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Is Pi Network Really a Scam? – Crypto News

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February 26, 2025

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The Pi coin price has hit a new all-time high (ATH), sparking a bullish outlook for the crypto. This rally to a new ATH, especially amid the downtrend in the broader crypto market, has cast doubts about the scam allegations against the Pi network.

Pi Coin Price Hits New All-Time High

CoinMarketCap data shows that the Pi coin price has hit a new all-time high of $2.98 today, just six days after it hit an all-time low of $0.6. This development is more significant considering that the coin has defied the odds and rallied amid the recent crypto market crash, which led to a significant price decline for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and other major digital assets.

Pi’s rally to a new ATH has again raised discussions about whether the Pi network is a scam. Prior to the network’s mainnet launch, some crypto community members had described it as a scam, and also, after the launch, these scam allegations persisted as the Pi coin price crashed to new lows.

In fact, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou labeled the Pi network as a scam and reiterated that his exchange wouldn’t list the token. Meanwhile, in an X post, crypto influencer SHIB Gems opined that the Pi network is a scam even though he believes market participants can still make money from the coin.

Network Responds To Scam Allegations

In an X post, the Pi network responded to Ben Zhou’s scam allegations. The team stated that the network is not affiliated with, nor did it authorize or engage in any activity that is related to the Chinese police’s warning. They also added that the network has not been contacted by any police department in China regarding any scam incident.

The team further described the Pi network as a “legitimate platform.” According to them, this is obvious based on its six-year track record and over 60 million engaged users. They also explained that the delay in the network’s mainnet launch, which took place on February 20th, was deliberate to ensure the project was successful and fully developed before launch.

The delay also happened because the team wanted a well-established community to mitigate challenges other launches face, including actions that unaffiliated bad actors perpetrate. Meanwhile, they reaffirmed that the Pi network isn’t associated with the social media accounts that attacked the Bybit CEO and condemned those who made these comments against Zhou.

Pi Coin To Hit $10

Following the rally to a new ATH, crypto analyst Gem Hunter has predicted that the Pi coin price could still rally to as high as $10. He noted that despite other coins dumping and the market being bearish, Pi still hit $2.

The analyst alluded to a potential Binance listing, which looks to be among the reasons he is confident that the Pi coin price can trade above $5 and possibly hit $10. The analyst rightly predicted that Pi would hit $2.8, which has happened even before the top crypto exchange listed the coin.

Crypto community member Moon Jeff asserted that Pi is coming to Binance. He revealed that 192,000 Binance users had voted for the Pi listing on the top crypto exchange as of yesterday. On the other hand, 29,000 users have voted against the coin’s listing.

Seeing that most have voted in favor of a listing, Moon Jeff stated that Binance might list the Pi network soon enough. A Binance listing is undoubtedly bullish for the Pi coin and could send its price to new highs. However, it is worth mentioning that many Pi users have yet to receive their allocations. As such, the coin could witness significant selling pressure when users receive their tokens.