{"id":492020,"date":"2025-09-22T14:52:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/pi-networks-mystery-why-the-hype-wont-die-despite-endless-doubts\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T14:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:52:51","slug":"pi-networks-mystery-why-the-hype-wont-die-despite-endless-doubts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/pi-networks-mystery-why-the-hype-wont-die-despite-endless-doubts\/","title":{"rendered":"Pi Network\u2019s mystery: Why the hype won\u2019t die despite endless doubts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy9hM2E0MmFkMDE3M2ViNWU1MjQ1MjI1M2JjMjZlYTRkMS5qcGc=.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/>\n                    <\/p>\n<p>Pi Network blends free mobile mining, referral rewards and social hype. Despite delays, centralization and a 90% price drop, it still attracts millions.<\/p>\n\n<p data-ct-widget=\"explained-block-content\">\n<\/p><p><em>Despite years of delays, opaque operations and widespread skepticism, Pi Network still commands a near cult-like following.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Critics, however, have called the project \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PiNetwork\/comments\/zt1955\/is_pi_network_a_scam\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">money-minded<\/a>,\u201d citing its reliance on in-app ads, referral-driven growth and centralized control of tokens. Some even allege that its Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements could allow the monetization of user data.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/pi-networks-mystery-why-the-hype-wont-die-despite-endless-doubts\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pi Network blends free mobile mining, referral rewards and social hype. Despite delays, centralization and a 90% price drop, it still attracts millions. Despite years of delays, opaque operations and widespread skepticism, Pi Network still commands a near cult-like following. Critics, however, have called the project \u201cmoney-minded,\u201d citing its reliance on in-app ads, referral-driven growth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":492021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-492020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/492021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}