$PI A picture to understand: The technical foundation behind the Pi Network

Many people only know that Pi is a coin that can be mined on your phone, but they don’t realize that its core confidence is hidden in a comparison chart — on the left is the familiar Pi Network logo, and on the right is the emblem of the established blockchain Stellar along with the words “Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP).” These two seemingly unrelated symbols actually reveal the key secret behind Pi’s ability to enable “zero-threshold mining.”

Unlike Bitcoin’s energy-intensive mode that relies on mining hardware power, Pi did not build an entirely new underlying technology from scratch. Instead, it directly adopted the market-proven Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP). The core logic of this protocol is not based on competing device computing power for transaction rights but on trust-based voting among nodes to reach consensus. This approach does not require massive electricity consumption and still ensures network security and stability. Thanks to this mature protocol, ordinary phones can easily participate in network maintenance, making mining accessible to everyone.

More importantly, the Stellar protocol has already proven its reliability in the blockchain field. It can achieve transaction confirmation in seconds and naturally fits Pi’s “security circle” verification mechanism, turning trust relationships among users into a line of defense for network security. It can be said that the two symbols in this chart represent that Pi not only retains its original intention of low entry barriers but also stands on the shoulders of mature technology, laying a solid foundation for the long-term operation of the entire ecosystem.