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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  • iGaming
  • Casino

Peter's latest articles

Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone Predicts $100,000 for Bitcoin to Come Around Soon

In a recent video interview with Scott Melker, Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist, Mike McGlone, predicts Bitcoin to hit $100,000 in the next months, albeit preceded by a crash to as low as $30,000 Although he had not long ago stated that $40,000 would be Bitcoin's floor, McGlone said: “If you buy [Bitcoin] at around $41,000, I think,..
4 years ago

ExxonMobil Testing The Use of Flared Gas for Bitcoin Mining in North Dakota

As reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter, oil giant ExxonMobil is currently exploring how it can utilize wasted gas emission from its North Dakota oil wells to power the mining of Bitcoin In a pilot project, the company is looking to use the flared gas, natural gas that would otherwise be burned off, to..
4 years ago

Will Russia Be Accepting Bitcoin for Oil & Gas Payments?

At a news conference on Thursday, chairman of the Russian Duma committee on energy, Pavel Zavalny, said the country is considering using Bitcoin (BTC) as an alternative payment method for oil and other resources Zavalny said that, in the midst of sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia can still sell gas to the West in exchange for..
4 years ago

Decentraland Metaverse Fashion Week Kicks Off with Dolce & Gabbana

The Decentraland Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW) has kicked off The blockchain-based virtual world will host a combination of high-end designers and wearables vendors showing off their non-fungible token (NFT) collections this week Popular brands such as Estée Lauder, Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce & Gabbana, Forever 21 and department store..
4 years ago

Cardano Jumps 13% After Developers Implement New Update

Developers of the Cardano (ADA) blockchain are implementing the latest update on its smart-contract platform, Plutus Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), Cardano’s development firm, said on Twitter that Plutus’ per block script memory unit limit has increased from 56 million to 62 million: “This incremental adjustment is the latest in a..
4 years ago

Florida Considering Bitcoin for Tax Payments, Governor Ron DeSantis Says

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is working on plans to allow businesses in the sunshine state to pay taxes with crypto assets At a Tuesday press conference, DeSantis said that his state is positive to accepting digital assets for payments: “I’ve told the state agencies to figure out ways, where if a business wants to pay tax in..
4 years ago

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Creates AUD Stablecoin With Fireblocks

In a first for a major bank to be involved in the creation of a stablecoin, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) together with crypto custodian Fireblocks minted a stablecoin pegged to the Australian dollar The Ethereum based stablecoin, A$DC, of which so far $30 Million has been minted, was commissioned by Victor Smorgon Group, a..
4 years ago

Bitcoin Not Legal Tender in Honduras, Central Bank Shoots Down Rumours

After rumors on Twitter appeared that Honduras President Xiomara Castro was going to announce plans of making Bitcoin legal tender in the country, similar to neighboring El Salvador, the country’s central bank quickly responded in an official statement, debunking claims The outlook of Honduras adopting to a Bitcoin standard was quickly made..
4 years ago

New Regulation in Thailand Restricts Crypto Payments From April

On Wednesday, Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced new rules to discourage the use of cryptocurrencies in payments for goods and services Citing various financial and economic threats, such as price volatility, personal data leaks, and money laundering, the move follows discussions with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) on..
4 years ago

DBS Bank Group Expects Crypto to Become Alternative to Gold and Calls For Regulation

Chief Executive Officer, Piyush Gupta, of the largest bank in Southeast Asia, DBS Bank Group, recently discussed cryptocurrency at the Economic Times Global Business Summit On the future challenges of crypto, the CEO said: "I don’t think that cryptocurrencies will become money as we know it, but it can be an alternative to gold and its..
4 years ago

El Salvador Postpones Bitcoin Bonds By Few Weeks Due to Unfavorable Market Conditions

El Salvador’s $1 billion Bitcoin bond offering has been postponed as a result of unfavorable market conditions Initially scheduled to launch between March 15-20, Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said on Tuesday on Salvadoran TV show "Frente a Frente," that the Russia-Ukraine war caused the government to change the date, due to its impact on..
4 years ago

FTX Brings Good Luck Games to Its New Gaming Unit After Acquisition

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has acquired the developer of the upcoming card battle game Storybook Brawl, Good Luck Games, for an undisclosed amount to become part of FTX Gaming, the exchange' new gaming unit Washington-based Good Luck Games was founded in 2019 and is led by four veteran card game designers and former professional players..
4 years ago

Crypto.com Becomes FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Sponsor

Another big move in the world of sports partnerships by cryptocurrency exchange Cryptocom as it announced on Tuesday that it will be an official sponsor of the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar The deal will expose the brand all around the tournament’s venue as well as inside the stadium and on broadcasting The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick..
4 years ago

Dutch Member of Parliament Issues Special NFT Series on OpenSea

Dutch Member of Parliament and leader of the Forum for Democracy party in the Netherlands has released a special series of NFT on marketplace OpenSea Baudet released his NFT series titled ‘Baudet vs Schwab’ as part of a recent book publication, ‘The Covid Conspiracy’ “The NFTs also give access to an exclusive digital community..
4 years ago

4-Time Grand Slam Winner Naomi Osaka Joins Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX

On Monday cryptocurrency exchange FTX announced that it brought 24-year old and former world no1 tennis star, Naomi Osaka, on board In exchange for her services, Osaka will be receiving an equity stake in the exchange on top of an undisclosed amount of cryptocurrency The four-time Grand Slam singles champion, will be part of a “long-term..
4 years ago

India’s Ministry of Finance Provides Update on Crypto Taxation

The Indian ministry of finance on Monday clarified how the government intends to tax cryptocurrency transactions in the country Answering questions in the lower house of parliament, Lok Sabha, minister Pankaj Chaudhary, the minister of state in the ministry of finance, explained that The Financial Bill 2022 has proposed to insert section 115BBH to..
4 years ago

FTX US Partners with Digital Banking App DAVE And Invests $100 Million

Publicly traded digital banking app, Dave (DAVE) has received a $100 million investment from FTX ventures, after a strategic partnership with crypto exchange FTX US was announced FTX US and Dave are reviewing ways introduce digital asset payments onto Dave’s platform and FTX US will thereby serve as the exclusive partner for any crypto..
4 years ago

LifeForce Games Raises $5 Million Seed Money to Launch First Metaverse Play-To-Earn Game

Blockchain video game development studio, LifeForce Games, announced the completion of its seed round where it raised $5 million The round was led by Lemniscap and included participation from CMT Digital, Sfermion, Hartmann Capital, Sterling VC, as well as Ready Player DAO and Neon DAO LifeForce will be using most of the raised funds to build..
4 years ago

Head of Fidelity Sees Crypto Mirror the Commodities Market Prior to its ‘Boom’

Head of Fidelity Digital Assets Europe, Christopher Tyrer, sees a striking resemblance of the global crypto industry with the 1990s commodities boom Speaking with macro guru, Bitcoin and crypto expert, Raoul Pal in a new video on his Real Vision channel, the Fidelity head believes that crypto markets are showing similar trend to commodities did..
4 years ago

RippleNet and Revolut Viable Alternatives for CBDCs

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) considers global payments network RippleNet as a good alternative to central bank digital currencies (CBDC’s) In a new report, the AMF’s Arab Regional Fintech Working Group sees potential risks for nations when issuing a CBDC, which includes the possibility of the local currency to ultimately lose its basic..
4 years ago
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