GPU prices more than double as cryptocurrency craze accelerates

[CrazyGamer2017]

caffeinade said:

CrazyGamer2017 said:
Yeah I heard about this though I did not care to check out the details. I'm not sure how cryptocurrencies have anything to do with GPU prices and why specifically GPU prices. The milk I buy at the store still costs the same, books I buy still cost the same but GPU's specifically had their prices skyrocket because of the totally unrelated cryptocurrencies, makes no sense to me.

I can only hope this will not affect the price of the future PS5 but who knows right?

GPUs were used to mine crypto.
GPUs were like a pickaxe of something.

The pricing issues have more or less been resolved.

That still makes no sense.

Keyboards are used to mine bitcoins, office spaces are used to mine bitcoins, computer screens are used to mine bitcoins...

But you don't see those skyrocketing BECAUSE of bitcoins.

How is the way you use your GPU's even remotely connected to the actual price of the hardware? What people does with the hardware they buy is their business, how is it that from that specific use of GPU's, GPU's manufacturers are like: Oh we heard that you guys are not playing video games with your GPU's, you are mining bitcoins so for no reason LET'S RISE PRICES!