IMO it's rising now due to a soft fork solution has been supported by the community.
They now have an option to get the funds back without a hard fork
Indeed. It's reassuring to see how the ETH community is pulling together.
Can they get the 3.6 million stolen from the hacker back without using the hard fork? I thought soft fork just freeze the funds.
Yes they are working on it. Can't say much more right now but expect gud news.