Pi Network stalls despite pivot to AI and directory staking
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The Pi Network price remained under pressure over the weekend, despite management’s notable announcements on Pi Day 2. Pi Coin (PI) dropped to $0.532, down by 20% from its highest point last week and 68% from its May high. This retreat has brought its market capitalization to about $4 billion. In an announcement on Pi Day, the developers announced the launch of an artificial intelligence initiative. The developers noted that their hope is that developers will embrace its Pi App Studio platform to build AI-powered applications. They cited its top benefits, including the native Know Your Customer mechanism that has helped over 13.7 million users transition from the enclosed mainnet to the public mainnet. Happy Pi2Day 2025! Today, Pi has introduced two exciting features to the ecosystem and provided various tech and product updates. First, Pi App Studio is an AI-powered platform that enables anyone to create Pi apps without coding—created to solve problems the world faces as AI… pic.twitter.com/6ZiVefdYsZ — Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) June 28, 2025 They also pointed to its large community of over 60 million users from over 200 countries. Its other top features that will empower developers are the Pi Ad Network, .pi Domains, and the Pi Wallet. Pi Network’s developers also launched the ecosystem directory staking, a new platform-level utility that will enable pioneers and businesses to support and promote the ranking of Pi apps on the ecosystem interface. The new service lets pioneers and businesses to stake their Pi on the mainnet blockchain, which will boost their rankings. A higher ranking will, in turn, lead to more interaction and potential sales. Pi Network also made other announcements on Pi Day 2. For example, they integrated the Pi Wallet with Onramper, an on-ramp aggregator that simplifies on-ramp services for pioneers. They also released Node Version 0.5.2,…
