Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Rebounded Once Again, Because of Course They Did

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There's a moment in Wreck It Ralph when Fix-It Felix, Jr. strikes the bars on his cell window in hope of escaping confinement only for his magic hammer to strengthen the bars instead. Sometimes it seems like Bitcoin and Ethereum have a similarly enchanted tool lying around, because despite all odds, their prices are rising again.

The price of Bitcoin declined for a few months after China introduced new restrictions that effectively halved the network's hashrate and prevented financial services from supporting the cryptocurrency. It struggled to remain above $30,000 for weeks, but according to the latest CoinDesk data, BTC is now worth approximately $45,500.

Ethereum weathered similar price drops as well. The value of its primary coin, ETH, dropped by half over the course of the summer, from its previous high of over $4,100. CoinDesk data put its lowest price over the last month at roughly $1,740, but it's priced right around $3,155 at time of writing. Chumbawamba would probably be proud of the cryptocurrency's resilience.

But things still aren't looking good for miners. Chinese mining operations still have to find a new home following their government's crackdown on everything but the digital yuan. Ethereum miners don't have long until the cryptocurrency's transition to a proof-of-stake model obviates them and already have to accept reduced profits.

The institutional investors, tech bros, and crypto enthusiasts may continue to swing their golden hammer that magically fixes the value of their digital assets whenever the occasion arises. Hopefully Ralph will be around to keep breaking the mining industry—or at least crack it enough to give PC builders some respite.

Nathaniel Mott
Freelance News & Features Writer

Nathaniel Mott is a freelance news and features writer for Tom's Hardware US, covering breaking news, security, and the silliest aspects of the tech industry.

  • daworstplaya
    Sounds like a manipulated market. Can we just shut down this waste of electricity already?
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  • Kamen Rider Blade
    We need a UN consorted effort amongst all Nation States to crack down on Crypto Currency in every country on Earth.

    Outlaw this waste of Hardware & Electricity.
    Reply
  • thepersonwithaface45
    Some bad takes on crypto? Look above XD
    Reply
  • Co BIY
    Price movements but on what volume?

    Kamen Rider Blade said:
    We need a UN consorted effort amongst all Nation States to crack down on Crypto Currency in every country on Earth.

    Outlaw this waste of Hardware & Electricity.

    Better for the crash to happen under it's own weight and based on the underlying faults. It would make it harder to launch the next financial mania.

    If governments are seen as destroying it is gives the concept a legitimacy it does not deserve.
    Reply
  • spentshells
    It's a neat scam!
    Reply
  • Rasalas d'Abyssinia
    Kamen Rider Blade said:
    We need a UN consorted effort amongst all Nation States to crack down on Crypto Currency in every country on Earth.

    Outlaw this waste of Hardware & Electricity.
    Haters just got to hate. It's not our fault you missed the boat!
    Reply
  • Rasalas d'Abyssinia
    thepersonwithaface45 said:
    Some bad takes on crypto? Look above XD
    Only 850 watts
    Reply
  • coolitic
    daworstplaya said:
    Sounds like a manipulated market. Can we just shut down this waste of electricity already?
    :ChadNo:
    Reply
  • Kamen Rider Blade
    Rasalas d'Abyssinia said:
    Haters just got to hate. It's not our fault you missed the boat!
    I never liked the Crypto Boat to begin with, so I never got on board with it.

    It's a sham, and not worth the resources it consumes.
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  • thepersonwithaface45
    Kamen Rider Blade said:
    I never liked the Crypto Boat to begin with, so I never got on board with it.

    It's a sham, and not worth the resources it consumes.
    that's an opinion, ETH creator Vitalik donated $1B worth of financial resources to india
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