Bitcoin and ether, the 2 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, just lately rose 3.3% and 6.7%, respectively, over the previous 24 hours. On Tuesday, BTC crossed $20,000 for the primary time since Oct. 5, whereas ETH topped $1,500 for the primary time for the reason that Sept. 15 Merge, the Ethereum blockchain’s technological overhaul. Whether or not a brand new longer-range upturn is afoot or BTC and ETH costs are more likely to revert to the imply remains to be unclear.