Counter-Strike 2 · Event
CS2 Rush Hour: how the new 3v3 mode works
Rush brings three-player teams, changing arenas and a castle objective to CS2. The same September update also rewrote Premier map selection and added silent reloads.
News
Counter-Strike updates, esports moments and the crypto stories that matter. Original reporting and explainers with linked sources.
Counter-Strike 2 · Event
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026: teams, format and prize money
Sixteen CS2 teams are in Bucharest for the 24 to 31 October LAN. Here is how the Swiss stage leads into the playoffs, and how PGL divides the $1.25 million total.
Counter-Strike 2 · Event
CS2’s 22 October update: what changed for map creators
Valve expanded precaching, hostage events and round control in CS2 scripting. Existing methods still work, while clearer warnings should make broken map logic easier to trace.
Counter-Strike 2 · Event
CS2’s AUG reload buff and defuse-kit ping explained
The 8 October patch cut the AUG reload by half a second and made dropped kits easier to call out. Valve followed up with matching animations and demo-viewer fixes.
Counter-Strike 2 · Event
How Falcons won the IEM Cologne 2026 Major
Falcons swept FURIA 3:0 on 21 June to win their first Major. Before that final came a full-distance Vitality series and two overtime maps against Spirit.
Crypto · Event
Hoodi’s Glamsterdam upgrade is delayed: what changed
Ethereum withdrew Hoodi’s 26 October upgrade schedule. Here is what the delay affects, why EIP-8037 is under review and what operators need to check.
Crypto · Event
Ethereum Pectra explained: wallets, staking and blob capacity
Pectra went live on 7 May 2025. Its wallet delegation, validator balances and larger blob capacity changed different parts of Ethereum in different ways.
Crypto · Event
Bitcoin’s 2024 halving: what changed at block 840,000
At block 840,000, Bitcoin’s subsidy fell to 3.125 BTC. A closer look at the timestamp, mining fees, issuance maths and the next halving.
Crypto · Event
Spot Bitcoin ETF approval: what the SEC decided in January 2024
The SEC approved US spot Bitcoin listing proposals on 10 January 2024. How the decision, product structure and first trading announcements fit together.
About these stories
CS2 and crypto, with sources
Follow Counter-Strike updates, tournament moments and major crypto developments. Our articles link to original announcements and records so you can read the source behind the story.
A date for the event, a date for the article
Event dates show when the reported announcement or milestone happened. Each article separately shows its actual publication date. Historical features look back at the event rather than claiming to have been published at the time.
Images are credited on the article. Illustrative images are identified in the credit; they are not photographs of the reported event.