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

Visa Announces Launch of its NFT Visa Creator Program

Payments giant Visa has launched its long-anticipated Creator Program where a selected group of entrepreneurs in fields like music, fashion and film can receive support in expanding their operations through the use of non-fungible tokens (NFT) Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of crypto, said in a statement: “NFTs have the potential to become a..
4 years ago

MicroStrategy Is All-In With A $205M Bitcoin-Backed Loan to Purchase More Bitcoin

Nasdaq-listed MicroStrategy got another $205 million Bitcoin-collateralized loan from Silvergate Bank through a subsidiary to stack up on their Bitcoin holdings “The interest-only term loan is secured by certain bitcoin held in MacroStrategy’s collateral account” The business intelligence firm announced Tuesday that its subsidiaries..
4 years ago

NFT Fantasy Football Sorare Expands with Major League Soccer Signing

One of the most prominent sports NFT projects around currently, Ethereum fantasy soccer game Sorare, has signed a new deal with the US Major League Soccer (MLS) With the multi-year agreement in place, Sorare will launch NFTs for all players of the fastest-growing sports league in North America Ryan Spoon, Sorare Chief Operating Officer,..
4 years ago

FTX Europe in Talks With UK Regulators for Britain Expansion

As it is ramping up its plans to conquer Europe, the United Kingdom is looking to be crypto exchange FTX’s next stop The newly established arm of the popular exchange, FTX Europe, headquartered in Switzerland and subsidiaries in Cyprus and Dubai, has begun talks with UK regulators In an interview, head of FTX Europe, Patrick Gruhn said..
4 years ago

Solana NFTs Coming to OpenSea This April

Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, OpenSea, on Tuesday teased its followers on Twitter with the news that the digital collectibles platform will soon be bringing Solana NFTs on board OpenSea did so by revealing its “best kept secret in web3” April addition in a video called “wen solana”, however did not communicate the exact..
4 years ago

Vietnam Creating Legal Framework for Crypto

Vietnam is reportedly working on a legal framework for cryptocurrency The Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai instructed three ministries last week to start collaborating with the central bank, the State Bank of Vietnam, and other important stakeholders to construct a legal framework for cryptocurrencies The three ministries tasked..
4 years ago

Legal Battle with SEC over Bitcoin ETF Looming for Grayscale

Grayscale is preparing for a legal battle in the event that Grayscale’s Bitcoin Spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) will be denied by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) CEO Michael Sonnenshein told Bloomberg on Tuesday about possible actions when he was asked if he would opt for the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)..
4 years ago

EU Crypto Regulations Being Questioned – “Unfair”, “Invasion of Privacy” and “Stiffling Innovation”

Crypto industry players are sounding alarm over new European Union regulation on crypto which is up for a vote this Thursday The new rules are said to invade privacy and treat cryptocurrency less fairly than fiat money The so-called 'travel rule' would extend anti-money laundering identity checks to payments made in digital currencies, even if..
4 years ago

Crypto and New Technologies Are Inevitable – Macro Guru Raoul Pal

Macro guru and Real Vision founder, Raoul Pal, has observed some sudden changes on the foreign exchange markets, which could have a snowball effect on bonds, equities, crypto and precious metals Warning his audience on Twitter, Pal notes a sudden strength of the US dollar versus the Japanese yen, while the Euro is on the verge of tanking below..
4 years ago

Crypto to Pay for Real Estate Tax in Rio de Janeiro, Starting 2023

In an announcement made on Friday, Brazilian city best known for its “Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, revealed plans to allow the payment of real estate tax with cryptocurrency starting in 2023 Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, said in a statement: "Our effort here is to make it clear that in the city of Rio we have official initiatives..
4 years ago

Blockchain Game ‘Cross the Ages’ Collects $12M in Seeding Round

Free-to-play game featuring digital trading cards as non-fungible tokens (NFT), Cross the Ages (CTA), has announced a $12 million seed round, which included participation of crypto gaming investment firm Animoca Brands, Ubisoft, Polgyon and the co-founder of The Sandbox "Cross the Ages" is a mobile-first collectible card game, based on a series..
4 years ago

US Senators Working on Comprehensive Framework to Regulate Crypto Industry

A bi-partisan cooperation to provide clarity on cryptocurrencies has emerged with US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) working together on “a broad-based regulatory framework” for the crypto industry Noting that they are talking to stakeholders, regulators, and industry experts to get the broadest understanding,..
4 years ago

United Kingdom Will Soon Have Clarity on Cryptocurrencies – Report

The United Kingdom can look forward to clarity on cryptocurrencies As reported by CNBC, Britain’s finance minister will be revealing plans for regulating the crypto industry in the coming weeks According to unnamed sources close to the matter, with details still being worked out, the new rules and guidelines are heavily focused on..
4 years ago

Coinbase Implements Changes Affecting Customers in Canada, Japan, Singapore

Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it has made some changes to its services in three countries, thereby complying with local regulations It said: "Starting on April 1, 2022, Coinbase will introduce a few changes for customers in Canada, Singapore, and Japan to comply with local regulations in those countries" The..
4 years ago

Spain’s El Corte Ingles Goes Crypto

One of the biggest retailers and distributors in Spain, El Corte Ingles, is reportedly launching its own cryptocurrency exchange The new exchange will be created in partnership with Big Four firm Deloitte and hold the name Bitcor By making use of its current customer portfolio database, that exists of more than 11 million customers, the..
4 years ago

Madonna Is Now Member of the Bored Ape Yacht Club After NFT Purchase

The ‘Queen of Pop,’ Madonna, is the latest celebrity to have entered the metaverse after she announced the purchase of a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT The singer-songwriter acquired Bored Ape #4988 for 180 ether, or roughly $564,000 at the time of purchase The material girl revealed the purchase herself on her Twitter and Instagram..
4 years ago

Coinbase Reportedly Taking Over Brazil Largest Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin

Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, is said to be Coinbase’s new target for acquisition As reported in the Estadão newspaper on Sunday, a takeover could be announced by mid to end of April, with the two parties, Coinbase and 2TM, the owner of Mercado Bitcoin, having been in talks since last year Mercado Bitcoin’s..
4 years ago

Grayscale Launches 18th Investment Fund That Tracks Cardano, Solana and 5 Other Assets

Digital asset manager Grayscale announced the launch of its Smart Contract Platform Ex-Ethereum Fund (GSCPxE) The new investment product tracks the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Ex ETH Index, which weighs the market capitalization-weighted performance of all leading smart contract coins with the exception..
4 years ago

BlackRock Tells Shareholders Russia Ukraine War Accelerates Global Adoption of Cryptocurrencies

The CEO of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock, Larry Fink told his shareholders in a letter that the Russia Ukraine war has a “potential impact on accelerating cryptocurrencies” and confirmed that BlackRockis looking into digital currencies, stablecoins and the underlying technology Fink said in the letter: “The Russian..
4 years ago

GAMING1 Enters Dutch Market with Gran Casino & Van der Valk

Leading gaming and sports betting partner GAMING1 has announced its latest joint venture partnership as it marks its entrance into the Dutch market The joint venture will see GAMING1 team up with Holland’s prestigious land-based chain, Gran Casino, which operates multiple hotel-based casino and gaming venues in partnership with hospitality..
4 years ago
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