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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Grayscale CEO Not Fearful Of CBDC And Negative Effects on Crypto

According to Michael Sonnensheim, CEO of digital asset management giant Grayscale Investments, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could potentially send Bitcoin (BTC) to new heights, price and adoption wise Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on February 2, the Grayscale head made a reference to payments firm PayPal, which supports buying and..
4 years ago

Whales Accumulate BTC Towards $47,000 Critical Support Level, Will Clemente Reports

In a new Blockware Intelligence newsletter, analyst Will Clemente observes a new trend among Bitcoin whales, those holding over 1,000 BTC, picking up more BTC after months of distribution “Continuing to see whales holdings tick up after a multi-month downtrend Watching over the next week or two to see if this trend continues Looking promising..
4 years ago

Manchester United & Tezos Blockchain Rumored to Have Signed Shirt Sponsorship Deal

English Premier League football club Manchester United has reportedly signed a training kit sponsorship deal with Tezos blockchain For a figure of $27 million per year, or £20 million, Tezos will feature as the football club’s training kit sponsor As reported by the Athletic, with the Tezos’ sponsorship agreement, the most successfull..
4 years ago

Google’s CEO Discusses Web3 and Blockchain Strategies

The CEO of Alphabet and Google, Sundar Pichai, shared some information on the group’s blockchain strategy during the company’s Q4 earnings call last week Asked about web3 and Alphabet’s approach to the industry he said that: “Anytime there is innovation, I find it exciting” He added: "On web3, we are definitely looking at..
4 years ago

India’s Economic Affairs Secretary Gives Update on Crypto Regulation

India’s economic affairs secretary, Dr Ajay Seth, reportedly shared an update on what his government doing towards the finalization of the cryptocurrency legislation Speaking with PTI, in a Friday publication, Seth responded to questions ‘if’ and ‘when’ the government would be introducing crypto regulation in the Budget session of..
4 years ago

Bitcoin Standard Leads to Long-Term Thinking Jack Dorsey Says

Block CEO and Twitter co-founder and Jack Dorsey discussed the possibility of a Bitcoin (BTC)-powered universal basic income (UBI) strategy with Aarika Rhodes who is running for a seat in Congress Highlighting the base foundation of BTC, Dorsey makes the case that the top cryptocurrency has the potential to solve all issues stemming from the..
4 years ago

Metaverse Real Estate Sales Expected To Pass $1 Billion in 2022

According to metaverse analytics firm Metametric Solutions, sales of real estate properties in the Metaverse are booming Last year, combined sales on the four major metaverse platforms — Sandbox, Decentraland, Cryptovoxels, and Somnium surpassed half a billion dollars With the ‘big four’ having a total of 268,645 parcels of varying sizes..
4 years ago

Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone Believes $40,000 To Be Bitcoin’s Floor

Mike McGlone, Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist predicts broader macroeconomic factors to be in favor for both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) In a new report, Mike McGlone says that despite a rocky start to 2022, US midterm elections in November and instability in Eastern Europe could have a positive effect on the the top..
4 years ago

Digital Art Such as NFTs Could be Used for Money Laundering, U.S. Treasury Reports

The US Department of the Treasury is cautious about non-fungible tokens (NFT) and warns of that its market might become a tool for money laundering In a 40-page report published on Friday, in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, suggesting that high-value art is involved in money laundering, it is said that NFTs could be..
4 years ago

Texas Senator Ted Cruz Is Now A ‘Dip Buyer’

Texas Republican Senator, Ted Cruz, has bought the latest Bitcoin dip, documents revealed on Friday As seen in a financial disclosure that was filed, Cruz made a move to obtain an amount worth between $15k and $50k Bitcoin (BTC) on January 25th, when Bitcoin was trading just under $37,000 per coin Cruz has become a crypto advocate and was..
4 years ago

Kraken Crypto Echange Launches Reserves Audit

One of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, Kraken, announced it has implemented an audit to verify that 100% of its customers Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings are held on the platform The exchange said in a company blog post: “A Proof of Reserves (PoR) is an independent audit conducted by a third party which seeks to ensure that a..
4 years ago

SEC Again Pushes Back Decision on Grayscale Bitcoin ETF

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed a decision on Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF application, citing manipulation, liquidity, fraud and other reasons The agency is once again asking the public to comment on whether a spot Bitcoin ETF poses material risks to investors The public has 21 days to comment on these issues and an..
4 years ago

Southpark Crushes Matt Damon’s Crypto.com Ad In Season Opening

Southpark’s 25th season kick-off episode titled “Pajama Day” took on Matt Damon’s Cryptocom advertisement campaign that launched three months ago The creators took on current affairs in the United States, in particular the vaccin mandates and the need to wear facemasks as a result of Covid19 In addition, crypto investments once again..
4 years ago

‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce Warns That New SEC Proposal Could Hurt the Crypto Industry

Hester Pierce, a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner also known in the crypto community as “crypto mom” warns about a recent SEC proposal that could potentially be devastating for the crypto industry As reported by Bloomberg this week, the SEC is proposing amendments to regulate “significant Treasury markets..
4 years ago

MicroStrategy’s Q1 Earnings Call All About Bitcoin

Nasdaq-listed business intelligence firm MicroStrategy held its Q1 earnings call on Wednesday where it extensively broke down its Bitcoin (BTC) outlook and strategy MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said that “with regard to the outlook for bitcoin, I think that in the past 12 months, the asset class has evolved and matured,” adding: “I..
4 years ago

GameStop Inks Deal with Immutable X to Power NFT Marketplace

On Thursday, video-game retailer GameStop (GME), announced a partnership with layer-2 non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution Immutable X The firm will develop GameStop's upcoming NFT marketplace and will provide the technology for trading and minting NFTs The new NFT marketplace will be 100% carbon neutral with no gas..
4 years ago

Cardano Releases New Updates Boosting Network Capacity And User Experience

The Cardano (ADA) network will shortly be receiving a new update that will increase its overall network capacity while improving its user experience scale and improve the user experience of the project’s network Cardano’s development firm, Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), made the announcement on Twitter, saying that the network’s block..
4 years ago

Paxful Launches Bitcoin Educational Center in El Salvador

Large peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) platform Paxful is giving the people of El Salvador a helping hand in understanding BTC with the cryptocurrency being legal tender since September last year The platform announced on Wednesday the launch of a new educational and training center in El Salvador, “La Casa Del Bitcoin” In a push to..
4 years ago

BtoBet Receives ISO 27001 Information Security Certification

Aspire Global Group’s Sportsbook supplier BtoBet has received the ISO 27001 certification, the company announced earlier this week The company is proud and calls it a “milestone” and a testament to its commitment towards information security The ISO 27001 certificate sets out the best practices for an Information Security Management..
4 years ago

Playtech Shareholders Crush Aristocrat’s Takeover Dreams

In a surprising turn of events, UK based gambling software developer Playtech said on Wednesday that the long-anticipated acquisition by Australian Aristocrat has been swept off the table Company shareholders have rejected the takeover bid and Playtech is now considering other "attractive" M&A proposals from third-parties Aristocrat's $37..
4 years ago
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