> To the oblivious observer it would appear cryptocurrency lives rent free in many heads in this space. If you don't care for it why pay attention to it? Becau

> To the oblivious observer it would appear cryptocurrency lives rent free in many heads in this space. If you don't care for it why pay attention to it? Because it affects people. A lot of people needed graphics cards for not just gaming, but for 3d animation, video making, and video games during and after lockdown. Ethereum was responsible for very large price increases and scarcity of graphics cards. The collapse of Ethereum eventually brought supply back to graphics cards-but we still have these inflated prices. Early in this recent crypto boom it was impossible to buy a mainstream card ($250-$400) while the top end cards were available because mining profitability on the mainstream ones was much higher. This is before you consider that the high demand also attracted scalpers and the environmental issues.