Pi Network Doubles Down on Gaming—FruityPi Hits the Blockchain Scene
Move over, DeFi degens—Pi Network’s latest play is all about pixels over profits. The mobile-mining project just dropped FruityPi, a candy-colored blockchain game that’s equal parts nostalgia bait and ecosystem gambit.
Why games? Because ’number go up’ alone doesn’t cut it anymore. While Bitcoin ETFs soak up institutional dollars, Pi’s betting that casual gamers will trade their screen time for token rewards. It’s a classic crypto play: bootstrap engagement with play-to-own mechanics before the regulators realize there’s no actual fruit in this digital orchard.
Will it work? The charts don’t lie—but in crypto, neither do the hype cycles. One thing’s certain: when the next bull run comes, Pi won’t be caught holding last season’s NFT apes.