PiRC1 Support + Community Request for Utility-Anchored Price Discovery

[amirbogosA20]

I support the PiRC1 framework and its goal of connecting Pi to real-world utility.
However, for a successful open network transition, the community suggests the following:
PiRC1 should start with utility-anchored price discovery instead of a free speculative market.
Reason: An uncontrolled initial market could lead to extreme volatility and panic selling, harming pioneers and damaging ecosystem trust before real applications mature.
Suggested approach: Allow trading to open gradually while liquidity forms around real usage demand (apps, services, and commerce), ensuring the value reflects actual utility rather than early speculation.
This would protect the ecosystem and strengthen long-term adoption.
If you agree, react 👍 so the Core Team can see the community preference.

[sadakaa43]

I support the PiRC1 framework and its goal of connecting Pi to real-world utility.
7 years we trust in pinetwork to change the world from the pi community to a new economic revolution.

[Al-kashnawy]

Thank you for giving us this opportunity to provide feedback.As early Pioneers, the main challenge we are facing is the Pi coin migration process. Many of us, including team leaders, have not had our Pi coins migrated, even though many members of our communities have already been migrated.My suggestion to the Pi Core Team: Please prioritize and consider us during the migration process—especially those who have locked their Pi coins for over 3 years and are ready to use Pi as a day-to-day currency for real-world needs.

[fayzx2011-sys]

Thank you for giving us this opportunity to provide feedback.As early Pioneers, the main challenge we are facing is the Pi coin migration process. Many of us, including team leaders, have not had our Pi coins migrated, even though many members of our communities have already been migrated.My suggestion to the Pi Core Team: Please prioritize and consider us during the migration process—especially those who have locked their Pi coins for over 3 years and are ready to use Pi as a day-to-day currency for real-world needs.

This is indeed the most pragmatic pain point for the community right now. If core supporters—those who committed to 3-year lockups—cannot complete their migration while newcomers’ coins are already circulating, it creates a significant ecosystem inequity.

​The speed of migration is a critical determinant of the network's transition success. If the bottleneck persists, the "Old Pioneers" with the strongest consensus and highest purchasing power will be sidelined when PiRC1 applications launch. Without the participation of this core demographic, the "utility-driven" vision risks becoming a hollow concept devoid of actual organic demand

[EslaM-X]

🏛️ Strategic Alignment: Balancing Migration Velocity with Economic Utility

This is a profound discussion, @amirbogosA20. The transition to an Open Network is not just a technical milestone; it is an economic evolution that requires extreme precision to prevent volatility from overshadowing real-world utility.

As the Lead Architect at Map-of-Pi, I want to provide an architectural perspective on these critical points:

1. Utility-Anchored Price Discovery:

I strongly support the "Gradual Liquidity" approach. A raw speculative market at TGE can be toxic to dApps. My proposal for Liquidity Transparency APIs (Section 5.1 in PR #2) was designed precisely for this: to allow developers and pioneers to monitor the ratio of "Utility-Locked Pi" vs "Liquid Pi." We need a market that reflects Usage Demand, not just exchange hype.

2. The Migration Bottleneck & Ecosystem Inequity:

The points raised by @fayza2011-sys regarding the "3-year lockup pioneers" are vital. From a system design perspective:

• The Risk: If the most loyal Pioneers (high PiPower holders) are sidelined during the PIRC1 launch due to migration delays, the initial "Utility-Driven" economy will lack its strongest participants.
• The Strategy: Prioritizing the migration of these high-consensus accounts is a functional necessity for the Launchpad’s success. We need the "Consensus Capital" to flow into the apps to validate the PIRC1 framework.

🏁 Conclusion:

The success of the Pi Launchpad depends on a synchronized heartbeat between Tech Readiness and Liquid Participation. Let’s build an environment where the value is discovered through transactions, not just tickers. 🛡️🇪🇬

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EslaM-X
Lead Technical Architect | Map-of-Pi
Engineering Value through Utility

[Agrinatureplus1]

I support the PiRC1 framework and its goal of connecting Pi to real-world utility. However, for a successful open network transition, the community suggests the following: PiRC1 should start with utility-anchored price discovery instead of a free speculative market. Reason: An uncontrolled initial market could lead to extreme volatility and panic selling, harming pioneers and damaging ecosystem trust before real applications mature. Suggested approach: Allow trading to open gradually while liquidity forms around real usage demand (apps, services, and commerce), ensuring the value reflects actual utility rather than early speculation. This would protect the ecosystem and strengthen long-term adoption. If you agree, react 👍 so the Core Team can see the community preference.

This is a good suggestion. Pi price should start by utility-anchored price (inside pi ecosystem) and not price from speculative market prices like what we see on centralised exchanges right now. Since the start we use our pi to trade goods and services (P2P) and not to speculate on exchange rate. Thanks !!

[thesaved890]

Fantastic idea!

[91359293]

This is a great idear

[Ahmghkix]

أدعم أطار عمل PRC1الذي هذه هو المنفعة وليس المضاربة

[amirbogosA20]

Thank you all for the valuable feedback.

It is great to see pioneers discussing real economic mechanisms instead of speculation.

Please continue sharing your perspectives and practical ideas so we can present a clear community vision to the Core Team.

[lsahighITsupport]

the community preference to disregard normal economics is a product of lack of education. The market price is a derivative of supply and demand. The same for every asset, currency and commodity in the world.

[futbolpi]

I still don't understand this proposal. can someone give me a practical example of what "utility-anchored price discovery" will look like.

[amirbogosA20]

Thank you for the question — that’s completely fair.
By “utility-linked price discovery,” I don’t mean manually setting a price or bypassing supply and demand.
I mean allowing real economic activity inside the Pi ecosystem to influence value formation.
For example, if multiple apps consistently exchange goods or services at certain Pi amounts (e.g., design work for 5 Pi, tutoring for 8 Pi), those repeated transactions naturally create an internal reference of value.
Over time, this usage-driven demand interacts with supply, and price is discovered organically — not imposed.
The goal is not to control price, but to strengthen the economic foundation from which price emerges.