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Renowned journalist Justin Bons has publicly labeled Pi Network a "scam," citing concerns about its technology, business model, and tokenomics. Bons criticized the network's centralization, delayed mainnet launch, and alleged technology replication from Stellar (XLM). He also highlighted issues with...
Pi Network is facing renewed scrutiny and accusations of being a scam by CyberCapital founder Justin Bons. Bons highlights concerns about Pi Network's technology, business model, tokenomics, centralization, delayed mainnet launch, and alleged technology replication. Bons criticizes Pi Network's potential for decentralized finance, referral program, mining process, lack of transparency, and insider control. Pi Coin (PI) fails to secure listing on Binance despite community support, leading to market slump and decreased ranking. Pi Coin's price plummets, experiencing significant losses, and a decline in ranking on CoinGecko. The community expresses frustration over Binance's failure to list PI, leading to a 1-star rating and warnings from Binance. The dual blows of criticism and Binance's snub coincide with a devastating market slump for PI.
Renowned journalist Justin Bons has publicly labeled Pi Network a "scam," citing concerns about its technology, business model, and tokenomics. Bons criticized the network's centralization, delayed mainnet launch, and alleged technology replication from Stellar (XLM). He also highlighted issues with the referral program, mining process, and lack of transparency. Additionally, Binance's failure to list Pi Coin despite community support has added to the project's challenges. This criticism, coupled with market decline, has led to a significant drop in Pi Coin's price and ranking.
In a series of posts, Bons raised concerns about the project’s technology, business model, and tokenomics, arguing that they are deeply flawed and potentially harmful to investors. He suggested that Pi Network remains heavily centralized, despite claims of decentralization. Bons also criticized the five-year-delayed mainnet launch, alleged technology replication from Stellar (XLM), and the absence of a Turing-complete virtual machine (VM) limiting Pi Network’s potential for decentralized finance (DeFi). He likened the referral program to a Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) scheme and criticized the mining process for resembling a Ponzi-like mechanism. Transparency, or the lack thereof, was another significant issue Bons flagged, noting that insiders might control as much as 20% of the network’s supply.
Meanwhile, despite receiving an 86% vote in favor, Pi Coin (PI) failed to secure a listing on Binance, leading to frustration within the community. This, coupled with Bons' criticism, has coincided with a significant market slump for PI, with the token’s price declining by 20.1% in a day and 48.7% over a week, and its ranking dropping to 27th place on CoinGecko.