event..
4 years ago

SEC Arbitrarily Approved Coinbase’s IPO While it Listed XRP – Brad Garlinghouse

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple Labs is arguing the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been applying its policies at random to different players in the crypto industry In an appearance during the Collision technology conference in Toronto, Garlinghouse took the SEC’s approval of Coinbase’s S-1 initial public offering (IPO)..
4 years ago

Korea Blockchain Week To Hold First Live Event in Seoul Since Covid

KBW2022 will take place in the heart of Seoul at the InterContinental Grand Seoul Parnas between August 7-14 Hosted by FactBlock and co-hosted by Hashed in partnership with ROK Capital, the highly anticipated event will see many speakers from leading layer one ecosystems, DApps, games and venture funds The over 80 speakers confirmed include..
4 years ago

Crypto Bearmarket Has Binance Treasure Hunting

Speaking with Yahoo! Finance, CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, said that his firm is considering takeover and other opportunities in the crypto market With the crypto downslide providing good bargains for a powerhouse like Binance, the CEO confirmed it has 50-100 deals on its target right..
4 years ago

Coinbase Informs Users in the Netherlands About Stricter KYC Rules

Coinbase customers in the Netherlands are faced with a dilemma as they soon have to meet additional know-your-customer (KYC) requirements when moving crypto to wallets held outside of the platform Beginning June 27, Coinbase users in the Netherlands  will have to disclose the recipient's full name and residential address as well as the..
4 years ago
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