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Editor, SkinsMonkey Blog · covering CS:GO and CS2 skins since 2019
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  • 7 yrsin the skin market
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Latest article: Steam Sale Dates 2026: Winter Sale, the 2027 Calendar and What It Means for CS2 Skins · Nov 7, 2026

Skins

The Cheapest Butterfly Knife Skins in CS2 (2026)

The cheapest Butterfly Knife skins in CS2 on SkinsMonkey on 29 October 2026, from Safari Mesh at $568.61 in Field-Tested, with the…

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Skins

The Most Expensive Butterfly Knife Skins in CS2 (2026)

The most expensive Butterfly Knife skins in CS2 ranked by Factory New price on SkinsMonkey on 29 October 2026, from Doppler Black…

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Trading

Best Alternative to DMarket in 2026: 9 Sites Compared

Nine alternatives to DMarket compared by type, published seller fee, cash withdrawal, KYC and operator, from the operators' own pages read in…

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Trading

Best Alternative to Tradeit.gg in 2026: 10 Sites Compared

Ten alternatives to Tradeit.gg compared by type, published seller fee, cash withdrawal, games and operator, from the operators' own pages read in…

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Skins

Best Butterfly Knife Skins in CS2 (2026)

The best Butterfly Knife skins in CS2 at four budgets, with SkinsMonkey prices from 29 October 2026: Ultraviolet under $750, Lore up…

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Updates

CS2 Big Head Mode: Valve’s First Mutator Is Live in Casual

CS2 Big Head Mode arrived in Casual with the October 28, 2026 update. Players report that heads grow with kills and shrink…

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Updates

CS2 M14 Leak, Now Called LAR: Stats, Model and What the Game Files Show

A new weapon called the M14 is sitting in Counter-Strike 2’s files, and YouTube is full of videos about it. The entry…

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Esports

ZywOo’s CS2 Inventory (October 2026): What Our Checker Found

We checked ZywOo's Steam inventory with our CS2 Inventory Value Checker on October 27, 2026: $21,214.73 for 980 items, two Doppler Sapphire…

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Esports

ZywOo CS2 Settings and Crosshair (October 2026)

ZywOo's CS2 settings as of October 2026: 400 DPI, 1.9 sensitivity, 4:3 stretched, his viewmodel and gear, plus how to copy his…

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Skins

The Cheapest Gloves in CS2 (2026)

22 CS2 glove pairs under $100 on SkinsMonkey on 26 October 2026, from Hydra Gloves | Mangrove at $39.21, with the wear…

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Skins

The Best Gloves in CS2 for Every Budget (2026)

Our best CS2 gloves at four levels of spend, from Broken Fang Gloves | Jade at $92.10 to Specialist Gloves | Crimson…

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Skins

All CS2 Gloves: Every Glove Type and Finish in One List (2026)

94glove finishes on SkinsMonkey8glove types, Driver has 20 finishesHydra Rattler, one of the cheapest pairs right now How Many Gloves Are in…

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