Counter-Strike 2’s $2B market crash leaves traders stunned. Here's why it happened and when it’s safe to buy skins again.

The Counter-Strike 2 community was sent into a tailspin when its in-game economy crashed, causing a loss of almost $2 billion of real-world money. Like many other live-service games, Counter-Strike 2 ...

The Counter-Strike 2 community has been thrown into turmoil after a fateful update from Valve sent shockwaves through Steam’s marketplace, causing the value of skins (purchased with real money) to ...

A seemingly minor Counter-Strike 2 update has completely upended the game's skins market. Valve's free-to-play shooter is just as, if not more, known for its cosmetics marketplace as it is for its ...

The Counter-Strike world transitioned from CS:GO to CS2 in 2023. While a lot changed about the game, its skin economy remained constant. These digital skins that don’t alter gameplay mechanics created ...

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Counter-Strike 2 has always stood apart from other shooters due to its skin market, which was essentially gambling on skins, trading skins, and collecting skins on a third-party marketplace. Some ...

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