TL:DR;
- Although it’s yet to see the light of day officially, Pi Network continues to attract new users, and its community is growing in many large countries.
- Nevertheless, a large portion of its user base still wonders when the mainnet will be live, with the latest projections indicating that this will happen by the end of March 2025.
Community Grows
The controversial crypto project has attracted a substantial fan base, with previous estimates suggesting that more than nine million people have completed the KYC verifications and migration process to the mainnet. Perhaps due to its popularity, the number of scams impersonating the protocol is also on the rise, which prompts the team to issue frequent warnings about such frauds.
The official X page focused on Pi Network news, Pi News, outlined a few consecutive developments in different countries that have boosted the project’s popularity even further in those regions. Most recently, the team posted about a Megha Event held on January 26 in India, where a group of supporters gathered to discuss the protocol.
Megha Event held on January 26, 2025: in India Pi Network Community gathering in Odisha celebrating #PiNetwork pic.twitter.com/d05HgO0t2H
— Pi News (@PiNewsMedia) January 30, 2025
Before that, the team bragged about an event that took place in Nigeria, saying that its presence in the country is “growing stronger every day.” Pi Network’s popularity is also on the rise in another African country – Botswana.
But When Mainnet?
The main criticism against the project has been the lack of an official mainnet launch and token release. Although Pi Network was created years ago, it continues to delay their launch, which has caused some speculation about a potential fraud.
However, the team still maintains that the protocol will see the light of day officially soon. In fact, its most recent publication on the matter indicated that the Open Network will be live this quarter (which ends in March).
Although the news was praised by many, it also faced some skepticism due to the previous delays. Many comments advised people to lower their expectations due to Pi Network’s history.
— Pi News (@PiNewsMedia) January 27, 2025
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