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Crypto digest ·
Today's reports range from bullish takes on Ethereum and XRP to a Zcash surge, the arithmetic of Bitcoin mining costs, and a central bank settlement service moving on-chain.
As crypto expands from payment rails to central bank settlement, the energy behind mining remains the industry's clearest environmental responsibility.
One report argues that Ethereum is the most undervalued cryptocurrency to buy right now, noting it trades down 47% from its all-time high. The case rests on Ethereum's dominant role in decentralized finance, which the description says leaves room for upside. This is the report's opinion, not a verified outcome, and nothing here is advice to buy anything.
Valuation debates draw capital and attention to blockchain networks, which makes how those networks consume energy a question worth asking alongside price.
Source: Yahoo Finance — Down 47% From Its All-Time High, This Is the Most Undervalued Cryptocurrency to Buy Right Now · Sep 21, 2026
According to the report, Ripple has linked XRP to Stripe's Machine Payments Protocol, giving the asset a new payments catalyst. The integration is described as letting autonomous software spend XRP through XRP Ledger payment channels. The report frames this as extending XRP's cross-border payments narrative.
Machine-driven payments could multiply transaction volumes, and volume is what ultimately determines any network's real-world resource use.
Source: Openpr.com — XRP Price Prediction After the Stripe AI Deal: Why Remittix Is Drawing Serious Attention · Sep 21, 2026
The report says ZEC pushed above $1,500 for the first time since 2016, touching an intraday high near $1,591 before easing toward $1,474. It describes the privacy coin as one of September's biggest movers. The same report mentions DigiTap selling 366M $TAP before the wider market can trade it.
Sharp rallies tend to pull new mining and trading activity into a network, with the energy demands that follow.
Source: Openpr.com — Zcash News: ZEC Hits a 10-Year High as DigiTap Sells 366M $TAP Before the Wider Market Can Even Trade It · Sep 21, 2026
A report asks what it costs to mine a single Bitcoin in 2026 and says the answer comes down to the electricity rate. At household electricity prices, it states, mining a whole Bitcoin costs more than the Bitcoin is worth, while at a hosted rate it costs a fraction of one. The report puts the Bitcoin network at about 950 EH/s.
This is the clearest environmental story in today's set: mining economics are electricity economics, and electricity is where crypto's footprint is decided.
Source: Openpr.com — How Much Does It Cost to Mine 1 Bitcoin in 2026? · Sep 21, 2026
The report says the European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a service linking its payment system to blockchain markets. It also states the ECB is investing part of its €23B funds in on-chain securities. The outlet frames the move as a milestone for tokenized finance.
When public institutions move onto blockchains, the environmental standards of those chains become a matter of public policy, not just private choice.
Source: Metaverse Post — ECB Goes On-Chain: Pontes Settlement Service Live As Central Bank Invests In Blockchain Securities · Sep 21, 2026
Whatever the charts do, the trees are the part you can see and count. If you take profit on something today, consider turning a slice of it into something rooted: make a public pledge at the REFOREST pledge page, plant the tree, and let three community members verify it before it joins the public registry. That is the whole idea behind $REFOREST: tying take-profit moments to trees that real people confirm are in the ground.