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$*$-algebras, completions, and $K$-theory

What is an example of a $*$-algebra $\cal{A}$, which admits two non-equivalent norms $\| \cdot \|_1$ and $\| \cdot \|_2$, with respect to which we can complete $\cal{A}$ to give two $C^*$-algebras $...
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K-Theory of $C^{*}(X)$

I'm new to K-Theory for $C^{*}$-algebra and $C^{*}$-algebra of groups. If $X$ is the group of finite support bijections of natural numbers then what is the K-Theory of $C^{*}(X)$? I was planning to ...
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