{"id":42563,"date":"2026-05-07T07:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:20:58","slug":"pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alongside over 500 speakers, many of whom are high-profile names like CZ, Michael Saylor, Brad Garlinghouse, and a few senators, one of Pi Network\u2019s co-founders, Dr. Chengdiao Fan, spoke yesterday at Consensus 2026 in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the other project co-founder is scheduled to appear on stage today.<\/p>\n<h2>Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain<\/h2>\n<p>The blog post from the official X account behind Pi Network\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PiCoreTeam\/status\/2052148613506310198\" target=\"_blank\">sheds more light<\/a> on Dr. Fan\u2019s speech to those who didn\u2019t attend it or can\u2019t wait for the entire video to be released. In the session titled \u2018Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain for Utility,\u2019 she spoke about Pi Network\u2019s infrastructure, identity verification, and globally engaged network, which can support \u201cutility-driven products and businesses in the AI era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Fan expanded on one of the largest challenges in the cryptocurrency industry: the frequent misalignment between token design and real innovation. This is a topic which the team behind the protocol has explored in the past, claiming that many industry participants have used token launches mostly to raise capital or quick exits.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Pi Network\u2019s approach treats tokens as tools \u201cthat can support growth, engagement, and long-term utility.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPi\u2019s approach to ecosystem tokens and launch mechanisms focuses on tokens for user acquisition and integrating token design into the product innovation process. By using tokens to help products acquire real users who can engage, provide feedback, and use those tokens within actual product experiences, this approach connects token design more directly to utility and product development.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Overall, her talk focused on how blockchain can help shape the AI-era business models, financial literacy, ownership, and socioeconomic participation.<\/p>\n<h2>Another Appearance Today<\/h2>\n<p>May 7, which will be the conference\u2019s last day, will also see participation from a Pi Network co-founder. Nicolas Kokkalis is <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pi-networks-pi-reclaims-key-support-ahead-of-founders-speeches-in-miami\/\">scheduled to join<\/a> a panel between 10:15 and 10:45 AM EDT at the Covergence Stage, titled \u2018How to prove you\u2019re human in an AI world (without doxing yourself).\u2019<\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, all participants will engage in further talks about how the Internet\u2019s trust model is breaking with the rapid growth of AI systems that are becoming more and more capable of creating bots that can generate profiles and interact like real users.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/\">Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alongside over 500 speakers, many of whom are high-profile names like CZ, Michael Saylor, Brad Garlinghouse, and a few senators, one of Pi Network\u2019s co-founders, Dr. Chengdiao Fan, spoke yesterday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. Meanwhile, the other project co-founder is scheduled to appear on stage today. Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain The blog post [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feeds"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech - cryptd.in<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech - cryptd.in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Alongside over 500 speakers, many of whom are high-profile names like CZ, Michael Saylor, Brad Garlinghouse, and a few senators, one of Pi Network\u2019s co-founders, Dr. Chengdiao Fan, spoke yesterday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. Meanwhile, the other project co-founder is scheduled to appear on stage today. Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain The blog post [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"cryptd.in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-07T07:20:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cryptd.in\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cryptd.in\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cryptd.in\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7973e8183bc6723b86adfe84d5af0ce4\"},\"headline\":\"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-07T07:20:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":403,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/PI_CB-3-1-aEZctn.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Feeds\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/\",\"name\":\"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech - cryptd.in\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/PI_CB-3-1-aEZctn.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-07T07:20:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/PI_CB-3-1-aEZctn.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/PI_CB-3-1-aEZctn.jpg\",\"width\":1201,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/\",\"name\":\"cryptd.in\",\"description\":\"Alternative LinkedIn for Crypto-friendly Talents\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"cryptd.in\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/cryptdin_logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/cryptdin_logo.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"cryptd.in\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7973e8183bc6723b86adfe84d5af0ce4\",\"name\":\"cryptd.in\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/0b38230b9c4987de71d8ea131b2d0c60.jpg?ver=1778003672\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/0b38230b9c4987de71d8ea131b2d0c60.jpg?ver=1778003672\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/0b38230b9c4987de71d8ea131b2d0c60.jpg?ver=1778003672\",\"caption\":\"cryptd.in\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cryptd.in\\\/en\\\/author\\\/cryptd-in\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech - cryptd.in","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech - cryptd.in","og_description":"Alongside over 500 speakers, many of whom are high-profile names like CZ, Michael Saylor, Brad Garlinghouse, and a few senators, one of Pi Network\u2019s co-founders, Dr. Chengdiao Fan, spoke yesterday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. Meanwhile, the other project co-founder is scheduled to appear on stage today. Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain The blog post [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/","og_site_name":"cryptd.in","article_published_time":"2026-05-07T07:20:58+00:00","author":"cryptd.in","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cryptd.in","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/"},"author":{"name":"cryptd.in","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#\/schema\/person\/7973e8183bc6723b86adfe84d5af0ce4"},"headline":"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech","datePublished":"2026-05-07T07:20:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/"},"wordCount":403,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PI_CB-3-1-aEZctn.jpg","articleSection":["Feeds"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/","name":"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech - cryptd.in","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PI_CB-3-1-aEZctn.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-07T07:20:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PI_CB-3-1-aEZctn.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PI_CB-3-1-aEZctn.jpg","width":1201,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/pi-network-at-consensus-2026-what-pioneers-need-to-know-about-dr-fans-speech\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan\u2019s Speech"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/","name":"cryptd.in","description":"Alternative LinkedIn for Crypto-friendly Talents","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#organization","name":"cryptd.in","url":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cryptdin_logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cryptdin_logo.jpg","width":900,"height":900,"caption":"cryptd.in"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/#\/schema\/person\/7973e8183bc6723b86adfe84d5af0ce4","name":"cryptd.in","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/0b38230b9c4987de71d8ea131b2d0c60.jpg?ver=1778003672","url":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/0b38230b9c4987de71d8ea131b2d0c60.jpg?ver=1778003672","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/0b38230b9c4987de71d8ea131b2d0c60.jpg?ver=1778003672","caption":"cryptd.in"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/cryptd.in"],"url":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/author\/cryptd-in\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}