CiDi Games organically reached over 81,000 users across 160+ countries in less than a week after launching its beta in the Pi ecosystem.
That led to:
1.2M+ game sessions
21,000+ tournament participants
3.19M+ Pi staked by the community to support the platform.
What makes this important is not just the gaming activity itself.
It is what the launch demonstrates about building on Pi.
Apps built on Pi launch directly into a network with existing distribution, engagement, and infrastructure already in place.
As AI lowers the barrier to building apps, ecosystems with real users like Pi become increasingly valuable for developers.
Learn more about CiDi Gamesโ beta launch here
https://t.co/N75zsyH3Q0
WHY ARE PI AND STELLAR THE PERFECT MATCH?
No "secret deal" needed like in a spy movie. ๐
Sometimes a new economic structure forms simply because many large players see the same problem: the current financial system is like an old national highway congested, full of toll booths, plenty of bottlenecks, and you still have to stop at several intermediaries just to get where you're going. ๐
โ Cross-border transfers: can take several days.
โ International payments: must pass through multiple banking layers.
โ Identity verification: every app makes you KYC all over again.
โ Fees don't hurt all at once they just ache quietly at every stop.
Big change rarely begins with a loud drumroll. It starts quietly, as each piece of infrastructure is placed in the right position.
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1. Stellar Is Opening a "New Financial Highway" ๐ฃ๏ธ
Stellar isn't just a coin to watch on a price chart. Stellar is demonstrating that blockchain can become a new financial highway where money, stablecoins, and real assets move faster, cheaper, and more transparently.
In practice:
โ Franklin Templeton brought its BENJI fund onto Stellar.
โ MoneyGram lets users deposit and withdraw USDC in cash through its real-world transaction network.
โ UNHCR used Stellar Aid Assist to distribute USDC relief funds directly to people.
โ DTCC announced plans to connect its tokenization services to the Stellar blockchain.
โ PayPal launched PYUSD on Stellar to expand real world payment use cases.
In plain terms: Stellar is like a new financial road. Not a bumpy village lane but a wide enough road for money, funds, bonds, and tokenized assets to travel through with fewer checkpoints in the way.
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2. Financial Institutions Aren't Going Anywhere ๐ฆ
Many people believe blockchain will "kick out" banks and Wall Street. Satisfying to imagine, but reality isn't that simple.
Large financial institutions still play critical roles: asset custody, auditing, risk management, liquidity, legal compliance, and keeping the rules of the game for large capital flows. These players aren't disappearing. They're still the warehouse owners, dock managers, cargo inspectors making sure nothing gets lost along the way.
The difference is that instead of using slow, expensive old infrastructure, they're gradually moving to more efficient blockchain rails. The old market doesn't shut down overnight. People are still trading there โ but now there are automated gates, QR scanners, priority lanes for large trucks, and a more modern inventory system. ๐
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3. Pi Network Is the "Gateway for Real Users" ๐ช
If Stellar is solving: "How do real assets move on blockchain?", then Pi Network is solving a different question: "How do real users people who aren't crypto-savvy step into blockchain simply?"
According to the April 2026 update from the Pi Core Team, Pi has over 18.1 million Fully KYC users and over 16.72 million accounts migrated to Mainnet. That's not a small number. In Web3, real users are like residents of a city. A city with beautiful roads but no residents is just a ghost town.
Stellar has the financial highway. Traditional finance has the goods. Pi has real people people who can buy, sell, pay, use apps, and step into the Web3 economy. A road with no one walking it is sad. People with only one lane is a traffic jam. You need all three. ๐
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4. Commerce Shifts From "Bank Account" to "Digital Identity + Wallet" ๐ณ
Right now, joining the digital economy means: opening a pile of accounts, photographing documents multiple times, remembering passwords everywhere, and praying you don't forget your OTP at the worst possible moment. ๐
In the new model, you only need: a verified digital identity + a personal wallet.
I am a real person. I have a wallet. I can access services.
If this identity layer gains wide recognition, users can step into many Web3 services without re-verifying from scratch. Web3 gaming, selling on marketplaces, receiving loyalty rewards everything flows straight into the wallet, faster and with fewer middlemen. At that point, Pi isn't just a coin. It could become a kind of "digital passport" for the mainstream Web3 economy.
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5. A New Structure Forms Without Conspiracy Just Aligned Interests ๐ค
No dark room, no black briefcases, no suited men whispering to each other. ๐ All it takes is the right parties needing each other.
Stellar needs large institutions as proof of credibility. Financial institutions need fast, cheap, transparent infrastructure. Businesses need real users. Users need simple wallets. Pi needs real utility.
โ When interests point in the same direction, the marketplace builds itself.
โ Sellers need customers. Customers need goods. Everyone wants lower fees and faster transactions. It just fits.
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6. Old Model vs. New Model โก
Old model: Bank โ intermediary โ high fees โ slow processing.
New model: Digital identity โ personal wallet โ blockchain rails โ tokenized assets โ near-instant settlement.
Sending money internationally used to be like mailing a letter through a chain of post offices. In the future, from even the most remote places as long as there's internet, one tap and the other side receives it immediately.
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7. But Pi Still Has to Prove Itself ๐งฑ
As compelling as this picture is, it needs to be said clearly: there is currently no official evidence that Pi has directly partnered with any of those major institutions. Stellar already has more real-world use cases. Pi is still in the phase of proving that its real user community can generate genuine demand.
To step into the bigger picture, Pi needs to demonstrate: trustworthy KYC, a stable Open Network, apps with real transactions, a strong developer ecosystem, and clear regulatory standing. That's the real test for the project.
Building a city doesn't just require a large population it requires roads, laws, markets, utilities, and services that make people want to stay.
The bigger picture is no longer just:
"When will Pi pump?"
"How high will Pi go?"
It's asking:
โ Who is building the identity layer for real users?
โ Who is preparing infrastructure for real transactions?
โ Who has a KYC-verified community at scale?
โ Who has the patience to build the foundation?
Stellar is proving that real assets can step onto blockchain. Pi is laying the groundwork to prove that real people can too at a mainstream scale.
When real assets meet real users on the same digital infrastructure, global commerce could step into an entirely new structure.
At that point, the conversation is no longer "is this coin up or down today?"
โ The people playing ask: "Is it green or red?"
โ The people building don't need to ask.
Which side are you on? ๐
A: Still watching the chart every day
B: Already thinking about who's building the foundation
Drop your answer below. Curious where this community stands. ๐ญ
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The shame is going broke trying to look successful online
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Meanwhile the guy quietly working, investing, learning, and staying consistent for 2-3 years and thatโs usually the guy who catches the life-changing cycle
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MiCA kicks in July 1, 2026. Unregulated exchanges will face enforcement.
OKX is fully regulated and built for whatโs next. Switch before youโre forced to.
When evaluating blockchain networks, @The_DTCC focuses on key priorities aligned to institutional requirements.
The Stellar network aligns strongly across these areas โฌ๏ธ
#1 Compliance-minded architecture.
MiCA is the EU's new unified crypto regulation, and for businesses serving European users, the grandfathering period is closing.
If you're building or operating in Europe, here's what that means for your business: https://t.co/AjarqaOWKPโฆ
๐ฅRUMOR:
Samsung is reportedly exploring $XLM Stellar integration for future Galaxy devices.
That could expose Stellar to HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of users worldwide.
MASSIVE if true.
๐ Is your country on the list today?
๐ฎ๐ณ India
๐น๐ท Turkey
๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates
๐ป๐ณ Vietnam
๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria
๐ต๐ช Peru
๐จ๐ด Colombia
๐จ๐ฑ Chile
๐ต๐ญ Philippines
๐ฆ๐น Austria
๐ง๐ช Belgium
๐ญ๐ท Croatia
๐จ๐พ Cyprus
๐ช๐ช Estonia
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland
๐ซ๐ท France
๐ฉ๐ช Germany
๐ฌ๐ท Greece
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
๐ฎ๐น Italy
๐ฑ๐ป Latvia
๐ฑ๐น Lithuania
๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg
๐ฒ๐น Malta
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
๐ต๐น Portugal
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia
๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia
๐ช๐ธ Spain
๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia
๐ฐ๐ช Kenya
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico
๐ง๐ท Brazil
๐ท๐ผ Rwanda
๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon
๐ฌ๐ฆ Gabon
๐จ๐ฌ Congo Brazzaville
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐ง๐ผ Botswana
๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi
๐น๐ฟ Tanzania
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda
๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia
๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia
๐ง๐ฏ Benin
๐จ๐ฉ Democratic Republic of the Congo
๐น๐ผ Taiwan
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
๐ฏ๐ต Japan
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
๐ช๐จ Ecuador
๐ต๐พ Paraguay
๐บ๐พ Uruguay
๐ต๐ฆ Panama
๐จ๐ท Costa Rica
๐ฌ๐น Guatemala
๐ธ๐ป El Salvador
๐ง๐ด Bolivia
๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong
๐จ๐ณ China
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia
๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone
๐ฉ๐ด Dominican Republic
๐ญ๐ณ Honduras
๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaica
Drop your flag below ๐
Latest update on $PI ecosystem
CiDi Games, a Pi Network Ventures portfolio company, launched their beta app in the Pi Browser!
This brought Pioneers 10 instant-access games along with skill-based tournaments, platform progression through CiDiScore, the Pi ELF companion experience, Elf Continent, and developer infrastructure for Pi-integrated games.
In less than one week after the beta launch, CiDi Games independently attracted over 81,000 Pioneers across 160+ regions and 1.2 million game sessions organically, demonstrating how the Pi Platform can help utility-focused apps reach real users, drive engagement, and monetization, which in turn expands utility across the Pi ecosystem.
BREAKING: $114T+ DTCC to launch 24x5 U.S. equities trading starting June 2026.
Market giant is already working with Chainlink, Ripple, Stellar and Canton Network on tokenized finance infrastructure.
Yesterday, we presented at the @KraneShares SF Innovation Forum.
KraneSharesโ Global Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI Index ETF, $KOID, is one way retail and institutional investors can gain exposure to robotics and physical AI. OpenMind Founder @JanLiphardt and AI expert @chipro shared their perspectives on the industry tailwinds driving this market forward.
Weโre excited to work closely with KraneShares to help bring robot adoption to the masses. Stay tuned for more soon.
UPDATE: Pi Mainnet has successfully upgraded to Protocol 23 and is now moving toward Protocol 24.
All Mainnet nodes must complete the required upgrade before the June 2 deadline to remain connected to the network.
The upgrade marks another key infrastructure step for $Pi Network as it prepares for the next phase of Mainnet operations.
Pi Network Game App Explodes After Launch
Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) says CiDi Games' beta app on Pi Browser attracted more than 81,000 users within one week.
The Pi Network Ventures backed platform also recorded over 1.2 million game sessions across 160 regions.
The launch introduced instant access games, tournaments, developer tools, and the Pi ELF companion ecosystem.
The Stellar network is designed to plug into traditional financial systems, extending their capabilities and enabling new efficiencies.
@The_DTCC is the backbone of the global capital markets. Our role in this partnership is to make that backbone stronger than ever.