{"id":5704,"date":"2025-04-23T16:14:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/criptonizando.com\/en\/?p=5704"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:14:46","slug":"pi-network-founders-crypto-billionaires-token-valuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/criptonizando.com\/en\/news\/pi-network-founders-crypto-billionaires-token-valuation\/","title":{"rendered":"How Pi Network Founders Might Be the Next Crypto Billionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pi Network Founders Nicolas Kokkalis and Chengdiao Fan may have quietly become crypto billionaires. Meanwhile, Pi Network\u2019s<\/a> price continues to underperform the broader market. The token has plunged nearly 80% from its February high, missing out on the recent market rally. Bitcoin soared past $93,000<\/strong>, pushing the overall crypto market cap close to $3 trillion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pi Network\u2019s market cap dropped from $19 billion to $4.62 billion. Its fully diluted valuation also fell sharply, from over $300 billion to $66 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent report shows that Pi Network has a maximum supply of 100 billion tokens. Of those, 65 <\/strong>billion have already been distributed to the community, often referred to as \u201cpioneers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside the $13.2 Billion Token Fortune Held by Pi Network\u2019s Core Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Pi Network core team holds 20 billion tokens, currently worth around $13.2 billion<\/strong> based on the network\u2019s valuation. These tokens are controlled by the project\u2019s founders, Kokkalis and Fan. If they split the allocation equally, each founder holds roughly $6.6 billion<\/strong> worth of Pi tokens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While SocialChain, the parent company of Pi Network, hasn\u2019t disclosed staffing details, Pitchbook<\/a><\/strong> estimates it employs about 40 people. If only Kokkalis and Fan benefit from the core allocation, each retains well over $1 billion<\/strong> in tokens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the Pi Network Foundation controls 10 billion tokens, currently valued at more than $6.6 billion<\/strong>. Though the foundation\u2019s internal structure remains unclear, it\u2019s common for founders to manage such reserves. This may further increase their personal net worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s also likely that Kokkalis and Fan hold some of the 65 billion tokens shared with community users and early adopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, most of their holdings remain locked. According to PiScan, the network will unlock tokens gradually until May 2028. On average, 131.2 million tokens unlock each month, currently worth around $87 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pi Network Founders Nicolas Kokkalis and Chengdiao Fan may have quietly become crypto billionaires. Meanwhile, Pi Network\u2019s price continues to underperform the broader market. The token has plunged nearly 80% from its February high, missing out on the recent market rally. Bitcoin soared past $93,000, pushing the overall crypto market cap close to $3 trillion. 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