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


Inflection Point Nearing as Nasdaq Can Potentially Bring Crypto Prices Down – Raoul Pal

Macro guru and Real Vision CEO, Raoul Pal, is warning his Twitter followers that a potential slide of the stock market is going to impact crypto prices in the next months According to the former Goldman Sachs executive, that Nasdaq could be on the verge of breaking its critical support levels and record new..
4 years ago

A Divided World, Good for Crypto?

Binance CEO, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, expects the popularity of cryptocurrencies to further increase Amidst geopolitical tensions and the US dollar’s battle for hegemony, crypto will become a relevant alternative to get people across the globe together, he said Speaking with Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, on The Money Movement YouTube..
4 years ago

Binance Complies with New EU Sanctions and Closes Russian Accounts

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, Binance, announced it will halt services in Russia to comply with the European Union’s latest round of restrictions In a new company blog post, Binance said it will deactivate Russian accounts with over 10,000 EUR in holdings, following the EU’s expansion of sanctions on the..
4 years ago

A Single Crypto Regulator is What India Needs, Polygon Co-Founder Says

According to Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Ethereum scaling project Polygon, India would so well with a single regulator overseeing all crypto related activities The Indian born businessman currently residing in Dubai told crypto news authority Coindesk that a collective authority composed of officials from the Reserve Bank of India,..
4 years ago

TRON Founder Justin Sun Launches New Decentralized Stablecoin USDD

TRON (TRX) CEO Justin Sun has told his 33 million Twitter audience that the TRON decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is soon launching its own stablecoin, Decentralized USD (USDD) With the launch of USDD, Sun and his partners aim to decentralize the crypto industry’s most centralized sector of stablecoins, an open letter written by..
4 years ago

Goldman Sachs and FTX CEOs Meet to Discuss Collaboration

The Financial Times reported on Thursday that the founder and CEO of crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has met with Goldman Sachs (GS) CEO David Solomon to discuss a potential collaboration between the two companies Citing people close to the matter, during the meeting set in the Caribbean, the two discussed Goldman Sachs taking an..
4 years ago

Is Kevin O’Leary Hedging Against Ethereum?

In a new interview on Scott Melker’s 'The Wolf Of All Streets’ podcast, Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary explains that he has optimized his crypto investment portfolio by hedging against Ethereum with different kind of altcoins Realizing that digital assets show a lot of resemblance to software than currency, ‘Mr Wonderful’ put his..
4 years ago

Time to Buy Bitcoin is NOW, Says Crypto Analyst Plan B

In a recent interview with Blockware Intelligence, crypto analyst Plan B, known for his stock-to-flow (S2F) model, says that all Bitcoin metrics are pointing to a bullish scenario playing out in the coming months Speaking with host Will Clemente and co-guest on the show, Willy Woo, the analyst said: “At the risk of being called a moonboy,..
4 years ago

Coinbase Releases its Long Anticipated NFT Marketplace in Beta

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) has launched its its long-awaited non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on Wednesday in beta version A small group of users from a 3 million large waiting list can now start testing the platform, which was first announced in October of last year Coinbase’ new platform supports Ethereum-based NFT..
4 years ago

EU Crypto Firms Sound Alarm Over Anti-Money Laundering Laws

The crypto industry has delivered an urgent letter to European Union finance ministers and lawmakers calling for a reconsideration of anti-money laundering rules which it regards as "burdensome" and "alarming" The letter, signed by academics, lobby groups and senior executives from companies such as Ledger, Aave and Blockchaincom, states that..
4 years ago

Robinhood Acquires UK Crypto Asset Firm Ziglu

Online trading platform Robinhood (HOOD) has acquired London-based crypto platform Ziglu The deal was announced on Tuesday, however remains subject to regulatory approval and other closing conditions Ziglu received approval in 2020 to offer its UK-based customers the option to buy and sell eleven cryptocurrencies, earn yield via its..
4 years ago

IMF Favours Tighter Capital Controls in Latest Report

While the war in Ukraine keeps concerns over sanctions evasion alive, the International Monetary Fund believes that governments need to retain power to impose capital controls on crypto as well as traditional assets In a financial stability report published Tuesday, the IMF said: “Laws and regulations for foreign exchange and capital flow..
4 years ago

Animoca Brands Takes Major Stake in Aussie Digital Services Firm Be Media

Hong Kong based investor in non-fungible tokens (NFT) and decentralized gaming, Animoca Brands has acquired a significant stake in Australian digital marketing agency Be Media With locations in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney, Be Media has been providing Web2 firms with advertising and digital strategy since 2013 Although the agency is not..
4 years ago

Bitcoin & Gold to “Go Higher”, Allianz Chief Economist Predicts

Appearing on CNBC's Squawk Box on Monday, Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian, said that the prices of cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, will “go higher” as a result of the US Federal Reserve’s response to inflation Discussing the hot topic of the US economy and skyrocketing inflation, El-Erian explained: "I think the markets..
4 years ago

Emirates Airlines Launching NFT and Metaverse Experiences

United Arab Emirates (UAE) airliner, Emirates will soon launch non-fungible tokens (NFT) and “exciting experiences in the metaverse” for its customers and workers In a recent statement, the airliner explains that the move aligns with developments in the UAE’s digital economy and  the country’s virtual assets related initiatives The..
4 years ago

Ethereum Has Been Outperforming Bitcoin – Raoul Pal

Speaking with Layah Heilpern, Macro guru and the Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal notes that Ethereum (ETH) has been outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) in the past months, quite contrary to conventional wisdom Pal said: “One of the things that the Bitcoiners held was [that] in a bear market, Bitcoin is the only one that survives and everything else goes..
4 years ago

SEC Ends Discovery Phase in Ripple Lawsuit While Contending Mandate to Release Critical Emails

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple Labs over the alleged sale of its native token XRP as an unregistered security has taken a new turn The SEC has decided to end its discovery process, the time in a court case where both involved parties exchange information not readily available Jeremy Hogan, a crypto..
4 years ago

US Crypto Markets at a Critical Stage, FTX.US President Brett Harrison Says

Turning to Twitter, President of the US branch of cryptocurrency and derivatives platform FTX, Brett Harrison explains the importance of derivative trading https://twittercom/Brett_FTXUS/status/1514708753316257798 Harrison warns that the US crypto markets will not yet reach its potential if certain characteristics of an advanced market are..
4 years ago

Fidelity Investments To Launch Crypto & Metaverse ETFs

One of the world’s largest financial services firms, with more than $11 trillion under administration, Fidelity Investments, is introducing a couple of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on the crypto ecosystem and metaverse Providing its investors with more options, Greg Friedman, head of ETF management and strategy at Fidelity said: "We..
4 years ago

Germany Takes The Top Spot As World’s Most Crypto-Friendly Nation

In its latest quarterly report, crypto analytics firm Coincub puts Germany on the top spot when it comes to the most crypto-friendly nation in the world Highlighting a number of major developments in its 2022 Q1 Crypto Ranking Guide, the report explains why the West-European powerhouse has overtaken Singapore’s number one..
4 years ago