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Leading CS:GO skin trading sites CS.MONEY<\/strong>, CS.TRADE<\/strong> and Waxpeer<\/strong>, among others, have teamed up to establish the non-profit Skin Traders Alliance<\/strong> (STA)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
The Alliance will focus on making the market \u201csafe and secure for every user,\u201d according to a release.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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- CS:GO teams, players earn $70m from in-game Major items in one year<\/a><\/li>\n
- CS.MONEY named official skin trading platform sponsor of Pinnacle Cup IV<\/a><\/li>\n
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CS:GO trading scams have been rampant since Valve Corporation, the game\u2019s publisher, introduced weapon skins in the Arms Deal Update in 2013. Not only were players scamming other players, but phishing sites also appeared frequently.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nThe Skin Traders Alliance aims to create a safe and transparent space for sustainable market development, mainly through unstated cooperative and collaborative actions. It will develop security protocols, establish a comprehensive dialogue among trading sites, and strengthen connections within the market industry, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nCommitted to its goal of maximum transparency, the Alliance will also publish market reports and focus on providing users with an overall positive experience with its services.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nSignifying its global approach, the Alliance also lists NeshaStore and Lis-skins, Brazilian and Russian skin trading platforms respectively, among its founder members.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nFor the time being, the Skin Traders Alliance only includes well-known platforms as its founding members list, but expressed its goal of one day covering all skin trading platforms and bringing along the rest of the market.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Esports Insider has teamed up with the University of Warwick for ESI Next Gen. To find out more, click here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n \n \nPavel Dunaev, CEO & founder of CS.MONEY, <\/strong>told Esports Insider: “Skins and skins trading, alongside esports, have become an essential part of the CS:GO ecosystem that has formed around the game over the years. With the STA, we will be able to help that part to grow and mature for the mutual benefit of the whole CS:GO community.”<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nSince its launch in 2015, CS.Money<\/a>, one STA’s founding members, has been involved with the CS:GO scene beyond the skin market,\u00a0 particularly within esports. The company has previously teamed up with Pinnacle for its Pinnacle Cup<\/a> series and is a long-term partner of BLAST Premier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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