Valve banned nearly 40 CS:GO accounts from trading, resulting in the loss of over $2 million worth of in-game items. Accounts with community bans can no longer trade items, and stockpiles of CS:GO skins, stickers, gloves, knives, and more are at a loss. Other traders clearly took this as a warning, sell everything they have.
Back in June, gambling site CSGOEmpire A spreadsheet listing CS:GO traders They have accused them of being complicit in a cryptocurrency laundering scheme through rival gambling site CSGORoll.according to Dexertall but one of the accounts in the document were among those caught in this latest wave of bans, and Valve may have intentionally targeted them. There was speculation.
I have asked Valve if these accounts were selected for their connection with CSGORoll, but have not received a response. Without that confirmation, there’s no way to know for sure if that’s why they were picked, or if they were simply caught in the same wave of bans.
CSGOEmpire sees this as conclusive proof of their victory over their rivals, but their rivals say “$12.7 million in cryptocurrency illegally laundered last month alone” and attempted blackmail to prevent the publication of the list.
The owners of CSGORoll have created Official statement on Twitter Denying money laundering accusations, the site has declared that it does not engage in gambling. “I own a gamified skin trading platform.By law, this does not offer cash withdrawals and is therefore not classified as a casino in the largest markets,” he wrote.
Steam Online Behavior Rules Restrict users from engaging in “commercial activities” on the Platform, including “hosting contests, gambling, buying and selling Steam accounts, selling content, gift cards, or other items”.
