The primary reason why Pi will receive significant attention in 2025 is the full launch of its mainnet and technological breakthroughs. According to a report by blockchain data analysis company CoinMetrics, the Pi network’s active addresses exceeded 80 million in the first quarter of 2025, a 120% increase compared to the same period in 2024. The daily transaction processing speed increased to 1,500 transactions per second, transaction costs dropped to $0.001, and efficiency improved by 300% compared to the testnet stage. This technological advancement has attracted a large number of developers. As of March 2025, the number of Dapps within the Pi ecosystem exceeded 5,000, covering areas such as DeFi, NFT, and cross-border payments. Among them, the decentralized exchange PiSwap achieved a liquidity of 120 million US dollars in its first week of launch.
The rapid expansion of market application scenarios has further increased attention. In the second quarter of 2025, 20 multinational companies including Amazon and Emirates announced that they would accept Pi as a payment method, pushing the peak daily transaction volume of Pi to exceed 3.5 billion US dollars. This is particularly prominent in developing countries. For instance, after the mobile operator MTN in Nigeria integrated Pi payment, the user’s recharge cost was reduced by 25%, and it processed 8 million Pi transactions every month. Research by fintech firm BlockTech shows that Pi’s cross-border settlement speed is 60 times faster than that of the traditional SWIFT system, with transaction fees being only 5% of the latter. This efficiency advantage has raised its market share in remittance from 3% in 2024 to 15% in 2025.
Community-driven and business model innovation are also key factors. Pi’s mining mechanism adopts a mobile-friendly design. The number of global miners is expected to reach 120 million by 2025, among which users aged 35 to 45 account for 40%, indicating that it has broken through the age circle of traditional cryptocurrencies. Social media platform data shows that the monthly discussion volume of PI-related topics increased by 200% in the first half of 2025, and the video views of the #PiNetwork hashtag on TikTok exceeded 5 billion times. Referring to the spread pattern of Bitcoin during the bull market in 2017, this growth is more systematic – the developer incentive program launched by the Pi Foundation distributed 100 million Pi coins (worth approximately 60 million US dollars), boosting the explosive growth of ecosystem applications.
The macroeconomic environment is as important as regulatory progress. In 2025, global inflationary pressure will persist, with the annual depreciation rate of fiat currencies in many countries exceeding 10%. Investors are seeking alternative assets. Pi has gained favor for its low energy consumption design (with a single transaction energy consumption of only 0.1% of that of Bitcoin) and compliance progress – after the EU’s MiCA regulation was officially implemented in 2025, Pi became one of the first 10 cryptocurrencies to obtain compliance certification. Meanwhile, pi’s over-the-counter premium rate in the Asian market reached 15%, reflecting an imbalance between supply and demand. However, risks still exist. For instance, the lawsuits filed by the US SEC against unregistered securities tokens have kept market volatility around 30%, but the technical practicality and community size are continuously creating value support.