Notes from the market
Product updates, market analyses, and the occasional rant about trade-locked Karambits.
CS2 gloves guide: glove types, where they drop and how wear works
The eight CS2 glove types, which cases and terminals drop them, the 2025 trade-up route, the 2026 Dead Hand gloves, and why glove floats run from 0.06 to 0.80.
Steam privacy settings for CS2 trading: what to make public
Which Steam profile and inventory privacy settings trade partners and sites need, what stays visible no matter what, and why newly traded CS2 items are hidden from others for 10 days.
Instant sell vs listing a CS2 skin: trading price for speed
Selling instantly gets you paid now at a discount, while listing gets you closer to full price if you can wait. How to decide item by item, and what each route really costs.
USDT on TRC-20 vs ERC-20: fees, speed and picking the right network
How USDT on Tron (TRC-20) and Ethereum (ERC-20) differ in fees, confirmation time and address format, and how to pick the network that matches where your USDT is going.
Trade-up contracts in CS2: rules, odds and the float formula
How CS2 trade-up contracts work in 2026, including five-Covert knife trades, Souvenir inputs, the community-tested odds and the normalised float formula.
Music kits, graffiti and collectible pins in CS2 explained
How CS2 music kits, graffiti and collectible pins work: what each item does, where it comes from, what StatTrak and Genuine mean, and what to check before trading them.
Steam account security checklist for CS2 traders
A practical checklist for locking down a Steam account that holds CS2 skins: authenticator, recovery codes, email, devices, API key, and what to do the moment something looks wrong.
CS2 trading glossary: the terms traders use, explained
Plain definitions of the words you meet when buying, selling and trading CS2 skins, from float and pattern to spread, overpay, trade-ups, terminals and trade protection.
How to withdraw crypto safely: addresses, networks and test amounts
A practical checklist for crypto withdrawals: getting and verifying the address, matching the network, sending a test amount, and why a blockchain transfer cannot be undone.
Every knife in CS2: all 20 models and how they differ
A guide to all 20 CS2 knife models, from the 2013 Karambit to the 2024 Kukri, with when each arrived, where it comes from and what sets its animations apart.
Name tags, storage units and other CS2 tools explained
How the CS2 tool items work: renaming guns with Name Tags, storing up to 1,000 extra items in Storage Units, moving StatTrak counts, detaching charms, and what changed in 2025 and 2026.
What happens to items and money when a CS2 trade is reversed
A reversed CS2 trade sends items back, but money paid outside Steam stays where it went. What changes for each side, on Steam and on marketplaces, and how to protect yourself.