# AssetPay Blog

Guides for platforms taking CS2 and Rust items as payment: deposits, cashouts, pricing, Steam trade mechanics, and integration.

- [CS2 Trade Protection: Who Bears Reversal Risk?](https://assetpay.gg/blog/cs2-trade-protection-reversal-risk) (2026-08-11) — Every CS2 skin deposit is reversible for seven days. Six questions that expose how a gateway allocates that risk — collateral, caps, clawbacks and payouts.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/cs2-trade-protection-reversal-risk.md
- [Running Steam Trading Bots at Scale: What Breaks](https://assetpay.gg/blog/running-steam-trading-bots-at-scale) (2026-08-10) — Session and authenticator management, undocumented rate limits, inventory caps, fleet routing and settlement verification — the real cost of in-house bots.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/running-steam-trading-bots-at-scale.md
- [Instant Skin Cashouts for Gaming Platforms](https://assetpay.gg/blog/instant-skin-cashouts) (2026-08-10) — Instant skin cashouts are an inventory, authorization and delivery problem — how the approval gate makes overdraws impossible and the word "instant" honest.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/instant-skin-cashouts.md
- [Case Study: $150k of Skin Cashouts in 10 Days](https://assetpay.gg/blog/case-study-150k-skin-cashouts) (2026-08-10) — How a CS2 gaming platform closed its cashout coverage gap with AssetPay and moved $150k of withdrawal volume in just ten days — with no deposit side at all.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/case-study-150k-skin-cashouts.md
- [Best CS2 Skin Payment Gateways in 2026](https://assetpay.gg/blog/best-cs2-skin-payment-gateways) (2026-08-10) — A vendor-written but verifiable comparison of skin payment gateways: AssetPay, SkinsBack, Skinify, Skins.cash and SkinDeck on games supported, docs and fees.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/best-cs2-skin-payment-gateways.md
- [Integrating Skin Deposits: an API Walkthrough](https://assetpay.gg/blog/integrate-skin-deposits) (2026-08-10) — A skin deposit integration end to end in real code: client tokens, priced inventory, deposit creation, idempotency, and HMAC-verified settlement callbacks.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/integrate-skin-deposits.md
- [Payment Methods for Case-Opening Sites: Cards, Crypto and Skins](https://assetpay.gg/blog/case-opening-site-payment-methods) (2026-08-10) — Why card processors decline case-opening sites, where crypto loses conversion, and how skin deposits fit an audience that already holds the inventory.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/case-opening-site-payment-methods.md
- [How Rust Skin Pricing Works: Supply, Liquidity and Limited Items](https://assetpay.gg/blog/rust-skin-pricing-guide) (2026-08-10) — Rust skins have no float or wear tiers, so valuations fail on supply instead. Why discontinued items and thin order books break naive Steam-price pricing.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/rust-skin-pricing-guide.md
- [How to Accept Rust Skins as Payment](https://assetpay.gg/blog/accept-rust-skins-as-payment) (2026-08-10) — Rust runs on the same Steam trade rails as CS2 but a different economy: no float values, discontinued-skin supply risk, and many-item deposits to price.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/accept-rust-skins-as-payment.md
- [How CS2 Skin Pricing Works: Float, Wear, and Markets](https://assetpay.gg/blog/how-cs2-skin-pricing-works) (2026-08-09) — Two identical AK-47 Redlines: one worth $40, one worth $400. Float, pattern seeds and sticker premiums explain the gap — and decide your deposit pricing.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/how-cs2-skin-pricing-works.md
- [Steam Trade Holds and Trade Locks: What Merchants Need to Know](https://assetpay.gg/blog/steam-trade-holds-what-merchants-need-to-know) (2026-08-09) — A merchant reference to Steam trade restrictions: 15-day trade holds, 7-day item locks, and CS2 trade protection — and how each affects skin deposits.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/steam-trade-holds-what-merchants-need-to-know.md
- [Skin Payment Gateways Explained](https://assetpay.gg/blog/skin-payment-gateways-explained) (2026-08-09) — What a skin payment gateway is made of: bot fleets, pricing engines, settlement verification and signed webhooks, plus six questions to ask before you pick one.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/skin-payment-gateways-explained.md
- [How to Accept CS2 Skins as Payment on Your Website](https://assetpay.gg/blog/accept-cs2-skins-as-payment) (2026-08-09) — What it takes to accept CS2 and Rust skins as payment: how skin trades settle, gateway vs. in-house bots, integration steps, fees, and the risks to plan for.
  Markdown: https://assetpay.gg/blog/accept-cs2-skins-as-payment.md