Topic: price volatility
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CS2's New Knife Crafting Shakes Up Skin Market
Valve introduced a new trade-up contract system in Counter-Strike 2, allowing players to craft knives or gloves by trading in five Covert-tier weapon skins from one collection, altering the game's virtual economy. The update caused Covert skin prices to surge due to increased demand for crafting,...
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CS2 Item Market Crashes: $2B Lost in Trade Up Update
A minor update to Counter-Strike 2's Trade Up contract system made high-value items like knives and gloves more accessible by allowing players to exchange common "Covert" items for them. The change caused severe economic disruption, with rare item prices plummeting by up to half and the total mar...
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Lexar NQ780 4TB SSD Review: Speed & Value Tested
The Lexar NQ780 4TB SSD is attractively priced but uses outdated hardware, including a 2020-era controller and QLC NAND, which limits its performance. Its critical weakness is poor random 4K read performance, leading to slower game load times and reduced system responsiveness compared to modern a...
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