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


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

Fortnite Creator Epic Games Raises $2B to Scale Its Metaverse Ambitions

Epic Games announced it has secured two $1 billion investments from Sony Group Corporation and KIRKBI, the holding and investment company behind The LEGO Group The company behind the incredibly popular Fortnite game is now valued at $315 billion and will allocate the new capital to scale its Metaverse..
4 years ago

Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Remains Optimistic About SEC Lawsuit

In a recent interview with CNBC, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse spoke about his firm’s legal battle with the US Securities And Exchanges Commission and expressed his optimism His company was sued in November 2019 by the regulator for allegedly selling its native token XRP as an unregistered security Garlinghouse said: “The lawsuit has..
4 years ago

MicroStrategy to Continue Buying Bitcoin, Michael Saylor Says

In an investor letter released Thursday, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor declared his multibillion-dollar move into Bitcoin “a tremendous success” in driving shareholder value The CEO referred to his company as Wall Street’s biggest balance-sheet bitcoin bull Saylor calls his almost two-year-old strategy strategy “complementary” to..
4 years ago

Portugal’s Central Bank Awards Country’s First Crypto Licence to a Bank

The central bank of Portugal (Banco de Portugal) has granted the country’s first crypto license to a bank on Thursday Portugal-based Bison Bank has received the green light to operate as a virtual asset service provider (VASP), Banco de Portugal announced on Thursday Bison Bank is owned by a Hong Kong-based Chinese private capital group..
4 years ago

Amazon CEO Jassy: “Cryptocurrency Not Yet a Payment Option”

On Thursday morning, Amazon (AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy said on CNBC Squawk Box that the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant will not yet be adding cryptocurrency as a payment option for its retail business He did note that selling NFTs (non-fungible tokens) could be a legitimate possibility in the future, however refrained from giving a..
4 years ago

SEC Must Disclose Critical Documents in Ripple Lawsuit, Judge Orders

Federal Judge Sarah Netburn has dismissed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) request to retain specific internal email conversations from its lawsuit against Ripple In a court order dated April 11, the judge mandated the SEC to hand over all drafts and emails relating to the ‘controversial’ 2018 William Hinman speech The former..
4 years ago

Animoca Brands Purchases Two Major Video Game Publishers

Animoca Brands, the parent company of The Sandbox, on Tuesday added Eden Games to its already substantial portfolio, expanding its presence in blockchain gaming Eden Games is a publisher of popular racing games including the GearClub and iconic Test Drive series With the acquisition, Animoca Brands hopes to enhance its Polygon-based REVV..
4 years ago

Raoul Pal Calls “The Crypto Bottom” And Talks Inflation and Growth Fears

Raoul Pal, Macro guru and founder of Real Vision, expects the crypto market to bounce shortly as it has “found its bottom” In a recent interview with Layah Heilpurn, the former Goldman Sachs executive noted that although there have been various major macro developments impacting the crypto markets, they did not lead to new lows since the..
4 years ago

Dallas Cowboys Secure ‘Historic Deal’ With Blockchain.com

While the National Football League (NFL) is loosening up its policies for the crypto industry, the Dallas Cowboys have brought Blockchaincom on board as its crypto partner Jerry Jones, Cowboys owner and General Manager, made the announcement at a press conference..
4 years ago

Banking Associations in China Propose Guidelines on NFTs

In a statement published on Wednesday, three Chinese banking institutions said they want to limit the risks associated with NFT’s The China's Internet Financial Association, the China Banking Association and the China Securities Association stated they want to "resolutely curb" the characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to be made..
4 years ago

Genies NFT Avatar Ecosystem Raises $150 Million In New Funding Round

Non-fungible token (NFT) platform, Genies, has raised $150 million in its latest funding round led by private equity firm Silver Lake The new capital will be used for new hirings as Genies is looking to “further invest in the technology of its avatar universe” In a press release issued on Tuesday, the company said the latest financial..
4 years ago

Infinite Reality Acquires Esports Giant ReKT for $470 Million

Metaverse company Infinite Reality has acquired esports giant ReKT Global in a $470 million all-stock deal Rekt is a big name in the world of esports and is known for its teams, Team Rogue and London Loyal Ravens Team Rogue is good for a total of 14 world titles and 23 major championships Set to expand its offerings, Infinite said in a..
4 years ago

Memecoin Shiba Inu Jumps 20% After Robinhood Surprise Listing

After Robinhood, in a surprise move, added four new cryptocurrencies to its offering on Tuesday, a new rally ignited with some coins making good gains The popular US trading platform added support for 'Dogecoin killer' Shiba Inu (SHIB), smart contract platform Solana (SOL), Ethereum scaling solution Polygon (MATIC) and lending..
4 years ago

Circle’s Raises $400M As BlackRock Becomes Primary USDC Asset Manager

USDC stablecoin issuer, Circle Internet Financial announced a $400 million raise in a funding round with participation of BlackRock, Fidelity, Marshall Wace LLP and Fin Capital A Tuesday press release reveals that the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, "has entered into a broader strategic partnership with Circle, which includes..
4 years ago

Polygon Network Releases ‘Green Manifesto’

On Tuesday, the Polygon network pledged to going carbon neutral and climate positive this year by releasing their “Green Manifesto: A Smart Contract with Planet Earth” They also committed $20 million to offset carbon footprints, and buy extra credits to eventually become carbon negative The Ethereum scaling solution hopes to facilitate NGOs..
4 years ago