Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – November 26, 2024) – Energy Plug Technologies Corp. (CSE: PLUG) (OTCQB: PLGGF) (FSE: 6GQ) (“Energy Plug” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model, an integrated advanced battery storage system, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrency ecosystem. This transformative approach delivers energy reliability, cost efficiency, and financial optimization, marking the Company’s new development in decentralized energy solutions.
Energy Plug’s EaaS model combines energy savings, blackout/brownout protection, and a cryptocurrency-driven treasury system to create a seamless, scalable, and transparent energy platform. This innovation can help customers to benefit from a reliable power supply while unlocking new monetization opportunities for commercial, industrial and residential customers through blockchain-enabled efficiency.
Energy Plug’s ground-mounted battery systems are designed to store surplus energy from renewable and non-renewable sources, enabling its use during peak demand periods and can reduce reliance on traditional power grids and lowers energy costs for users. Complementing this is the Company’s Energy Management System (EMS), which can balance supply and demand in real-time, optimizing energy distribution and enhancing overall efficiency. Additionally, Energy Plug’s battery systems can provide critical outage resilience ensuring uninterrupted power for commercial and industrial clients during blackouts and brownouts, thereby minimizing costly operational disruptions.
The EaaS model offers subscription-based pricing, making energy solutions affordable by reducing upfront capital costs. Backed by Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with performance metrics, customers gain a consistent, high-quality energy service tailored to their needs.
Energy Plug’s integration of cryptocurrency is poised to redefine energy finance by introducing efficiency, flexibility, and transparency. Fast transactions enable near-instantaneous settlements, reducing friction in energy trading and management. Furthermore, blockchain-based treasury systems may be able to ensure traceable and transparent financial operations, ensuring trust and accountability for all stakeholders.
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Brodie Gunning, President and CEO of Energy Plug Technologies Corp., highlighted the model’s impact, “Our EaaS model embodies the future of energy innovation, combining cutting-edge technology with financial empowerment. By integrating blockchain and cryptocurrency, we are creating a platform that can democratize energy access, drive sustainability, and deliver value to our customers.”
Energy Plug is dedicated to promoting decentralized, sustainable energy solutions. By leveraging blockchain technology and renewable energy systems, the Company seeks to empower communities to achieve energy resilience while contributing to a greener future.
About Energy Plug Technologies Corp.
Energy Plug Technologies Corp. is an energy technology company dedicated to innovation and sustainability. With a focus on residential, commercial, and utility energy storage applications, our goal is to advance battery technologies to enhance energy management and grid resiliency. Based in British Columbia, we seek to leverage strategic partnerships with Indigenous communities and the development of a vertically integrated supply chain involving industry-leading companies in Taiwan to provide advanced solutions to our customers and partners. For more information about Energy Plug, visit our website at https://energyplug.com.
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The forward-looking information in this news release includes but is not limited to the statements about the benefits of the Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model, EaaS application to the blockchain technology, addressing critical global challenges in energy accessibility and efficiency, future sales, financing, development and construction of the Malahat Battery Plant and other large scale energy projects, production and sale of cutting-edge battery systems to AI and blockchain companies, utilities and other customers.
The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking information as a result of various risk factors, including, but not limited to ability to develop, implement and apply the EaaS model, obtaining financing, ability to build the battery assembly factory on Vancouver Island, ability to secure suppliers of batteries and obtaining batteries at desired prices, supply chain disruptions, changing government plans, policies regarding clean energy, batteries, electric vehicles and other electric transportation devices, elimination or reduction of government subsidies for electric vehicles and other electric transportation devices, solar panels, and wind power installations; changes in the Canadian and/or the US Government policies, rules and regulations, and potential war conflicts which may disrupt supply of the components required to produce batteries.
The material assumptions used to develop forward-looking information include, but not limited to general business and economic conditions, financial markets conditions, the Company’s ability to fund its operations through financings and joint ventures, procurement of consulting, technical and related services and supplies on favourable terms, attraction and retention of key staff members, market demand for the Company’s products, growth prospects in the market for its products, accessibility of raw materials and battery pack supplies to meet market demand, facility profitability, the anticipated terms of the consents, permits and authorizations necessary to carry out the planned operations and the Company’s ability to comply with such terms on a cost-effective basis, and the ongoing relations with the industry regulators.
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If a company, particularly one that operates in the otherwise boring and slow-moving financial services industry, has seen its revenue soar 133% in three years, it’s clearly doing something right. That’s the best way to describe SoFi Technologies(SOFI +1.48%). The digital banking superstar ended 2025 with almost 13.7 million customers.
Product innovation has been a key pillar of SoFi’s success, and in recent months, this core competency has been on full display. This fintech stock just proved that the ultimate cryptocurrency has a clear use case.
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Giving its members another tool to better handle their finances
SoFi tapped Lightspark, a payments start-up founded in 2022 by former Meta Platforms executive David Marcus, to enable cross-border payments for its customers. Lightspark provides the back-end infrastructure, while SoFi Pay users can leverage this exciting capability.
This feature leans on the Bitcoin(BTC +3.99%) Lightning network, a Layer-2 protocol that allows for fast and cheap transactions to occur.
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What stands out with this is that SoFi doesn’t necessarily need to be bullish on Bitcoin. The management team simply picked what it thought was the most capable technological solution that could rapidly integrate and scale up. Since it was introduced in August last year, SoFi Pay now facilitates remittances to over 30 countries.
At a high level, the person sending the money and the person receiving the money deal with their own respective local currencies. Underneath the hood, SoFi and Lightspark handle the conversion to and from Bitcoin.
Besides how easy the feature is to use, SoFi could save its customers a lot of money. In 2024, $138 billion of remittances were sent from the U.S. to India, for example. Money-transfer services charge average fees that can be well above 5% of the value being sent.
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Propelling the top digital asset to its next stage of development
This product introduction shows how innovative SoFi is, as the popular banking platform isn’t afraid to try new things with the top priority being to better serve its members.
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Additionally, this move is a clear signal to the rest of the world that Bitcoin has a use case in the finance world. Looking ahead, it will be important to pay attention to any commentary SoFi’s leadership team provides on adoption trends. Other banks might choose to do something similar.
I believe we’re now witnessing the early innings of Bitcoin’s next evolutionary phase to becoming a medium of exchange. It has been a wonderful investment, with a trailing 10-year return of 18,000% (as of March 18). While I expect strong gains to continue, the crypto asset’s ability to transfer value around the globe is impossible to overstate and will be critical for its long-term viability.
Should Bitcoin be leaned on more for its utility value, it provides durable demand. This can support a higher price in the future.
Despite its position as a multitrillion-dollar asset class, the cryptocurrency industry is still trying to prove itself as a viable place to park capital. Volatility remains a challenge. And there is no shortage of critics who still believe these digital assets serve no purpose.
Even after considering these arguments, investors might want to test the waters for the sake of boosting the returns of their portfolios. Here’s the best cryptocurrency that long-term investors should buy.
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Start with the world’s prime digital asset
According to coinmarketcap.com, there are tens of millions of different cryptocurrencies out there that make up this relatively new asset class. That huge figure can distract investors who are serious about where to allocate their hard-earned savings. In this situation, simplicity is key. Stick to the proven crypto that has developed a dominant position: Bitcoin(BTC 0.57%).
Bitcoin has been around for more than 17 years, ever since its first block was mined in January 2009. This makes it the first cryptocurrency. Its market cap of $1.4 trillion (as of March 18) gives it almost 60% share of the entire industry.
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And the performance is phenomenal. In the past 10 years, Bitcoin’s price has skyrocketed 18,000%. It has been one of the best assets that anyone could have owned this century.
You might be wondering what problem Bitcoin solves. It was created to be a solution to the current monetary system, which has its own issues. These center on persistent currency debasement and monumental, ever-increasing amounts of sovereign debt.
Bitcoin’s absolute scarcity, shown by its hard supply cap of 21 million units, is its most compelling feature. It’s also not controlled by a single entity, is completely decentralized, and has never been hacked.
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Expect the volatility to continue, but the gains can be massive
Because Bitcoin is an emerging monetary asset, the volatility isn’t going away just yet. Over time, the price swings have gotten less extreme. However, the ups and downs are something long-term investors can’t avoid. This isn’t unique to Bitcoin. Some of the most impressive technology stocks over the past couple of decades, like Nvidia, Amazon, and Netflix, were extremely difficult to hold on to during times of intense volatility.
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As was the case with those disruptive businesses, patient investors will be rewarded in this situation. Bitcoin is currently trading 41% below its record price from about five months ago. But it has historically always recovered to reach newer all-time highs. Its fundamentals, particularly around network security, transaction volume, and adoption trends, are all in strong shape.
Investors who can buy Bitcoin and hold for 10 years are setting themselves up for success.
The recent downturn in the crypto market has pushed many leading digital assets to significantly discounted levels, creating potential opportunities for long-term investors. Right now, many major cryptocurrencies are trading 50% or more below their all-time highs. Theoretically, all of them are prime candidates to double in value over the next five years, if not sooner.
Here are two cryptos trading at deep-discount valuations to their all-time highs, with plenty of potential new catalysts on the way in 2026. Both are solid comeback plays.
Bitcoin
At $74,000, Bitcoin(BTC 3.15%) is now trading 42% below its all-time high of $126,000 from October 2025. That’s a steep reversal of fortune for a cryptocurrency that seemed to be on a rocket ship to $200,000 at the start of 2025.
That’s why I think Bitcoin may be oversold right now. There’s plenty of reason to think that Bitcoin will reclaim its all-time high from 2025, and then climb ever higher to the $150,000 price level.
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In fact, online prediction markets currently give Bitcoin a 12% chance of doubling in value this year to hit $150,000. Even better, Bitcoin also has a slim chance (5%) of hitting the $200,000 price level before 2027.
Right now, there are two major catalysts for Bitcoin. One is the return of the “digital gold” investment thesis for Bitcoin. Suddenly, Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset, similar to physical gold. In the wake of Middle East hostilities, Bitcoin has held up admirably. It’s now up nearly 10% since the launch of missile strikes on Iran.
The other key catalyst is the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The thinking now is the Republican administration might be tempted to pump up the price of Bitcoin ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, in order to advance their own political ambitions. To do so, they might initiate the buying of new Bitcoin for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. That might sound implausible (or perhaps deeply cynical), but plenty of high-profile investors think it might happen, including Cathie Wood of Ark Invest.
XRP
XRP(XRP 3.76%) is another beaten-down cryptocurrency that seemed to be on a rocket ship to the double-digit price range. But, alas, XRP hit a 52-week high of $3.65 in July 2025, and never recovered. It’s been on an epic swoon since then, and currently trades for just $1.50.
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But here’s the thing: Ripple, the company behind the XRP crypto token, recently laid out a five-year plan for XRP that should help to send it much higher over the next few years. Investors will need to be patient, but XRP might regain the $3 price point as early as this year. Online prediction markets currently give XRP a 20% chance of hitting $3 before 2027.
Thanks to a series of blockchain and crypto-related acquisitions worth more than a combined $3 billion, Ripple is now working on a strategy to find more use cases for the XRP token and boost overall institutional adoption. As a base-case scenario, XRP should begin to account for a greater and greater percentage of global cross-border payments. According to executives at Ripple, that figure could be as high as 14% by the year 2030.
How long will it take to double in value?
Just keep in mind: There are no sure things in crypto, even for market behemoths such as Bitcoin and XRP. Before these two cryptos head higher, there may be a series of feints, head-fakes, and double-moves, making it close to impossible for crypto investors to tell what’s really happening until it’s too late.
As a result, it might take as long as five years for these two cryptocurrencies to double in value. But I’m highly confident that a modest upfront investment in these two cryptocurrencies today will pay off big later, as long as investors are willing to buy and hold for the long haul.
