AI fever and the "life-changing" promise of Pi Network
In a cryptocurrency market that is always hungry for breakthrough stories, Pi Network, a project that once took the world by storm with its model of allowing users to mine tokens via mobile applications, has once again stirred up the community with its ambitious announcement of conquering the artificial intelligence (AI) market. This is no longer a story about free Pi coins, but a strategic gamble that can completely reshape the future of the project.
The focus of attention was on the analysis of Mr. Spock, a prominent industry commentator who painted a spectacular growth picture.
This vision is based on a simple yet incredibly bold premise: if Pi Network can capture a small slice of the massive global AI market pie that giants like PwC and McKinsey predict will be worth up to $16 trillion by 2030, the value of Pi will explode.
Specifically, 3 scenarios are given.
Scenario 1 (realistic): If Pi Network captures 1% of the AI market share, the project's market cap could skyrocket from its current $3.53 billion to $160 billion. This would equate to a price per Pi surpassing $21, representing a 46x increase (4,500% return).
Scenario 2 (optimistic): If Pi Network successfully captures 5% of the market, the market capitalization will reach 800 billion USD, and the value of each Pi coin can reach or exceed 100 USD - an unimaginable growth rate, 200 times higher than the current level.
The above numbers, though just projections, have immediately sparked hope for millions of Pioneers (Pi users) around the world. But the biggest question is: How will Pi Network do it?
The Foundation for an AI Empire or Just a Promise?
The basis for Pi Network's ambition lies in the strategic steps announced recently, especially in the Pi2Day event. The development team (Pi Core Team) officially launched Pi App Studio and integrated GenAI technology, affirming its determination to make Pi Network the first blockchain fully optimized for the era of artificial intelligence.
In theory, this move is extremely smart. Pi Network's biggest advantage is its huge community of tens of millions of active users. In the AI world , data is gold. A decentralized network with such a large user base can become a "gold mine" of data for training AI models, as well as a potential market for deploying personalized AI applications.
According to analyst Mr. Spock, by incentivizing developers to build AI utilities on its platform, Pi Network is not only creating value for Pi but is also building a decentralized, user-centric digital infrastructure. The long-term vision is to create a digital economy where users and developers benefit from AI services that operate directly on-chain.
However, there is a huge gap between ambition and reality. An ecosystem cannot live forever on promises and potential on paper.
Pi has a huge advantage in building a decentralized infrastructure ready for AI, and owns a huge user community - a factor that not all blockchains have (Illustration: CoinCodex).
Short-term pressures and long-term challenges
While the $100 vision is being touted, investors need to face a less-than-glorious reality. Pi’s price is still hovering around the sub-$0.50 mark, a modest figure compared to the project’s ambitions. More worryingly, a short-term “storm” is looming.
According to data, this July, approximately 272 million Pi tokens are expected to be unlocked and returned to user wallets. Theoretically, a large supply released into the market could create strong selling pressure, potentially pushing Pi back to its April low of around $0.40. This tangible risk is something any short-term investor should consider.
But the biggest challenge for Pi Network is not in a token unlock, but in execution. The core question is whether the Pi Core Team can turn the massive community into a vibrant ecosystem with practical applications?
The $100 million Pi Ventures fund, set up to drive this development, has yet to show enough traction to attract key projects. Many analysts believe that, to succeed, the Pi team needs to be more aggressive in supporting developers, offering attractive reward mechanisms and creating a truly favorable environment for AI applications to be born and develop. Otherwise, Pi Network will forever be a "giant" in terms of the number of users but "tiny" in terms of usage value.
The AI Gamble: Opportunity or Pitfall?
The story of Pi Network and AI is a classic example of the contrast between potential and risk in the cryptocurrency world.
On the positive side, Pi Network is holding two invaluable assets: a huge community and a strategic vision to catch up with the biggest technology trend of the decade. If successfully implemented, turning this network into a decentralized AI platform could create a real revolution, and predictions of a price of $21 or $100 are no longer unrealistic.
On the downside, the project is facing short-term downward pressure on prices, fierce competition, and a huge challenge in transitioning from “promise” to “product”. The success of the AI gamble depends entirely on the execution capabilities of the Pi Core Team and the response of the developer community.
Despite its ambition to redefine the entire blockchain ecosystem in the AI era, Pi Network still stands on the line between revolution and illusion. The weight no longer lies in promises or virtual prices but in the ability to realize each line of code into real value, each application into practical needs.
If it cannot overcome itself - escape the shadow of a skeptical past and prove its vitality in the real world, the most anticipated cryptocurrency project may become a typical example of a technology dream that has not even touched the ground yet.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/pi-network-dat-cuoc-vao-ai-gia-tang-200-lan-hay-cu-lua-the-ky-20250710161610919.htm
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