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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Binance.US Appoints Former Uber Executive as New Head of Legal

The Unites States branch of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has appointed a new head of legal Krishna Juvvadi, former global head of operations compliance at Uber, will be leading BinanceUS legal and compliance team forging better relations with regulators The exchange is currently looking to hire 30 lawyers, largely in..
4 years ago

Shopify Expands Crypto Payment Options With Crypto.com Deal

E-commerce platform Shopify (SHOP) has expanded its payment options by including the Cryptocom Pay feature as another way for merchants to accept cryptocurrency for purchases made Sellers using the Cryptocom Pay feature can allow customers to settle their accounts with over 20 tokens, according to a statement In a statement, John Lee,..
4 years ago

FTX US Launches Stock Trading in Push to Take US Market

The United States-based subsidiary of one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges FTX is moving into equity trading, and launching a stock trading platform The owner and operator of FTX US, West Realm Shires Services, announced on Thursday that it will be launching FTX Stocks, a stock trading service made available directly through..
4 years ago

Legalization of Bitcoin and Crypto in Russia Only “A Matter of Time”

Legalization of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a means of payment in Russia is on the horizon, the country’s Minister of Industry and Trade says The minister, Denis Manturov, explained at an educational event called New Horizon that the process of legalization will take place and that it is only a matter of how it is regulated, and how..
4 years ago

Meta Working on Crypto Payments Platform, Trademark Applications Show

Social media giant Facebook's parent company, Meta, looks set on launching a payments platform with support for cryptocurrency Recent filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, on May 13, reveil Meta filed five applications for a platform called Meta Pay The filings include Meta’s name to be used in “online..
4 years ago

Binance Moves In for Regulatory Approval in Germany, CEO Says

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is working hard behind the scenes to obtain regulatory approval in Germany At an event in Hamburg, Germany, founder and CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao said that his exchange is hiring compliance personnel for its German team in hopes to be granted a license there He said: "Our team is definitely talking with..
4 years ago

Ledger’s New Feature Connects Hardware Wallets to Web 3 Apps

Ledger is improving on its hardware wallets by adding browser extension on Safari called 'Ledger Connect' allowing users of Ledger hardware wallets to easily connect with Web 3 applications without relying on third parties dependencies Ledger Connect includes a security layer that will alert customers in the situation that a certain app looks..
4 years ago

Coinbase Expands Features Improving on User Experience

Coinbase Global (COIN) will start offering a “small set” of its app users to access Ethereum-based decentralized apps (dapps) straight from the Coinbase app According to a blog post Monday, the new feature will help users purchase non-fungible tokens (NFT) on various marketplaces including OpenSea and Coinbase’s own NFT platform It will..
4 years ago

Bukele’s Bitcoin Conference Enter Thirds Day with 44 Countries Attending

This Monday, 44 central bankers from developing countries around the globe gathered in El Salvador attending a three-day conference where they discuss financial inclusion, financing for small and medium-sized businesses and Bitcoin (BTC) Upon invitation of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s, who announced the big news Sunday night,..
4 years ago

China Returns as 2nd Largest Bitcoin Mining Hub, New Report Shows

Although the Chinese government openly attacked cryptocurrency operations in the country in an outright crypto ban, recent data shows that China has re-emerged as one of the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining hubs A new report from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) shows that Chinese Bitcoin miners were the second..
4 years ago

Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu Talks Metaverse with Anthony Pompliano

Appearing  on the Best Business Show, hosted by businessman and Bitcoin influencer Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, the Founder of Animoca Brands, Yat Siu, spoke about the Metaverse and what motivates his investment firm in making decisions Considering the many going definitions, Siu was asked what he considers to be the Metaverse He said: "The..
4 years ago

Crypto Hedge Fund Elwood Raises $70M In Funding Led by Goldman Sachs and Dawn Capital

The cryptocurrency company backed by billionaire fund manager Alan Howard, Elwood Technologies, has raised $70 million in a funding round co-led by Goldman Sachs (GS) and Dawn Capital Other notable participants in the Series A round included UK bank Barclays (BCS) and Commerzbank’s CommerzVentures, as well as Galaxy Digital Ventures, BlockFi..
4 years ago

Morgan Stanley Observes a Broader Re-Evaluation of Crypto Prices and Warns NFTs Could Be Next to Fall

A Morgan Stanley research report dated May 12, details that Bitcoin’s refusal since April where it lost 40% of value is no longer due to its correlation with equity markets The investment giants has clients asking whether the large drop in crypto prices and the depegging of stablecoins includes a “more systematic risk for broader financial..
4 years ago

Macro Guru Raoul Pal Explains his Strategy in Times of Turmoil

In a new appearance on the popular Ethereum-focused YouTube channel and podcast, Bankless, Real Vision CEO and macro guru Raoul Pal detailed his portfolio and explained on the actions he has taken to maintain his wealth in times of turmoil Bankless was recently removed from YouTube without a warning or justification, but got its account..
4 years ago

Breaking News: 44 Countries Meeting In El Salvador Today To Discuss Bitcoin

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities are meeting in his Bitcoin adopted country to discuss the flagship cryptocurrency Early Sunday morning, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele took to Twitter and announced that today, Monday May 16, representatives from 32 central banks and 12 financial..
4 years ago

Nigeria’s SEC Defines All Digital Assets as Securities in Updated Rulebook

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria published a new rulebook over the weekend, in which it describes a digital asset as a token that represents assets such as a debt or equity claim on the issuer, and thus by default is under the purview of the regulator The Nigerian SEC’s “New Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms and Custody..
4 years ago

Indian Central Bank Says Cryptos Could Lead to “Dollarization” And Harm the Indian Rupee

According to a Press Trust of India report, top officials of India's central bank told a parliamentary committee on finance that cryptocurrencies can cause "dollarization" of a part of the economy which effectively would be against the country's sovereign interest "Almost all cryptocurrencies are dollar-denominated and issued by foreign..
4 years ago

It is Time to Redefine Stablecoins, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Says

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of Bahamas headquartered cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, reflected on the future of stablecoins after the past week’s carnage involving TerraUSD (UST) and Terra (LUNA) According to Bankman-Fried who took to Twitter, the so-called stablecoins need to have separate and clearly refined definitions as there is too..
4 years ago

US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands Crypto Data Reveals a Possible $1B Ponzi Scheme

Tax enforcement officials from the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) countries met in London this week where representatives from the US, UK, Australia and the Netherlands shared intelligence and data on illegal cross-border crypto activity During the meeting, more than 50 crypto-related criminal leads were identified, as reported by..
4 years ago

Terra Blockchain Resumes After Halt, Biding Time

Following a halt of around nine hours while validators plotted a way out of its ongoing crisis, the Terra blockchain has resumed activity Slightly after 3:00 UTC Friday the blockchain was stopped at block 7607789 Blocks 7607790 and 7607791 then followed at around 11:27 UTC Terraform Labs, the company behind the Terra..
4 years ago
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