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$2B Counter-Strike 2 crash exposes a legal black hole: Your digital investments aren’t really yours
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) João Marinotti, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) In late October 2025, as much as US$2 billion vanished from a digital marketplace. This wasn’t a hack or a bubble bursting.